{"id":1599,"date":"2019-03-26T17:42:42","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T17:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/?p=1599"},"modified":"2023-08-16T15:57:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T14:57:33","slug":"bve-2019-the-unexpected-trend-towards-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/digital-learning\/2019\/03\/26\/bve-2019-the-unexpected-trend-towards-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"BVE 2019 \u2013 the unexpected trend towards AI"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One of the few 360 camera rigs at BVE this year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The end of February was the annual Media Team trip to the British Video Expo<\/a> (BVE) at ExCel in London. In the past, we have used the event to investigate new equipment, chat to other industry experts and learn new techniques from some of the best media professionals in the world. And although the event isn\u2019t aimed at the education sector it is a very good way to gauge both current and upcoming trends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, however, felt like a bit of a surprise. Before the seminars were announced, we were expecting most of the talk and exhibits on the show floor to be about Augmented and Virtual reality. We\u2019re several years into the technology and it is becoming more established both in the media world and education sector. It is something (as can be seen in a  recent blog post<\/a>) that we are trying to push forward with but was only represented with a smattering of products to try out and no talks (at least on the day we were able to visit).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, it was about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the development of media (either through AI itself, machine learning or automated workflows). It seemed like an odd thing to be showcasing so strongly at first, but the more we heard and saw, the more revolutionary it seemed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The applications for these technologies that were talked about were many, some of which were very useful and relevant to what we are doing here at the University. A short list of uses of AI in the media sector include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n