The Ri CHRISTMAS LECTURES 2024: The truth about AI, supported by CGI

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Meet with scientists working on and with Artificial Intelligence, as well as experts who worked on the CHRISTMAS LECTURES this January


  • Prepare your questions when you Read the scientist’s profiles,
  • Explore the truth about AI and Chat with people who work with Artificial Intelligence in their career,
  • Deepen your understanding and Ask follow-up questions,
  • Make an informed decision and Vote for your favourite to win £500!

Recent Questions

Do you think in the future we will have AI healthcare and doctors? (1 Comment)

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How do you believe advancements in artificial intelligence can specifically enhance or revolutionize diagnostic

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how does chat GPT work?

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will ai be able to create fully finished websites

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If I make a sentient AI from scratch and let it know I’m it’s creator, will it respect me more than everyone else?

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Does anyone have anything they wouldn’t mind sharing about astronomy or any interesting facts about AI

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Who influenced you to do your Scientific research and how did they?

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Why did you do AI instead of chemistry or biology’s and physics ?

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I’ve always wanted to know how Artificial Intelligence works. I strongly agree that it can be a big help one day but

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Watch the Lectures

The AI Zone complements the Royal Institution’s CHRISTMAS LECTURES series, shown on the BBC between Christmas and New Year.

Watching the lectures will give you a good overview of Artificial Intelligence, its uses and how it will affect our lives. Through this activity you can deepen your understanding and ask the questions that interest you to AI researchers working in the most rapidly evolving field of science today!

Watch all 3 lectures using the BBC iPlayer

Recent Comments

Begun by Michael Faraday in 1825, the CHRISTMAS LECTURES are now broadcast on UK television every December and have formed part of the British Christmas tradition for generations.

Go deeper into the topics of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES with I'm a Scientist and the Royal Institution. In January 2024, school students can put their questions to AI scientists and Lecture contributors!