Please join us for the latest LAMBDA (Looking After Minds and Brains in the Digital Age) Dialogues session, exploring the psychological and sociocultural impacts of artificial intelligence. The session will be chaired by Dr Hamilton Morrin.

Here be monsters
Into the depths of artificial minds and the minds behind them

Matthew Watkins in conversation with Dr Tom Pollak

In SolidGoldMagikarp: A Descent into the AI Underworld, mathematician and AI researcher Matthew Watkins recounts his investigation of “glitch tokens” that provoked bizarre behaviour in language models, alongside his encounters with the extraordinary culture of AI safety research.

He joins neuropsychiatrist Dr Tom Pollak to discuss the apparent personalities we encounter in AI, the beliefs of those building it, and what these encounters reveal about human minds.

The conversation will be followed by audience Q&A.

Registration: from 17:00
Conversation: 17:30–18:30
Q&A: 18:30–19:00
Close: 19:00

All are welcome. This lecture will be of particular interest to clinicians, researchers, developers and others interested in the intersection of artificial intelligence and mental health.