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The Provocateurs: AI and Economics / Forensic Jewellery

The Provocateurs

Venue

The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4

Dates

30 Aug

Time

5:35pm · 60min

Price

£12

Economists promised AI would boost productivity, raise wages and create better jobs. So why are the numbers flat, and wellbeing shaky? Dr Elena Papagiannaki (Edinburgh Napier University) cuts through hype, asks who benefits and investigates whether today’s job losses are truly AI-caused, or conveniently AI-washed. Follow the curious trail from jewellery to justice as you embark on a true-crime adventure with the world’s first forensic jeweller, Dr Maria Maclennan (The University of Edinburgh). All that glitters is not as it seems...