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A group of people having a discussion. One woman is speaking into a microphone, a man is listening and smiling, another person has their back to the camera, positioned so as to join in the conversation.

Image of a bar of soap with the word "practice" embossed into it, held by a person who's arm is showing. The arm has tatoos of nature on it, a bird and some berries.

BRAID-commissioned artists gathered at the Lowry, smiling and with bright colours in the background.

Hanna Barakat + AIxDESIGN & Archival Images of AI / Better Images of AI / Data Mining 1 / CC-BY 4.0 This is part of a triptych series: a visual exploration into ""new frontier"" of AI technology. The base of these images depicts “The Ascent of Mont Blanc”— an effort to summit the mountain, painted in 1855 by John MacGregor. Reappropriating the intention of these paintings, the collage overlays images of wires and circuits that are “melting the ice”—an ironic commentary on “progress” in the name of environmental extraction The juxtaposition of gradient backgrounds with layered microchips, wires, and cell towers offers an ironic visual commentary on digital colonialism and the visual language of high-tech companies. The use of playful colors contrasts with the fragile foundations of AI infrastructure, rooted in digital colonialism and climate costs. This work positions AI as a system built on labor, material, and capital—revealing the often invisible labor in electronics manufacturing throughout the Global Majority.

Image of a busy crossroads with cars and people crossing at speed. The image designed to reflect the term "moral responsibility", one of the glossary term headings

This image shows an individual with orange hair interacting with a large, abstract digital mirrored structure. The structure is composed of squares in varying shades of green, orange, white, and black which are pieced together to reflect the individual’s figure. The figure's hand is extended as if pointing to or interacting with the mirrored structure. Behind the structure are streams of binary code (0s and 1s) in orange, flowing towards the digital grid.

A person with braids looks to the right. The background is blue. The braids have been shaped above the head into stark triangles with spheres at the points where the triangles meet. A text circle next to the model reads, 'BRAID artist commissions open call'.

CREAATIF: Crafting Responsive Assessments of AI and Tech-Impacted Futures, Dr Peaks Krafft, Thu 14 Nov, 4pm