Jeanette Winterson: Creativity, Artists, Us
Join the renowned author for a fearless talk about art, AI and what it all means for humanity and our creative future.
From automating millions of jobs and predicting upcoming pandemics to optimising our dating apps or creating sex-bots that can’t say ‘no’, AI has already infiltrated every corner of our daily lives.
Tech companies promise us more freedom than ever before, while sceptics warn of impending doom.
Can we find a way to make an AI that accentuates humanity’s strengths rather than reflecting our weaknesses? Can we teach our machines to value love over pure logic, or will we remain stuck in a loop of our own making? And will AI ever make great art?
Jeanette Winterson talks about the impact of AI on creativity and why creativity, right now and into the future, must include us all.
Jeanette Winterson CBE was born in Manchester. She published her first novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, in 1985. Throughout her distinguished career, she has explored identity, gender and physicality across numerous books and screenplays. She is Professor of New Writing at the University of Manchester.
Her recent publications include 12 Bytes: How We Got Here. Where We Might Go Next (2021) – a collection of essays examining the future of artificial intelligence.
Creative Intelligence is commissioned and produced by the Southbank Centre. Curated with PACT – Planetary Art Culture Technology.
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13 Sep 2026, 3pm
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1 hour and 15 minutes (approx)
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