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Demystifying AI's 15 projects across the UK

Map of the UK showing the 15 'Demystifying AI' partners

Scotland:

  • At Aberdeen Science Centre young people explored AI through wildlife conservation, healthcare and agriculture, using tools like Google’s Teachable Machine and Micro:bit Create AI to understand how algorithms are trained
  • At Dundee Science Centre families packed into a gameshow-style ‘Fact or Fiction: AI’ experience where children imagined future AI inventions, including a solar-powered fruit-picking robot and a multitasking robot octopus.
  • At Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh audiences explored how astronomers use AI to uncover new insights about the universe through the immersive ‘AI and the Sky’ planetarium show. One child even described robotics researcher Dr Carl Strathearn as a ‘cool guy’ who started building robots in his bedroom.
  • And at Edinburgh Science Festival they turned AI into a family conversation through ‘Tech Decoded’, where visitors trained machine-learning models, experimented with robotic cubelets and debated how AI affects accessibility, sustainability and decision-making.

England:

  • Exeter Science Centre took AI directly into community spaces with a travelling pop-up exhibition exploring biodiversity monitoring, generative AI and environmental impacts. One visitor left saying, ‘Not all AI is a devouring large language terror.’
  • Newcastle’s Life Science Centre focused on critical thinking through its brilliant ‘Find the Fake’ live science show, encouraging families to spot errors and misinformation in AI-generated content.
  • At the National Space Centre in Leicester, audiences explored how AI supports planetary exploration and scientific discovery, while also openly discussing concerns around misinformation, energy use and environmental impact.
  • At the STEM Discovery Centre in Hertfordshire, they helped young people understand the human side of AI careers and digital innovation, making pathways into tech feel visible and achievable.
  • At Thinktank in Birmingham children and adults drew ‘Unknownosauruses’ from fossil clues to explore how AI image generators work and engaged in facilitated conversations to explore how AI appears in everyday systems and decision-making.
  • And at We the Curious in Bristol they created opportunities for audiences to question AI ethically and creatively, encouraging participation through a specially commissioned ‘soft play’ map of Bristol where visitors uncovered hidden uses of AI across the city - think sewage works and the bus network!

Northern Ireland:

  • Armagh Observatory and Planetarium connected AI to astronomy and scientific discovery, helping audiences understand how machine learning is already changing research.
  • W5 in Belfast brought industry voices directly into conversations with young people, showing that AI careers aren’t abstract future jobs - they’re already here.

And in Wales:

  • Oriel Science in Swansea focused on demonstrating the opportunities and limitations of AI where visitors could chat with a bilingual AI-powered version of the infamous Welsh pirate Barti Ddu.
  • At Techniquest in Cardiff, scientists and STEM Ambassadors helped learners meet real people working in AI-related fields, making careers in emerging technologies feel tangible and inclusive.
  • And in Wrexham, Xplore! Science Discovery Centre used sensory-rich and accessible activities to ensure AI engagement worked for a wide range of learners, including younger children and visitors with SEND.