Category Archives: Coming Events

Beneath the Waves: Quentin Bennett’s Journey Through the Marine World

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Speaker: Quentin Bennett, Underwater Photographer
Date: Tuesday, 4 March 2025
Time: 6:00 PM (doors open at 5:30 PM)
Location: National Aquarium of New Zealand, 546 Marine Parade, Napier

Places are limited to 80 people. Please arrive early to secure your spot.

Photo provided by Quentin Bennett

As part of Seaweek 2025, we invite you to an exciting lecture by Quentin Bennett, an experienced underwater photographer and keen observer of marine life. Quentin has spent years diving and photographing marine ecosystems across the globe. His work captures the beauty and diversity of marine animals, from majestic humpback whales to the intricate forms of corals, both in New Zealand waters and beyond.

Photo provided by Quentin Bennett

Quentin brings a unique perspective as an observer, sharing his experiences and stunning underwater imagery to showcase the wonders of marine life. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain insights into the marine world through the lens of an expert photographer and passionate explorer.

Generative AI – a lecture series in May and June 2023

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Four lectures on this topical and important subject are being broadcast free of charge by the Faculty of Science, University of Auckland

Click here for more information about the lecture series

Thursday, 11 May: 2023 Gibbons Online Lecture – AI and the New Creative Revolution

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The 2023 Gibbons Lectures series is intended to describe ongoing research in Computer Science to a wider public, organized by Faculty of Science, University of Auckland.

Tim Gibson, Stolen Glances Studio

Thursday 11 May, 6:30pm

Venue: Lib B15 Lecture Theatre General Library Basement, (109-B15) The University of Auckland 5 Alfred Street, Auckland CBD, register your place here.

This lecture will be available to livestream here.

Generative Artificial Intelligence like ChatGPT and its visual equivalents Dall-E, Midjourney and Stable Diffusion have shaken up the creative workforce, often producing industry level copywriting, editing, illustration and design at a fraction of the time and cost of a human worker. Their capabilities have set off a technological arm’s race at the world’s largest tech companies while simultaneously building a user base of enthusiasts faster than the most popular social media platforms.

What can Generative AI be used for, how powerful is it really, how could it be used ethically, and what impact will it have on our creative industries and the people who work for and engage with them?

What could a world look like where creativity is ‘free’? 

In this talk, Tim will showcase some of the current technologies’ capabilities, the hot takes and debates from within the creative industries and attempt to predict what is next for creative Generative Artificial Intelligence.

Tim Gibson is a Creative Director, Animator and Illustrator who has worked for companies big and small across film, television, comics, branding and packaging design. His work has appeared for Garage Project, Weta Workshop, Le Monde Diplomatique, Penguin Random-House, Te Papa Tongarewa and more.