For the first time in Mayenne, the West Data Festival held the "Trial of AI", an immersive and realistic enactment aimed at exploring the risks, potential pitfalls, and solutions in response to the rapid development of this technology. Rigorously adhering to the codes of a real court, the event placed artificial intelligence on the defendant's bench for generating a deepfake compromising a political figure.
In turn, lawyers, scientists, and experts took the stand to defend or accuse AI. The highlight of this original experience was the presence of artificial intelligence itself in the form of a virtual avatar, directly responding to the questions from the judge and assessors.
We invite you to watch the full replay of this exceptional session of the West Data Festival, now available online on YouTube, offering everyone the unique opportunity to relive this exciting and unprecedented debate about the ethical and societal challenges of AI.