Consultant for hire, co-founder of AIxDESIGN. I’m an AI researcher and strategist interested in making AI work for “the rest of us”.
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a global community of researchers, artists, designers, and creative technologists conducting applied AI research for “the rest of us”.
Project Lead, Archival Images of AI II→
Last season on Archival Images of AI, we published the Archival Images of AI (AIoAI) Playbook – a hands-on toolkit for anyone who wants to (or needs to) make their own images about AI.
This year, we’re developing the AIoAI teaching guide so that educators and community organisers can continue this work in their own communities. AI literacy for everyone!
Project Lead, AIxMUSIC
How can musicmakers use AI in ways that make them feel less… icky? Working with IMI Labs, Thunderboom Records, and Lacuna, we are identifying the ways in which musicmakers use AI today; their interests and concerns with AI-powered tools; and documenting case studies of equitable(ish) emerging tech tools that could serve as inspiration. In parallel, we’re getting into the practicals – developing an applied AI musicmaker tool with Lacuna. And in AIxD-fashion we’re working in the open – publishing our insights and hosting workshops so musicmakers can learn with us along the way.
Areas of interest
/ applied AI research: How can we use AI for the benefit of people and communities?
/ researching the intersectional impacts of Big Tech, AI, capitalism;
/ translating abstract principles into tangible products & services;
/ the relationship between revenue models and discriminatory algorithmic outcomes;
/ antiracist + decolonial futures
Teams I’ve worked with
- International Music Industry (IMI) Lab at Inholland University of Applied Sciences
- Netherlands Film Academy, AI Greenhouse
- British Council – Circular Cultures Design School 2024 with Onassis Stegi
- Electronic Arts (EA) – The Sims
Where I’ve spoken
- ual: Central St Martins, Graphic Communication Design (BA, MA)
- ual: Creative Computing Institute, Internet Inequities (MA)
- Onassis Stegi, Circular Cultures Design School 2024 with the British Council
- AIxDESIGN
- WeTransfer
- Sonder
- Clifton High School
- NEW INC., working group co-Lead, Labour of Care
- Mozfest
- 2022, Designing for Data Rights with Nadia Piet, UK’s ICO
- Fiber Festival, Weaving with Worlds
- Critical UX, Critique and Hope
Bio – last updated Jun 25 📥
Work
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Strategy
Communication
Research
Cross-functional Leadership
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Slow AI
AI
Strategy
Research
Cross-functional Leadership
Program Management
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Archival Images of AI
AI
Strategy
Research
Cross-functional Leadership
Communication
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Prompt Your Person
AI
Product
Cross-functional Leadership
Communication
Strategic Leadership
→ identify and evaluate new opportunities,
→ conduct market and use-case analysis,
→ align AI initiatives with org objectives and societal needs
Research + Innovation
→ scope lead, and publish foundational applied AI research in ways that are equitable, and antiracist by design
→ translate insights into design frameworks and prototypes
→ document research approach, findings, insights, and outcomes so that we can learn from each other’s work
Cross-functional Team Leadership
→ lead, influence, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams across cultures and time zones to meet shared goals
- including researchers, engineers, designers, policy experts, community partners, knowledge institutions, cultural institutions
→ nurture and grow strategic relationships to drive insights, scale impact, and facilitate knowledge exchange
- including industry leaders, academic institutions, community organisations and like-minded creative collectives
Communication & Thought Leadership
→ translate complex socio-technical concepts and academic research into clear and actionable insights for diverse audiences, from technical teams and senior leadership to non-technical stakeholders and the public.
→ articulate well-evidenced and compelling perspectives on:
- the use of AI in creative industries
- the use of AI for the benefit of people and communities
→ influence industry discourse and practice via public speaking and teaching engagements
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