With artists and researchers Michael Christopher Brown, Haley Morris Cafiero, and Stéphanie Hubert Chaired by Sam McGuire, former Tate curator of research and interpretation, current doctoral researcher at Cardiff University and Photo Oxford trustee. In this recorded panel discussion, photographers and artists Michael Christopher Brown, Haley Morris-Cafiero, and Stéphanie Hubert reflect on photography and truth in the era of AI. The session was chaired by Sam McGuire, former Tate Curator of Research and Interpretation, now a doctoral researcher at Cardiff University and a Photo Oxford trustee. About the discussion: Press the Shutter, Type the Prompt brought together three distinct artistic voices to show how generative AI is reshaping creative practice in very different ways.

• Michael Christopher Brown – 90 Miles

Shared how he used generative tools to visualise histories of Cuban migration that could not be captured on camera.

• Haley Morris-Cafiero – What Does an Ideal Employee Look Like?

Discussed her use of performance, humour, and AI to reveal the biases embedded in online employment assessment algorithms.

• Stéphanie Hubert – Sleeping Beauty

Reflected on blending photography and AI to explore memory, grief, and the invisible traces left by loss. Context: The event was organised by Goran Gaber, Andrew Cusworth, and Anne-Sophie Gabillas as part of the Channels of Digital Scholarship initiative (Maison Française d’Oxford and Digital Scholarship @Oxford) and featured in the Photo Oxford Festival. Since 2022, Channels of Digital Scholarship has offered a platform for leading scholars and artists from France, the UK, and beyond to present and discuss innovative projects engaging with digital technologies.