I’m Martin, a London-based director working with interactive film and AI.
Over the years I’ve made projects that use film and digital technology to educate and empower people. Along the way I’ve been lucky enough to receive a BAFTA, an Emmy, and several Webby Awards. Two areas most relevant here:
* Emergency skills training I’ve created crisis simulator films in the UK, Canada and US that improve CPR training effectiveness by over 100%, validated in peer-reviewed studies. Trailer for one example: https://youtu.be/lONRVhIbLrg
* AI safety education: I run a participatory workshop for non-technical people, “AI Basics: Thrills or Chills”, that aims to move beyond one-way, top-down communication to start a conversation about AI and what needs to be done about it. https://youtu.be/llpT6PYk6Xc
Learning more about AI led me to Effective Altruism. Six months ago I did some consultancy for the lovely BlueDot Impact in London. That made me realise I’d been kind of EA-aligned for years without knowing it!
At the moment, I’m especially interested in:
* Engaging talented non-technical people with AI and AI safety Running further sessions of AI Basics: Thrills or Chills and gathering better impact data; developing an updated workshop with more focus on AI safety; and using AI-generated video to make short sci-fi films showing what an AI dystopia could look like
* Scalable training for lay people in how to respond to “the deadly dozen” – 12 major causes of death Extending the proven CPR model to cover overdose, haemorrhage, choking, road accidents, falls, suicide, stroke, sepsis, diabetes, drowning, pregnancy emergencies, and burns/fires; relevant both in the Global North and South
Any thoughts, ideas, or connections very much appreciated!
Hey Martin, Welcome to the Forum! I wonder if you’ve connected with @Keiran Harris 🔸 ? As far as I know he is working on “using AI-generated video to make short sci-fi films showing what an AI dystopia could look like” right now. Let me know if you have any other questions about EA or the Forum, happy to chat (here or in dm). Cheers, Toby (Content Strategist for the EA Forum)
Hi everyone
I’m Martin, a London-based director working with interactive film and AI.
Over the years I’ve made projects that use film and digital technology to educate and empower people. Along the way I’ve been lucky enough to receive a BAFTA, an Emmy, and several Webby Awards. Two areas most relevant here:
* Emergency skills training
I’ve created crisis simulator films in the UK, Canada and US that improve CPR training effectiveness by over 100%, validated in peer-reviewed studies. Trailer for one example: https://youtu.be/lONRVhIbLrg
* AI safety education:
I run a participatory workshop for non-technical people, “AI Basics: Thrills or Chills”, that aims to move beyond one-way, top-down communication to start a conversation about AI and what needs to be done about it. https://youtu.be/llpT6PYk6Xc
Learning more about AI led me to Effective Altruism. Six months ago I did some consultancy for the lovely BlueDot Impact in London. That made me realise I’d been kind of EA-aligned for years without knowing it!
At the moment, I’m especially interested in:
* Engaging talented non-technical people with AI and AI safety
Running further sessions of AI Basics: Thrills or Chills and gathering better impact data; developing an updated workshop with more focus on AI safety; and using AI-generated video to make short sci-fi films showing what an AI dystopia could look like
* Scalable training for lay people in how to respond to “the deadly dozen” – 12 major causes of death
Extending the proven CPR model to cover overdose, haemorrhage, choking, road accidents, falls, suicide, stroke, sepsis, diabetes, drowning, pregnancy emergencies, and burns/fires; relevant both in the Global North and South
Any thoughts, ideas, or connections very much appreciated!
You can find a little more about me here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Percy
Thanks for reading and please get in touch!
M :)
Hey Martin,
Welcome to the Forum!
I wonder if you’ve connected with @Keiran Harris 🔸 ? As far as I know he is working on “using AI-generated video to make short sci-fi films showing what an AI dystopia could look like” right now.
Let me know if you have any other questions about EA or the Forum, happy to chat (here or in dm).
Cheers,
Toby (Content Strategist for the EA Forum)
Hi Toby
Thanks for your help—will contact him now! : )
all the best
M : )
Great! No worries :)