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Beta is a new festival of art and technology critically engaging with the impact of emerging technologies on society. Taking Ireland’s role as a central node in today's wired world as a starting point, Beta showcases and celebrates Ireland’s research and artistic communities through a combination of creativity, debate and experimentation. Beta allows members of the public to engage playfully and critically with new technologies essentially beta testing ethical issues facing society
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The 2024 edition of Beta will explore a range of themes relating to AI, Automated Systems, and the politics of resistance in an algorithmic age. Through a programme of exhibitions, workshops and talks, the festival will interrogate what kinds of powers reside in technology.
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The festival is co-founded by The Digital Hub and supported by Science Week with additional support for the 2024 programme from Screen Ireland, the French Embassy, Institut français, British Council, Smart Dublin, Cultural and Creative Industries Skillsnet, Arts Council Festival Investment Scheme and Creative Europe Desk Ireland.
<pclass="list-info-text">Exploring the relationship between technology and power, Beta Festival’s 2024 conference explores how digital infrastructures and software have reshaped society, culture, and politics. Spanning two days, the event delves into the ways technology influences institutions, political interests, and economic and cultural practices. Bringing together artists, technologists, and researchers, the conference participants will question the forms of power and control embedded in digital infrastructures and explore strategies for redesigning these systems to meet societal demands for both individual and collective autonomy.</p>
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<pclass="list-info-text">On the first day, discussions will focus on the ethics of AI development, its impact on democracy, and the manipulation of political systems, as well as how artists are leveraging digital tools to resist surveillance and platform capitalism. The second day will explore the transformation of creative practices by these technologies, with sessions addressing copyright and intellectual property in the age of AI, the preservation of digital cultural memory, counter-archives, and new possibilities for immersive and interactive storytelling.</p>
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<pclass="list-info-text">Throughout the conference, keynote speakers Abeba Birhane, an accountability expert, and Kay Watson, a specialist in art and technology, will offer insights into how AI is reshaping society and culture, while exploring the limits and possibilities of individual and collective agency in this rapidly evolving digital landscape.</p>
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<pclass="list-info-text">Beta Festival will feature a variety of performances, workshops and discussions as part of this year's programme including a number of events with our festival research partner ADAPT Research Centre and collaborations with D.A.T.A., Base, Fire Station Artists Studios, Creative Futures Academy and Creative Sparks Fab Lab.</p>
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<pclass="list-info-text">We will also present Noire (France) in association with the French Embassy and Institut français, the Cannes award-winning immersive experience directed by Stéphane Foenkinos and Pierre-Alain Giraud, based on the work by Tania de Montaigne, produced by Novaya in partnership with the Centre Pompidou, co-produced with Flash Forward Entertainment.</p>