A new opera asks the question: will technology be our salvation or our downfall? AI and the Luddite movement are paralleled in this cutting edge work.
 

Well if it isn't our very own conductor @bencrickmusic in The Guardian!

He's written an opera about the parallels between the Luddite uprising of the early 1800s and today's concerns around the increasing use of A.I. "Crick believes we could all benefit from knowing more about the luddites, the “Industrial Revolution machine-wreckers”, and we need to draw lessons from them to address what is, for some, the biggest existential question of our time."

You can read the full article here 
https://www.theguardian.com/.../learn-history-opera...

The opera is a part of Bradford Opera Festival and will be touring in November. 

'Ben Crick does not pretend to be Puccini; there are no hummable tunes in the piece, but the music, the videography and the excellent vocal performances combine to tell the cautionary tale with a rawness and honesty that a jolly sing-along could not.' Trinder, Chimeo