Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas - Fringe 2023 Can Data Unlock Creativity?

Take one top academic, some dangerous ideas, add one comedian and it’s the force of nature that is the Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas (CODI).

Hosted by comedian Susan Morrison, and now in its eleventh year, CODI is sixty minutes of rapid-fire research from some of the finest minds in the country.

Can Data Unlock Creativity?

And did ChatGPT really write this show title? Over the last 5 years creatives across Edinburgh have been supported to experiment and create new ideas and businesses with data – from immersive artworks made from (ethically sourced) whale bones, to music generated by AI. Nicola Osborne (#creativeinformatics, The University of Edinburgh) explores the exciting potential and complex creative and ethical challenges of data and emerging technologies. Along the way she’ll share some of the incredible ways creative people are using data, technology and AI as raw materials to craft unexpected and inspiring new creative businesses.