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Intelligences from the Underground

Intelligences from the Underground

Art, Research, AI
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Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 29th and 30th June 2026

Intelligences from the Underground is a two-day international symposium bringing together artists, researchers, technologists, and community organisers exploring alternative approaches to AI through creative practice, improvisation, and collective inquiry.

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Join us in Glasgow and become part of a growing international conversation on creative and community-centred AI. This is a free event and all are welcome!

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About the Symposium

Convened by Dr Maria Sappho and Dr Una MacGlone (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) and Professor Pierre Alexandre Tremblay (Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana), the event gathers collaborators working at the intersection of art, technology, and social practice.

Across talks, performances, experimental workshops, and open discussions, the symposium will explore questions such as:

  • How might AI emerge from community knowledge and artistic experimentation?
  • What can improvisation, feminist technology, and ecological thinking contribute to AI research?
  • How can creative technologies support more ethical and socially embedded futures?

The symposium will feature
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  • Conversations on creative and ethical AI design and usage
  • Short talks from international research and artistic partners
  • Hands-on Underground Labs exploring experimental technologies
  • A public performance event with the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra
  • A collaborative roundtable shaping future research and artistic networks

The event is open to artists, researchers, students, technologists, and curious members of the public interested in the future of AI and creative practice.

The full programme will be announced soon.

This event is funded by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Athenaeum Award.