Oxford Synthetic Media Forum 2023
Event Overview
Oxford’s first conference on generative AI and efforts to prepare for the synthetic future.
The Oxford Synthetic Media Forum (OSFM) brings together experts from academia, industry, government, and journalism to grapple with the future of generative AI and synthetic media.
The Forum begins with panel discussions that focus on critical challenges of our time: from how the law treats revenge porn and deepfakes to the future of art, online trust and communication, and industry use cases in the generative AI space.
Leading experts will then present lightning talks, followed by a Q&A panel centered on what is needed to embrace synthetic media’s potential, while addressing consequences such as misinformation.
The OSMF is directed by Cassidy Bereskin (DPhil student, Jesus College) and committee members Trisha Prabhu, Mia Speier, Luna Wang, Zoe Hawkins, and Jey Ou. The forum is part of the Jesus College Cheng Kar Shun Digital Hub events programme.
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
PANEL: Future of communication, truth, and trust in a generated world
Dr. Scott Hale, Associate Professor & Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, Fellow of the Alan Turing Institute
Arjun Ramani, Global Business and Economics Correspondent at the Economist
Saffron Huang, Co-founder of the Collective Intelligence Project
Andrew Jenks, Chair of the Coalition for Provenance and Authenticity and Director of Media Provenance, Principal Lead Product Manager, Azure Media Security.
PANEL: Industry use cases of generative AI and synthetic media
Dr. Alex Connock, Expert in Media and Generative AI, Author of ‘Media Management and Artificial Intelligence,’ Senior Fellow at the Said Business School
Stuart Bowden, Global Chief Strategy and Product Officer at Wavemaker
Mounir Ibrahim, Vice President, Public Affairs and Impact, Truepic
Antony Cousins, CEO at Factmata
PANEL: Future of art, media, and copyright in a generated world
George Oates, Founder of the Flickr Foundation, Designer at the Intersection of Software, Cultural Heritage & Philosophy
Fattori McKenna, DPhil researcher at Oxford Internet Institute focusing on the politics and lived experience of art worlds on the blockchain
Amanda Curtis, Experience Researcher at Adobe and a DPhil student at the Oxford Internet Institute
PANEL: Deepfakes, revenge porn, and the law
Jyothsna Gurumurthy, DPhil in Law Candidate at Oxford, Expertise on the Regulation of Deepfakes and AI-generated Content
Dan Mount, Principal, Online Safety Policy at Ofcom
Colette Allen, training Barrister with expertise in new media, privacy, data protection and internet law
LIGHTENING TALKS & MAIN Q&A PANEL
Kate Brightwell, Head of Policy and Government Relations in the UK & Europe at Adobe
Henry Ajder, Leading Advisor, Broadcaster, and Speaker w/ Expertise in AI and Society
Mounir Ibrahim, Vice President, Public Affairs and Impact, Truepic
