Patrick Crogan is Associate Professor of Digital Cultures at UWE Bristol where he teaches and researches in media, technology and culture. He wrote Gameplay Mode (2011) and has published numerous pieces on video games, film, animation, automation and AI: Patrick was Automation Fellow for the AHRC’s South West Creative Technologies Network (2019-20), and co-investigator on the AHRC’s Automation Anxiety Research Network (2017-18). He works on military drone developments and the future of AI and automation in both military and civilian circles. He is research lead and collaborator on the DCRC’s I am Echoborg​ project, with creative lead, interactive experience designer Rik Lander, Prof of Technology Ethics Matt Studley (UWE Bristol College of Arts, Technology and Environment), and Conversational AI developer Phil D. Hall.