There are stranger ways to open a debate about artificial intelligence than striking a Buddhist singing bowl in a ceramics studio, but it's hard to imagine many that would be more effective. That's precisely how Es Devlin — stage designer, artist, and one of the most formally ambitious creative minds working today — chose to bring order to her AI and Earth conference at Oxford Kilns. One clear, resonant note, and a room full of tech researchers, ethicists, academics, and spiritual leaders fell quiet.
Jurassic Clay Meets Artificial Intelligence: Inside Es Devlin's Oxford Kilns Summit
Es Devlin has convened an unlikely gathering of AI researchers, spiritual leaders, and academics at Oxford Kilns — and put them all to work at the wheel. Here's why 160-million-year-old clay might be the most radical prompt for thinking about technology's future.
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