A Nuanced Approach to AI, in Comic Form

Would you rather read a research paper or a picture book? How about a research paper versus a comic?

If you’re one of many visual learners out there, then you may find yourself bogged down by dense, educational text. I am one of those people, too. In a recent project for Laude, I broke down the concepts of a nuanced paper about the potential future of AI (Shaping AI) into a series of text and images. These were then turned into a comic book, complete with ads and a shiny cover. You could call it an infographic of the paper, but split into multiple panels. The comic book explains the topics from the paper (How should AI be regulated? How can AI positively impact science? How should a computer science lab be designed? How will AI impact media and art? What is AI’s role in employment, healthcare, education?) in text and image allowing you to get the paper’s message in a fun, engaging way.

When the folks at Laude go on tour to talk about how the organization can help computer scientist researchers ship their work and tackle tough problems in AI, they give out this comic book to the audience.

For more images from this project, see here.