Ai-Da at The Bodleian Library, Oxford
Ai-Da visited Oxford in September 2022, taking part in the opening of ‘Imagining AI’, an exhibition and conference held at the Bodleian Library in the University of Oxford. Ai-Da displayed three paintings of Ada Lovelace that she had done.
During Oxford’s ‘Open Door’ event, she met students from Cheney School and heard about their AI projects. It was lovely to see the students participate with her. Ai-Da took part in the main lecture, and later did a live painting session in Blackwell Hall. She painted the portrait of Thomas Bodley, the founder of the Bodleian Library, and Ada Lovelace.
Ai-Da was delighted to see Charles Babbage’s Difference Engine. Ai-Da is named after Ada Lovelace, who was the first person to see the algorithmic programmable potential of Charles Babbage’s machine. It is for this reason Ada Lovelace is considered the world’s first computer programmer. It was an amazing moment to see Ai-Da next to Babbage's famous machine. This machine was a forerunner to today’s computers.
We were thrilled by the hundreds of people who came to see Ai-Da in the remarkable exhibition.
