AI is WEIRD, but artists challenge the algorithm... by Hilary Knight (Reflections from The Three Bells)
Update: 2025-11-06
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In this episode of Reflections from The Three Bells, Hilary Knight explores how WEIRD bias shapes AI – and how artists are challenging algorithmic monoculture with radical acts of cultural imagination.
External references:
- “The Weirdest People in the World?” – Henrich, Heine, and Norenzayan (2010)
- Stephanie Dinkins – Not The Only One
- Ameera Kawash – Tatreez Garden
- Minne Atairu – Artist using AI to speculate on looted Benin Bronzes and postcolonial memory.
- “Reimagining Looted Artworks Using AI” – Art in America
Article profiling Minne Atairu’s work with AI and the politics of restitution. - Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias – The Costs of Connection
A foundational text on data colonialism and digital power structures. - Google AI Glossary for African Languages: Google’s initiative to improve AI access and inclusion across African languages.
About the host:
Hilary Knight is a creative leader with over 20 years of experience driving strategy, innovation, and digital transformation for cultural organisations worldwide. Currently a Senior Associate with AEA Consulting, she has held senior roles at the BBC, Channel 4, Film4, and Tate, where she led pioneering initiatives that embedded digital thinking and expanded audiences. +
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