Future London launches with a conversation on how emerging technologies are reshaping arts and culture – and inspiring new creative futures for the city.
From digital creation and immersive storytelling to the changing role of museums, theatres and public space, the event cuts through the hype to examine what’s really happening on the ground.
From the tools artists use to the way audiences experience culture, the discussion explores how technology is reshaping London’s creative life – and where it could take the city next.
PANEL DISCUSSION
AI, Art and London’s Cultural Institutions – Liberation or Loss?
As artificial intelligence reshapes the creative landscape, artists, institutions, and audiences are grappling with fundamental questions: does AI expand human creativity or quietly diminish it? What might we lose culturally if speed and scale outweigh reflection and skill? What might we gain? Is AI a new medium, or a shortcut that undermines craft?
- Michael Harris | Head of Programming, Town Hall by Bottaccio
- Mark Farid | Artist and Senior Lecturer, Central Saint Martins
- Dan Patton | Director of Digital and Audiences, Outernet Global
- Deborah Annetts | CEO, Incorporated Society of Musicians
- Léllé Demertzi | Research Project Manager (BridgeAI), BridgeAI, AI&Arts Interest Group Organiser, Alan Turing Institute
Part of Future London, a Spring 2026 series brought to you by the Knowledge Quarter and The London Society.
Tickets are £9.60 or FREE for London Society members.
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