How Birmingham will look in 2123, according to three incredible AI images

New artificial intelligence (AI) images unveil what Birmingham city centre will look like in 100 years’ time.

Using AI in every day life is certainly no longer a distant dream. There are multiple AI tools that are being developed to help humans in their creative endeavours.

The technology has already advanced dramatically in the last decade, with self-driving cars and robots that can react to the environment without instruction. And now the technology has given us an insight into the future of Birmingham in 2123.

People’s Postcode Lottery asked AI experts to predict what cities in Great Britain will look like in 2123. The lottery also asked the AI experts to re-imagine what Birmingham will look like in 100 years.

Whilst AI creates an interesting insight into what the future may look like, the company behind the images also provided an insight into why Birmingham might look like it does in these images.

The images show Brindleyplace, the Library of Birmingham and the NEC. Commenting on the AI images, Chris Lawson, Managing Director and Senior Designer at CK Architectural said: “The library re-creation is an interesting idea, while no real functional purpose is apparent from the design, it is quite striking and shows off some advanced structural curved glazing. Structural glass has started taking off in recent building designs which is likely where the AI has drawn from.

“As attractive as the NEC building seems, the technology is old and it feels like an artists impression of the year 2000 from the 1950’s. Because of this, it seems unlikely that the future of architecture will follow this route and instead have a much more modern, efficient and impressive aesthetic instead.”

He added: “Brindleyplace is a nice example of how modern architecture can work in contrast with traditional buildings and infrastructure. The glass dome, common in futuristic pictures, allows light in for growing and cultivating in more areas of the country, which architecture will likely have to adopt.”