In this week's Lunchtime Talk, Martha King, Creative Co-Director at Knowle West Media Centre (KWMC) will discuss the Forms of Intelligence Project, exploring forms of intelligence beyond that of humans.

In 2020, during the global pandemic, KWMC ran a project called 'Forms of Intelligence,' bringing together people who work closely with animals and plants, from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds. They explored why Artificial Intelligence (AI) is often modelled on human intelligence, looking how different forms of animal and plant intelligence could inspire the design of technologies that benefit all living things. The group ranged in age from 18-80 and through their embodied knowledges, of working closely with birds, trees, spiders, coral, soil they dreamed, generated ideas, made podcasts and a set of cards for interspecies care.

About Martha King

The creative co-director at Knowle West Media Centre (KWMC), co-founder and director of Control Shift and has developed and delivered numerous participatory and critically engaged arts and tech projects and ran community tech co-creation programmes exploring topics such as data ethics, AI and commons-based approaches to citizen sensing. Martha has a background in theatre and performance making nad has a UCL accredited service design qualification and is a currently on the Clore Leading Systemic Change Programme. She is co-author on HCI published paper 'A City in Common: A Framework to Foster Technology Innovation from the Bottom up' and co-author of the chapter ‘We Can Make: Co-Creating Knowledge and Products with Local Communities’ in ‘Co-Creation in Theory and Practice Exploring Creativity in the Global North and South.'

Where to find us

The Lunchtime Talks take place in the Pervasive Media Studio, which is in Watershed. The Studio is just beyond the Café & Bar, turn right and then go down the corridor to your left (where the toilets are). The double doors here will be open, go all the way down until you reach the Studio. A member of staff will sign you in, and check your ticket, if you have booked.