Neal Layton
Book talk: What is AI?: The curious kid's guide to artificial intelligence: for children 6 years or older
Seminar Room
An interactive read through with Neal's books 'What is AI?' and 'The Invincible Tony Spears'. Accompanied with silly sound effects, live illustration and a futuristic fun quiz.
Born in Chichester and now based on the south coast with his family, multi award-winning author and Illustrator Neal Layton works on a plethora of publications for children from his treasure-filled studio on the Isle of Wight. A former student at Newcastle and Central St Martins, Neal has become an avid collector and compulsive scribbler, deftly combining a multitude of styles and techniques in colour and black and white, from pen and ink to collage and digital methods creating fresh and spontaneous illustrations for both fiction, non-fiction and novelty books. With a clutch of awards under his belt including the prestigious Sheffield Children’s Book Prize, Neal has been lucky enough to collaborate with some of the country’s best loved authors including Cressida Cowell, Andy Stanton and Michael Rosen. Neal is extremely passionate about conservation and inclusivity and this shines through in many of his recent author illustrated publications.
What is AI?: The curious kid's guide to artificial intelligence
Award-winning author-illustrator Neal Layton is here to explain all there is to know about AI, from early computers that could only solve sums, to the AI programs of today that can recognise human speech and recommend TV shows. Along the way, readers will learn just how incredible their human brains really are. 'The Invincible Tony Spears' is perfect for every child who has ever dreamed of travelling to space... There's nothing more exciting than zooming around the universe looking for adventure!
Every person attending needs a ticket.
What is AI?: The curious kid's guide to artificial intelligence Saturday 21 February 14.15
Children under 12 must be accompanied.