The Mechanised Heart - Sex and Security II

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The 'Internet of Things' (IoT) and 'Future Cities' are heralded as a quantum leap in economy, society, culture and government.

As the digital domain begins to bleed into our ordinary, physical surroundings, the government is telling us that we don't need privacy. Bureaucratic 'machine learning' systems will make the 'man in the peaked cap' look like a tender-hearted humanitarian. What are trends like the 'militarisation' of social science and 'predictive policing' really about?

It's not surprising that so many people just feel helpless and afraid but, if this isn't the future that we want, now is the time to begin a public debate and to think about how the machines will serve human cities rather than how humans will serve machine cities.

Join us for a day of workshops, discussion, screening and performance. Follow us on @fossbox for updates on the programme over the next few days.