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Drew Hemment is a Professor of Data Arts Society at the University of Edinburgh and Theme Lead for Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at the Alan Turing Institute. He directs the New Real Centre for AI and Arts Futures research and the Festival Futures at the Edinburgh Futures Institute. Hemment investigates how the arts and humanities shape emerging AI technologies, focusing on the interactions and synergies between AI and human systems. His work includes the emerging field of Experiential AI, aiming to provide users with richer models and greater agency through co-creative experiments. He emphasizes the need for creative research methods to ensure the development of AI in a socially responsible manner. He has established transdisciplinary concepts, methods, and tools for open technology and data exploration. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Turing Fellow, he also serves as an Editorial Advisor for Leonardo. Hemment founded FutureEverything in 1995, featured in The Guardian’s top 10 ideas festivals, and launched the GROW Observatory in 2016, a continental-scale citizen observatory. His contributions have earned him 14 international awards, including the Soil Award and STARTS Prize, highlighting his significant impact on the field.
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