AI in recent art practice
Abstract:
Over the past couple of years, there has been increasing interest in
applying the latest advances in machine learning to creative projects
in art and design. From DeepDream and style transfer to a
GAN-generated painting selling for $430,000 at auction, AI art has
moved beyond the world of research and academia and become a trend in
its own right. Meanwhile, the contemporary art world's fascination
with the social impact of facial recognition, recommendation systems
and deep fakes has encouraged artists to explore AI critically as
subject matter. This talk will give an overview of how artists and
technologists are using and thinking about machine learning, its
creative potential and societal impact.
Bio:
Luba Elliott is a curator and researcher specialising in artificial
intelligence in the creative industries. She is currently working to
educate and engage the broader public about the latest developments in
AI art through talks, workshops and exhibitions at venues across the
art and technology spectrum including The Photographers’ Gallery,
Victoria & Albert Museum, Seoul MediaCity Biennale, Impakt Festival,
Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, NeurIPS and ECCV.
Her Creative AI London meetup community includes 2,300+ members. She
has advised organisations including The World Economic Forum, Google
and City University on the topic and was featured on the BBC, Forbes
and The Guardian. She is a member of the AI council at the British
Interactive Media Association. Previously, she worked in startups and
venture capital and has a degree in Modern Languages from Cambridge
University.
Shared with the University by
Ms Amber Bu