Please note, the venue have made us aware that there is no step-free access to the performance room. It is accessed via two flights of stairs.

Prepare for a fast, funny, thought-provoking new musical about AI...written and performed by humans.

AI helpers are getting increasingly involved in our day-to-day: a guilty secret for some, a way of life for others. But not many users know much about the hidden human beings steering the technology.

Feverishly written by two flesh-and-bone humans (librettist and lyricist Lucy Bell, and composer and James Joshua Otto), before their jobs are taken by the bots, 'Humans in the Loop' is inspired by a few pressing questions:

What are the long-term ambitions of tech giants? Whose personal info is feeding the machine? Who are the low-paid workers training AI? And what do you get an AI best friend for their birthday?

Let four actor musicians take you on a sonic journey to meet a vivid cast of characters: from space-colonising tech bros chasing the AGI dream, to precariously-employed data labellers, via our own roles freely donating the most intimate training data. We are all humans in the loop. The musical performance will be followed by a panel discussion focused on the individuals throughout the AI supply chain who are centred through the musical.

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This event is taking place as part of London Data Week, see the events programme for the week here.

Humans in the Loop was previously performed as part of The King's Festival of Artificial Intelligence, read more about that performance here. A festival attendee commented: "Without seeing this musical I would not have an understanding of the depth of different roles and emotional challenges of being part of the AI workforce, eg data labellers. Wow. What an original and compelling way to present both positive and negative stories of how AI is already in our lives."

The venue will have a paid bar available on the evening.

Please note, the venue have made us aware that there is no step-free access to the performance room. It is accessed via two flights of stairs.