Understanding and Appreciating Uses of AI in Image-making Practice

Wednesday, 28 February 2024, 16:00-18:00

Senate House, Room 243

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The contributions of humans to visual artworks generated using AIs are frequently downplayed, but is it appropriate to engage with and evaluate such work as primarily the product of a machine? In addition to examining how much knowledge of the processes behind AI image generation benefits appreciation of these works, in this talk, I will assess the ways human agency permeates these processes and how viewers relate to these creative acts through the resultant products.

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Following NHS guidance, all attendees are strongly encouraged to be vaccinated (including boosters) against Covid-19, unless medically exempt. Our group is diverse; please continue to be considerate of those who wear face coverings and those who don’t. Thank you.