The Future Is a Story We Haven’t Finished Writing: How storytelling can steer us away from an AI dystopia
Co-hosted by Breakthrough and WilbeLABS, and hosted at IDEALondon, this evening brings founders, academics and social leaders together to explore how storytelling can steer us away from an AI dystopia.
The tech future we keep getting sold was a story first. The stories we tell about AI shape what we expect, what we fund and what actually gets built. But whose futures are being imagined, and who gets left out?
Together, we’ll explore:
Why the stories we tell about AI shape what actually gets built
Who goes missing from today’s AI future stories, and what that costs
How storytelling can help us imagine and work towards better alternatives
Your role as a founder, academic or social leader in speaking up for underserved communities
This is an evening to question the futures we’re being offered, consider whose voices are missing and explore how we can help write a better story.
No technical background or storytelling experience is required.
About Skills for Scale
Skills for Scale is a practical workshop series for founders and small teams.
Each session brings in experienced specialists to share useful, applicable knowledge on a specific part of building and growing an early-stage company.
About Breakthrough
Breakthrough is a values-driven social enterprise working to ensure the future of AI belongs to everyone, not just a small group of people.
Through inclusive training, skills bootcamps and tailored support, Breakthrough helps people develop the technical skills, confidence and critical understanding needed to participate in an AI-powered world.
Its approach places ethics, accessibility and community at the centre of AI education. Breakthrough has worked with organisations including the Department for Education, IBM, BT, the Ministry of Justice and the UN AI for Good Skills Coalition.
About IDEALondon and WilbeLABS
This event is hosted at IDEALondon, part of UCL Engineering and a workspace and community for early-stage science and technology companies in Shoreditch.
Managed by WilbeLABS, IDEALondon provides flexible workspace, founder support and community programming for founders, researchers and operators.
WilbeLABS is part of the wider Wilbe venture group, alongside Wilbe Capital and Wilbe Foundation. Together, they support scientists and founders through know-how, community, capital and lab space—all in one place.
Learn more about the IDEALondon community, events and membership.