The New Real has awarded five R&D awards to inspirational artists to explore the uncanny interplay of humans and machines, and the social implications of recent developments in AI.

Hear from the New Real about it’s ambition to open up technology and data for open exploration and discovery, and to connect science and data to applications and impacts in the real world. By Drew Hemment.

Hear from the New Real and the Scottish AI Alliance about this new partnership for the New Real 2023 AI Art Commission. By Matjaz Vidmar & Steph Wright

The New Real has set out to understand how AI can augment and be enriched by the arts, and how far data science and the arts can help to answer each other’s questions. By Drew Hemment.

A guest article for The New Real presents scenarios for the future of arts and culture over the coming decade by Scott Smith.

The New Real has published an interim report setting out challenges, opportunities and promising directions for further research and development as we emerge from the Covid-19 crisis. By Drew Hemment.

A guest article for The New Real on art and automation by Anne Ploin from Oxford Internet Institute.

Martin Zeilinger discusses a survey of AI artists that informed AWEN and The New Real Observatory.

At the time of COP26 we celebrate hundreds of transformative AWEN journeys with an evocative new documentary film. We are also excited to announce the development of the ‘The New Real Observatory’, a step further in our aim to shape the future of climate data art.

Sophie Mackaness explores the opportunities and challenges of building connections between science, art, and people with(in) AWEN.

Members of the New Real’s AWEN team: Ines Camara Leret, Brendan Macharty and Matjaz Vidmar, in conversation with and Daisy Narayanan and Amanda Tyndall.

A Walk Encountering Nature (AWEN) is a new data-driven mobile experience co-created by scientists, artists, designers and engineers, with the intention of making the climate crisis tangible on a personal level. By Matjaz Vidmar.

New Real artist Jake Elwes in conversation with drag artist Me, Morgan Currie and Drew Hemment. Chaired by Briana Pegado.

New Real artists Anna Ridler and Caroline Sinders in conversation with Roy Luxford and Drew Hemment. Chaired by Briana Pegado.

Since Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, film-makers have given AI human characteristics. But what does this say about the ethical decisions we need to make in our relationship with AI technology? By Chris Speed.

New Real Curator Drew Hemment discusses the art and ideas behind the project.

Artists Anna Ridler and Caroline Sinders talk about Mechanized Cacophonies, their online interactive artwork for The New Real.

Artist Jake Elwes talks about The Zizi Show, his online interactive artwork commissioned for The New Real.

Bringing together artists and AI researchers, The New Real is a post-pandemic exploration of the fluid boundary between the physical and digital. By Drew Hemment.

Human-made datasets carry with them the prejudices and assumptions of their creators. Can art subvert the process? By Morgan Currie and Benedetta Catanzariti.