AI in Media Production.

Part One: Introduction

In this short introduction you will explore the broad framework of Artificial Intelligence and the fields of research it encompasses. You will discuss the latest trends and how quickly they are evolving and you will establish a glossary and reference sheet for the terminology associated with AI.

Part Two: Applications

One of the greatest challenges of keeping up to date with AI applications is the speed of development of new solutions and versions. In this section you will explore AI applications of interest in text generation, audio generation and enhancement, image generation with prompts and video generation. After exploring the application list you will select a group to use for a practical project taking a concept from idea to prompt to image to video and then generating either an AI narrative track or sound track for the piece of content. This practical exercise will be done in groups of 2 or 3 (depending on attendee numbers).

Part Three: Ethics and Risks

Having created content using an AI pipeline you will explore the ethics of using AI in media production. You will look at some case studies from other media organisations approaches to using AI and you will discuss the risks of nefarious use of AI to generate deepfakes and disinformation which may be a threat in this years local elections. By the end of the course you will have a comprehensive understanding of the trends in AI development and a sense of where the technologies that underpin it will likely go in the coming year. You will have a list of 40+ AI apps to explore further in your own time and hands-on experience of the process of creating multi-media content and workflows using AI. But most important you will have a framework for ethical use and an awareness of the risks associated with AI deepfakes.

Glen Mulcahy - Titanium Media

Glen Mulcahy is Founder of Titanium-Media, a media training and consultancy firm which specializes in mobile journalism and social video storytelling. A former Head of Innovation with RTÉ, Ireland's national public broadcaster, he has inspired and driven the growth of mobile journalism within RTÉ's newsroom and across other European broadcasters.

Glen lead RTÉ's mobile journalism project ("mojo") and to date RTÉ is successfully using mobile devices and apps to create finished news stories for broadcast and online which reach the highest possible quality standards. He also founded of Mojocon- the 1st international mobile journalism conference which was held on an annual basis from 2015-2017 and subsequently evolved into an independent event “Mojofest”.

Glen has trained in excess of 7000 journalists in Europe, the US and the Middle East, across television, radio, print and online and his specialities are Mobile Journalism, Video Journalism, DSLR FilmMaking and Photography.