Digital Skills Education

1:40pm | Feb 27 2025 | Online via Zoom | Free

• Learn how AI tools can create increasingly realistic images, audio, and social media posts


• Explore how AI-generated media could be used to undermine the democratic process, manipulate voter behaviour and distort public opinion.


• Can you spot the real campaign images versus those created by our AI bots – it might be harder than you think!

This is part of the Scottish Union Learning “Everyday Skills Event”. It’s aimed at trade union Learning Representatives, Learning Organisers, Equality Reps, Tutors and members who will cascade information and skills in workplaces. Check out the full programme

Various times | Apr 11 and 12, 2025 | Edinburgh International Science Festival | £9

In this interactive family show, you’re the judge. Learn about AI, and look at our fun examples of art, fashion, and photography. Are they a product of human creativity, or generated by an algorithm? How would you feel if your crush sent you a romantic poem written by a robot? What if your favourite comic book wasn’t even drawn by a human? Help us explore if it’s ever fair to use AI to create art.