Georgia Smith

Computer science teacher wins Silver at COP29

Computer Science Teacher Michael P. Jones talks to Georgia Smith MBCS about his prize-winning ocean plastics project, the importance of applying technology to sustainability, and teaching young people agency.

The Call at the Serpentine

From the 4th October to the 2nd February 2025, Serpentine Galleries hosts Holly Hernden and Mat Dryhurst’s The Call: New Rituals for Collaboration with AI. This pioneering artwork is a striking audiovisual experience which concerns itself with some of the central ethical questions of generative AI today: who owns us and what we create? And how do we navigate the new world of AI in all its versatility? Georgia Smith MBCS reports.

The big IDEA: how AI can help in an emergency | BCS

‘IDEntity-aware Autonomous system’, otherwise known as IDEA, is an AI powered agent which has been shown to reduce emergency evacuation times by an average of 13.6%. Georgia Smith MBCS spoke with the Open University’s Director of Research for the School of Computing and Communications, Dr Amel Bennaceur, to hear more about it.

AI generated commentary? You cannot be serious | BCS

Every morning during the Wimbledon tournament, strawberry pickers rise before the sun to make sure fresh berries arrive on site, ready to eat with lashings of cream, by 10am every day. During the tournament, over 140,000 punnets of strawberries will be eaten; a staple image of the 136 year old event. Wimbledon is characterised by tradition, but it has never shied away from technological advancements...

Paint in the tube: AI and the future of art | BCS

Paul Brown’s first exploration of his voice as an artist, a drawing which he later learned was a symbolic representation of an Exclusive OR logical operation, got him kicked out of art school as he was ‘unfit to pursue a career in the fine arts’. What followed has been a decades long, pioneering career at the forefront of not only a developing genre of art but the world’s digital transformation.

XII: Robin Bennet • 4th January 2023

XII: Robin Bennet

Teen book I subedited and offered insight on social sensitivity issues

Google Books • 4th January 2023

Lief the Lesser and Hell

An exciting 9-12 historical adventure-fantasy set in prehistoric Doggerland I subedited

The Global Voyagers • 17th December 2021

TGV Magazine Ed-1

Medieval Eze - pages 6-14. All copy and photography my own.

Monster Books - astonishing tales for extraordinary kids • 25th February 2021

Funny February: The Lifeline of Funny Books

The world is throwing us many challenges at the moment, one of them being exactly how to keep kids engaged with learning while they’re stuck at home, missing their friends and teachers. It’s not easy – but funny books might just come to the rescue.

The role of funny books in lockdown

During lockdown, funny books are even more of a lifeline than usual. While the restrictions can be horrendously hard for us grown-ups, their impact on children is just as strong – and they haven’t had the life exp