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Artists and AI

  • Artists use AI to explore existential questions, perception, and creativity, subverting technology's intended use. [00:40]

  • Artists like Refik Anadol create software artwork using unsupervised learning to interpret and transform data, sparking speculative and imaginative processes. [03:05]

Supervised vs. Unsupervised Learning

  • Supervised learning involves humans tagging data for AI, while unsupervised learning allows the machine to tag based on its own processes. [02:47]

Algorithmic Bias and Ethical Implications

  • Artists like Trevor Paglen reveal biases in AI systems, highlighting the use of personal data for commercial purposes. [06:53]

  • Concerns raised about oversimplification and bias in AI systems, impacting societal perceptions and categorizations. [08:50]

AI's Societal and Environmental Impact

  • AI's deployment by corporations raises concerns of wealth consolidation and inequitable societies. [12:27]

  • The full life cycle of AI systems, like Amazon Alexa, reveals the planetary costs and environmental impact of AI technology. [13:11]

Takeaways

  • Artists are using AI as a tool to explore existential questions and perceptions.

  • Breakthroughs in AI research include supervised learning models like DALLE and ChatGPT.

  • Unsupervised learning allows machines to interpret and transform data without human tagging.

  • Artists like Refik Anadol are creating custom software artwork using AI and MoMA's collection data.

  • AI-generated art challenges traditional labeling and perception of reality.

  • AI systems have inherent biases and can simplify and distort the world.

  • Artists play a crucial role in questioning the impact and implications of AI technology.

  • The relationship between humans and machines has evolved over time, with designers adapting to machine capabilities.

  • Concerns about the consolidation of wealth and power through AI technology.

  • The full life cycle of AI systems, like Amazon Alexa, has a significant planetary cost.

  • There is potential for radical approaches to using AI tools and questioning their intended purposes.

  • AI algorithms may have a role in shaping collective memories, dreams, and consciousness in the future.

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