Posts By: Amy Spencer

AI: Collaborator, Competitor or Cannibal?

Reading Time: 3 minutes This article by Anna Ganley, CEO of the Society of Authors, is one of a series commissioned as part of MyWorld, a UKRI-funded project that explores the future of creative technology innovation by pioneering new ideas, products and processes in the West of England. We have commissioned writers, academics, creators and makers to contribute a written snapshot into how artificial intelligence is changing, enhancing and challenging creative writing and publishing practices.   Authors are innovators. Many writers are using… Read more »

The Brutalist AI Controversy

Reading Time: 6 minutes Artificial intelligence is fast becoming the hot technology in film and television industry. Tech shows and university campuses are awash with case studies and demos of the power of AI to transform the way we produce visual media. However, the storm of controversy that engulfed Brady Corbet’s latest film, The Brutalist, suggests that not everyone  is ready… Read more »

AI and Writing for Games Webinar

Reading Time: 2 minutes From generative writing tools to augmented publishing processes, artificial intelligence is rapidly changing and challenging the landscape of creative writing and publishing. To respond, MyWorld and Bath Spa University’s Centre for Cultural and Creative Industries (CCCI) and Narrative and Emerging Technologies (NET) Lab have developed a series of free webinars, Writing with Technologies, to offers… Read more »


When the Past Meets the Future

Reading Time: 6 minutes For the last few years I have been experimenting with telling complex, challenging and nuanced historical stories using creative technology. In September 2022, I received a fellowship from Bath Spa University’s Narrative and Emerging Technologies (NET) Lab to explore ways in which to use immersive and emerging technologies to tell stories within some 19th Century… Read more »

MIX 2025 Call for Papers

Reading Time: 3 minutes MIX 2025: WRITING WITH TECHNOLOGIES | CALL FOR PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS   Wednesday 2 July 2025 at Bath Spa University’s Locksbrook Campus , UK  Now in its eighth year, Bath Spa University’s MIX has established itself as an innovative forum for the discussion and exploration of writing and technology, bringing together researchers, writers, technologists and practitioners from around… Read more »


AI and Creative Expression Webinar

Reading Time: 2 minutes From generative writing tools to augmented publishing processes, artificial intelligence is rapidly changing and challenging the landscape of creative writing and publishing. To respond, MyWorld and Bath Spa University’s Centre for Cultural and Creative Industries (CCCI) and Narrative and Emerging Technologies (NET) Lab have developed a series of free webinars, Writing with Technologies, to offers… Read more »

Call for Articles on AI and Writing for/on Screen and Stage

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Writing Platform is commissioning articles on how artificial intelligence is being used as a tool for writing for the screen and stage as well as how it is depicted on screen and stage.  We are looking for articles that engage with the debates and concerns around generative AI and creativity and are keen to… Read more »

An Emerging Writer’s Guide to AI

Reading Time: 5 minutes Regardless of whether you’re an emerging or established writer, it’s no secret how frustrating the writing process can be. Taika Waititi aptly sums it up in my favourite way, “What does writing actually mean? Sometimes writing is opening up your laptop, looking at a blank page for about eight hours, feeling sad, and closing it…”  … Read more »

What Then Must We Do About AI?

Reading Time: 4 minutes This article by Guy Gadney, CEO of Charisma.ai, is one of a series commissioned as part of MyWorld, a UKRI-funded project that explores the future of creative technology innovation by pioneering new ideas, products and processes in the West of England. We have commissioned writers, academics, creators and makers to contribute a written snapshot into how artificial intelligence is changing, enhancing and challenging creative writing and publishing practices.   The UK creative industries are financial powerhouses, recognised internationally for writing,… Read more »

AI and Creative Writing Practice Webinar

Reading Time: 2 minutes From generative writing tools to augmented publishing processes, artificial intelligence is rapidly changing and challenging the landscape of creative writing and publishing. To respond, MyWorld and Bath Spa University’s Centre for Cultural and Creative Industries (CCCI) and Narrative and Emerging Technologies (NET) Lab have developed a series of free webinars, Writing with Technologies, to offers… Read more »