CHRISTMAS LECTURES 2023 screening room

This is to book tickets to watch a live feed of the filming of the 2023 CHRISTMAS LECTURES in the Conversation room on either Tuesday 12 December or Thursday 14 December

Mike is looking at the camera with his arms folded
via Paul Wilkinson

With thanks to CGI for supporting the CHRISTMAS LECTURES.

In the 2023 CHRISTMAS LECTURES, Mike Wooldridge will tackle the most important and rapidly evolving field of science today – Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Not since the World-Wide Web emerged 30 years ago has a new technology promised to change our world so fundamentally and so swiftly as AI does. Today’s AI tools such as ChatGPT and AlphaGo are just a hint of what is to come. The future of AI is going to be quite a journey, and the 2023 CHRISTMAS LECTURES to be broadcast on BBC Four and iPlayer in late December, will give us a guided tour.

AI has increasingly grabbed the headlines in recent years – generating excitement and concern in equal measure – but what should we believe? In these lectures Mike will reveal how AI works and how it will affect our lives – and will tackle head-on our hopes and fears for this most fascinating of fields.

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Please note

This is for the live streaming of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES in the screening room and not the theatre event.

Building closures from 9 December onwards

We are closed on the 10 and 12 December, along with other closures during the week starting 9 December, full details here.