talks – Lauren Beukes

May 10, 2025

Imagined Futures at AI UK

I hate that "AIs" like ChatGPT (aka people-pleasing hallucinating plagiarism engines) are trained on work stolen from writers, including every single one of my books. I hate more that it's [...]

February 12, 2025

Imagined Futures

The UK’s national showcase of data science and artificial intelligence (AI) Hosted by The Alan Turing Institute and returning for its fifth year, AI UK is an in-depth exploration of [...]

August 19, 2024

Genre-Busters at Stockport Noir Crime Festival Stockport Noir is the Northwest’s newest crime fiction festival. Taking place on Saturday, 8th February, at the beautiful Stockport Guildhall, Stockport Noir aims to [...]

June 20, 2024

Immersive Worlds And Revisiting Cyberpunk Fiction At Bradford Literature Festival Sunday 30 June

Stoked to be talking at the Bradford Literature Festival again on Sunday 30 June. Talking Worlds Within Words with John Connolly in the John Stanley Bell (JSB) Lecture Theatre and [...]

June 7, 2024

‘Intelligent Machines’ In Pop Culture And Our Future Next Weekend At The Great Exhibition Road Festival

Talking AI and 'intelligent machines' at this years The Great Exhibition Road Festival at the Imperial College London with the incredible Anil Seth and Dr Kanta Dihal with Rachel Williams [...]

May 23, 2024

Talking All Things Novel Research And Signing Books At MCM Comic Con This Saturday

Incredibly excited to be leading a conversation about my favourite topic – using research to add to your story in wonderful ways. I’ll be chatting with brilliant writers Adrian Tchaikovsky, [...]

May 2, 2024

Heading Back To Edinburgh Sunday 2 June To Talk Thrilling Futures At Cymera

Heading back to Edinburgh Sunday 2 June for the awesome Cymera Festival to talk about alternate, artificial and clone selves and our thrilling (and not so thrilling) futures with Nikhil [...]

April 25, 2024

Talking All Things Speculative Fiction With ST Gibson & Elizabeth May At Foyles Flagship Shop Friday 24 May, 7pm

So looking forward to talking all things speculative fiction at Foyles Charing Cross for a sci-fi and fantasy panel on Friday 24 May, 7pm. After the talk I'll be signing [...]

Imagined Futures at AI UK

Imagined Futures

Genre-Busters

Immersive Worlds And Revisiting Cyberpunk Fiction At Bradford Literature Festival Sunday 30 June

‘Intelligent Machines’ In Pop Culture And Our Future Next Weekend At The Great Exhibition Road Festival

Talking All Things Novel Research And Signing Books At MCM Comic Con This Saturday

Heading Back To Edinburgh Sunday 2 June To Talk Thrilling Futures At Cymera

Talking All Things Speculative Fiction With ST Gibson & Elizabeth May At Foyles Flagship Shop Friday 24 May, 7pm

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