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SEPT 17

The Future of Research in an Age of AI

Artificial intelligence is transforming how knowledge is produced, analysed, and shared across every discipline. From scientific discovery and creative practice to the humanities and social sciences, new tools are reshaping the research process and raising fundamental questions about expertise,…

When
Thursday, 17 September 2026, 09:00
Where
Edinburgh Futures Institute, Level 0 Event Space, 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9EF
Format
Panel · In person
Price
Free
Organiser
Edinburgh Futures Institute
Last checked
Monday, 17 August 2026

What to expect

A morning panel at the Edinburgh Futures Institute on what AI does to the research process itself — how evidence is produced, what counts as expertise, and what universities are for when knowledge work is partly automated.

Ninety minutes, free, and one of three panels EFI is running on the same day covering research, teaching and public truth. If you are in or near higher education you could reasonably do all three; if you are not, this is a policy and institutions conversation rather than anything you will apply commercially.

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Speakers

  • Devi Sridhar
  • Christopher Smith
  • Chair: Marion Thain
  • Michael Rovatsos
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