Collusion and Anglia Ruskin University present ART//TECH//PLAY LIVE: That’s not my algorithm – an evening exploring the controversial role AI increasingly plays in our lives as friend and foe. For artists and society, there are valid deep ethical and environmental concerns. However, AI is also proving to be a valuable practical creative tool, which feeds into a social undercurrent that is shaping how we connect to art and each other.
Hear from three artists and researchers on how they are using AI tools to explore digital cultures, interrogate machine logic, and support artistic practice. This is also a great opportunity to step inside ARU’s 360 degree immersive spaces, showing a range of works in progress, which you’ll be invited to explore and share opinions on.
Speakers:
- Dian Joy, British-Nigerian interdisciplinary artist and filmmaker, on the effects of networked media environments on how we “make sense” of the everyday, and their use of LoRAs (Low-Rank Adaptations) in the R&D of their ongoing work, Krumville.
- Dr Tina Kendall, Associate Professor of Film and Media at ARU, on The Strange Dis/comforts of Synthetic Social Media – how generative AI and personalised algorithms are changing not just what social media looks like, but how it feels.
- Luba Elliott, curator and researcher specialising in AI in the creative industries, who will explore a decade of artistic experimentation with AI, examining its creative potential, cultural significance and wider societal impact.
Agenda
6.00pm: Welcome & networking
6.30pm: Presentations by artists
7.15pm: Visit artworks, networking
8.30pm: Close
Tickets are pay what you feel, £10 suggested. The evening includes light refreshments and time for conversation and networking.
📅19 Nov 2026, 6-8:30pm
📍Lord Ashcroft Building, LAB 006, Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge Campus, Cambridge, CB1 1PT
Getting there: The immersive space is in another location on campus and will be signposted. The nearest car park is Queen Anne Terrace (what3words: ///jokes.roofs.strut), free after 6pm.
Access: If you have any access requirements you would like to discuss with us, please email info@collusion.org.uk
This event is part of Collusion’s ART // TECH // PLAY programme and network that supports artists and creatives to develop their skills around creative technologies in a practice-led way.
Supported by Norwich Theatre, Anglia Ruskin University, Norwich University of the Arts, Cambridge Junction, DanceEast, University of Cambridge and Arts Council England.