Kester Brewin

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  • Future Narratives Lab

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    On Tuesday next week (Tues 26th) I’ll be presenting at this event in London hosted by Future Narratives Lab, focusing on how we understand ‘work’ and what this means in a coming age of intelligent machines. FNL are a brilliant outfit who help craft narrative workshops to explore topics in depth in a guided way.…

  • The Day Job

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    I don’t say a huge amount about the work I do day to day, but I thought it’d be worth flagging some of what I’ve been up to. I’m an Associate Director at the Institute for the Future of Work, a reseach charity exploring how AI and automation are changing work and working lives in…

  • Discussing AI / God-like on BBC Radio

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    Great to be invited onto William Crawley’s TalkBack show on BBC Radio Ulster this lunchtime to discuss the book, and AI impacts in general. Listen to the segment here: William is a fantastic broadcaster, and a very sharp thinker around politics, social issues and theology. Have so enjoyed talking with him in the past, and…

  • Less-than-OpenAI

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    So interesting seeing the reporting of this this morning. OpenAI release a new version of ChatGPT… and the focus is on the fact that the voice is flirty, and that it can do equations. But less coverage has been given to the fact that ‘Open’ AI have been very much less than open about what’s…

  • On your bike (for Gaza)

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    At the end of May I’m doing the Ride London 100-mile bike ride in aid of Amos Trust. I’ve supported Amos for decades, and been with them to visit Israel and Palestine – including Gaza – a couple of times. Their work is wonderful. Wonder if you’d consider sponsoring me, via JustGiving? The money will…

  • Somerset House launch

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    Thanks to everyone who came out to Somerset House for the launch event there last Tuesday! Really fantastic evening, with lovely friends from my writing group there, plus loads of people from around the creative arts at Somerset House and my work at the Institute for the Future of Work. Roped my two into doing…