# Event Details - **Event Name**: Discoveries without understanding: Trusting AI research - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 08:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Claire Malone returns to the Ri to explore whether we can trust AI generated scientific results if we don't know the full picture.About this EventArtificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly embedded in scientific research - analysing data, proposing hypotheses, and in some cases, even writing papers. We are relying on systems that may lead us to answers faster and more efficiently, but what happens when we don't understand precisely how those answers were reached? Can science, which has long valued explainability and transparency, embrace a collaborator that often produces results without revealing how they were reached?By considering how today’s most advanced generative AI systems — such as large language models — work, Claire Malone will explore how tools like ChatGPT generate predictions not by understanding concepts but by calculating what is statistically most likely to come next in any given context, examining how this is accelerating scientific discovery.From researchers at CERN using AI models to simulate collisions, detect anomalies, and accelerate data analysis at experiments like ATLAS, to AlphaFold - developed by Google DeepMind - which has solved the long-standing problem in biology of predicting a protein’s 3D structure from its amino acid sequence.Despite their impressive results, the use of these AI tools raises some profound philosophical questions: is AI merely extending the power of human curiosity - or is it reshaping it? Can an algorithm that finds patterns really discover something new? Or does AI need to remain a tool worked in tandem with human scientists, with conscious judgement, creativity and doubt a vital complement to machine speed?And finally, if discoveries could come from systems we do not fully understand, what does it mean to ‘have trust in science’?By booking to attend events at the Royal Institution, you confirm that you have read and agree to the Ri's Event image by Luke Jones via Unsplash - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/discoveries-without-understanding-trusting-ai-research/100001980540313392 - **Event Categories**: artificial-intelligence - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 7.9, max: 21.44, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: London - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: The Royal Institution - **lat**: 51.5097196 - **long**: -0.14252569999996467 - **full address**: The Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle Street, London, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Discoveries without understanding: Trusting AI research - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/6ed1ebfd04f0d3f1673311be532c459f9d90b34fc6265783925ec889e1bc0e86-rimg-w1200-h675-dc022f60-gmir.jpg?v=1769232814 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Discoveries without understanding: Trusting AI research being held? - **A:** Discoveries without understanding: Trusting AI research takes place on Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 08:30 pm at The Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle Street, London, United Kingdom. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for Discoveries without understanding: Trusting AI research? - **A:** Ticket prices for Discoveries without understanding: Trusting AI research range from GBP 8 to GBP 21 depending on the ticket type. This is a high-demand event - early booking is strongly recommended. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailabilityTheatre - Standard + DonationGBP 21 + GBP 1 feeAvailableTheatre - StandardGBP 17 + GBP 1 feeAvailableTheatre - ConcessionGBP 11 + GBP 1 feeAvailableTheatre - Ri Member or Ri PatronGBP 8 + GBP 1 feeAvailable - **Q**: Who is organizing Discoveries without understanding: Trusting AI research? - **A:** Discoveries without understanding: Trusting AI research is organized by The Royal Institution. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Discoveries without understanding: Trusting AI research", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/6ed1ebfd04f0d3f1673311be532c459f9d90b34fc6265783925ec889e1bc0e86-rimg-w1200-h675-dc022f60-gmir.jpg?v=1769232814", "startDate": "2026-05-02T19:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2026-05-02T20:30:00+01:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/discoveries-without-understanding-trusting-ai-research/100001980540313392", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "The Royal Institution", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "21 Albemarle Street", "postalCode": "W1S 4BS", "addressLocality": "London", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "51.5097196", "longitude": "-0.14252569999996467" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Claire Malone returns to the Ri to explore whether we can trust AI generated scientific results if we don't know the full picture.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-01-23", "availabilityEnds": "2026-05-02T20:30:00+01:00", "validFrom": "2026-01-23", "lowPrice": "7.90", "highPrice": "21.44", "price": "7.90", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/discoveries-without-understanding-trusting-ai-research/100001980540313392" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-01-23", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-01-23", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/discoveries-without-understanding-trusting-ai-research/100001980540313392", "price": "21.44", "name": "Theatre - Standard + Donation" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-01-23", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-01-23", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/discoveries-without-understanding-trusting-ai-research/100001980540313392", "price": "17.27", "name": "Theatre - Standard" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-01-23", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-01-23", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/discoveries-without-understanding-trusting-ai-research/100001980540313392", "price": "11.02", "name": "Theatre - Concession" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-01-23", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-01-23", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/discoveries-without-understanding-trusting-ai-research/100001980540313392", "price": "7.90", "name": "Theatre - Ri Member or Ri Patron" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "The Royal Institution", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/the-royal-institution/22530720", "description": "The Royal Institution (Ri) is an independent charity dedicated to creating opportunities for the public and scientists to explore science together. 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