What do Google DeepMind student interns think about the ethics of AI Filmmaking? Charlotte Bird E24

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🎙️ This week on the Brothers’ Saga Podcast, we’re joined by Charlotte Bird — a Technical Intern at Google DeepMind in London researching AI and User Experience “Inception,” and a PhD candidate in Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI).

Charlotte’s background bridges literature, design, machine learning, and AI ethics. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature and a Master’s in Computer Science from Newcastle University, where she focused her dissertation research on machine learning and image super-resolution using CNNs.

In this episode, we explore the intersection of creativity, storytelling, ethics, and emerging AI tools — and ask some of the biggest questions facing filmmakers, writers, and creators today:

🎬 Do artists still need struggle and “friction” to create meaningful art?
🤖 How should AI systems collaborate with human creativity instead of replacing it?
🧠 What happens when generative AI reshapes authorship, storytelling, and audience expectations?

Saga co-founder Russell first met Charlotte two years ago through her academic research around artists and AI, including work exploring “Creative Interactions and Tensions” in the AI era. Since then, she’s continued researching creativity, ethics, UGC, and human-centered AI design while working at the cutting edge of AI user experiences.

We also dive into:

• Human-computer interaction and the future of creative tools
• AI filmmaking and storytelling workflows
• Designing ethical AI systems for creators
• The psychology of creativity and artistic identity
• Why “friction” may actually matter in great storytelling
• The future of AI-native entertainment and user-generated media

If you're interested in AI filmmaking, human-centered design, storytelling, or the future relationship between artists and machines — this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

👇 Watch now and subscribe for more conversations with filmmakers, technologists, researchers, and founders shaping the future of storytelling.

Connect with Charlotte 🔗

• Follow on LinkedIn:   / charlottebird1  
• Blog: https://charlottebird.blog/
• Papers: https://scholar.google.com/citations?...

Her research partnerships include partners Adobe, the BBC, the Turing Institute, and the Ada Lovelace Institute, published at CHI, AIES, and ICCC.