The Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas 2022

Take three top academics, three dangerous ideas, add one comedian and it’s the force of nature that is the Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas (CODI).

Hosted by comedian Susan Morrison, and now in its tenth year, CODI is ninety minutes of rapid-fire research from some of the finest minds in the country.

We Need to Talk About Alexa!

Dr Mhairi Aitken (Alan Turing Institute) and Alexa are having relationship trouble. Things started brilliantly but there’s rumours Alexa is not all she seems. Maybe she’s only interested in Mhairi for her data. It’s time to spill the goss!!

Is Understanding Life a Bad idea?

More and more data is getting us ever closer to a theory of life. This is great for science but raises important questions on our ability to re-engineer life itself. As a working scientist, at the interface of biology, mathematics and computation, Dr Diego Oyarzun (University of Edinburgh) explores these ethical dilemmas.

Never Trust a Financial Advisor!

Financial decision-making is increasingly automated and based on machine learning.  However, can we trust machines to manage our money in our best interest?  Should we let AI control our finances?    Dr Andre Santos (University of Edinburgh) argues that it’s probably better - and cheaper - to trust a machine rather than your bank manager.

 Supported by The Alan Turing Institute

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