AI > Generative AI: Do you Trust it?

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Public lectures / seminars / Student events

Saturday 25 October 2025

10:30 AM - 03:00 PM

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In-person attendance: Venue details will follow registration. Online: the joining link will follow registration.

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Free to attend

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Event details

October 2025 is the 75th anniversary of the publication of Alan Turing’s influential article ‘Computing Machinery and Intelligence’ published in MIND journal in October 1950. Introducing his ‘imitation game’, Turing’s ideas helped to launch the science of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Sprite+ and Coventry University invite you to attend a special 75th anniversary one-day event in Coventry University*.

Keynote from Phil D. Hall, Founder Elzware Ltd. Pioneering Trustworthy AI for Over Two Decades

Phil D. Hall stands at the vanguard of conversational AI development, bringing a rare combination of engineering rigour, ethical clarity, social scientific perspective and practical implementation expertise to the field. Building chatbots since 1982, Phil brings historical perspective to contemporary debates: he understands that the fundamental challenges of human-computer interactions; context maintenance, intent or goal recognition, and personalised response appropriateness remain constant. On the Turing 75th anniversary, he is wondering if we are closer or farther away from the AI path than we were 25 or even 50 years ago.

  • Welcome hybrid session: 10:30–10:45 am
    Dr. Huma Shah Co-author with Professor Kevin Warwick of book ‘Turing’s Imitation Game: Conversations with the Unknown’ Published by Cambridge University Press
  • Keynote Phil D. Hall: 10:45 am–11:30 am
  • Break-out rooms: 11:30 am–12:45 pm in-person only
  • Lunch: 12:45 pm–2 pm
  • Hybrid panel: 2 pm–3 pm
    Chair: Huma Shah
    Panel members: Mustafa Coban, Jono Lowe, Laura Di Chiacchio, Janice Hinckfuss
  • Close by 3:15 pm

This event is supported by the SPRITE+ project. Hosted in the School of Science, College of Engineering, Environment and Science, Coventry University.

Turing's imitation book cover

Booking information

Date: Saturday 25 October 2025

In-person attendance: Coventry University registration desk is open 9:45 am–10:30 am.

Venue details will be shared after registration.

Online attendance: the joining link will be shared after registration.

Enquiries

For enquiries please contact Dr. Huma Shah - AI Scientist & AI Ethics Assistant Professor, School of Science, Coventry University

ab7778@coventry.ac.uk

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