Bristol AI Ethics - November 2026

Bristol AI Ethics' monthly evening of talks and discussion on how AI actually gets used — and where that goes wrong — at Torchbox on Colston Street. This month: arrival and networking from 6, a news roundup at 6:30, then Hugh Williams on "responsibility gaps" in care-sector AI — when an automated system causes harm, who or what do we hold responsible, why the gap exists, and whether design can ever close it. Q&A and discussion follow, then drinks and a "positive actions" wrap by 8, with more conversation until the building closes at 8:30. Free; 18 places left when checked. Why go: one of the few Bristol rooms where the ethics conversation stays concrete — a real case and a real speaker to push back on, not abstractions. Best for anyone building or deploying AI who wants to think past the demo.