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COR_ALIS _CHORALIS
A CHORAL PIECE EXPLORING TRUST IN THE USE OF
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MEDICINE

PREMIERE OF COR_ALIS _CHORALIS
PERFORMED BY KANTOS CHAMBER CHOIR
FOLLOWED BY A PANEL DISCUSSION


29TH SEPTEMBER 2024
2PM (BST)
SPIEGELTENT
BARKER'S POOL
FREE ENTRY
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A choral piece, Cor_alis _Choralis employs the human voice to invite audiences to explore trust in the use of Artificial Intelligence in medicine. A collaboration between Professor Andy Swift, Sheffield Medical School, artists Emma O’Connor, Michael Day, composer Michael Betteridge, and Lucy Bramley, project manager and director, Cor_alis _Choralis consists of a choral piece performed by singers from Kantos Chamber Choir, and a panel discussion which provides audiences the opportunity to learn more about the project and the themes underpinning the medical and creative work.

Cor_alis _Choralis is constructed from expert interview transcripts and forms a cultural counterpoint to the program of pulmonary hypertension research in Sheffield, which uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve diagnoses made on chest scans.

Cor_alis _Choralis aims to increase understanding of AI in diagnostic medicine, staging a conversation with the viewer about the investment of trust in machine-learning.