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AI and the Arts: Who's Responsible? - Artists' Event

  • Science Gallery London Great Maze Pond London, England, SE1 United Kingdom (map)

Featuring performances, provocations and roundtable discussions, this workshop for artists and creatives working with AI focuses on concerns and potentials within responsible AI and the arts, covering issues such as IP, consent and bias.

Speakers and sessions include:

  • Results of the survey on AI and artists’ work by Design and Artists’ Copyright Society (DACS)

  • Yasmine Boudiaf, researcher and artist

  • Mercedes Bunz, co-founder of Creative AI Lab and Professor of Digital Culture & Society, King's College London

  • Artist duo dmstfctn

  • Caroline Sinders, human rights researcher and artist

  • Martin Zeilinger, Senior Lecturer in Computational Arts & Technology, University of Dundee


SCHEDULE

13:00 Introduction by Beverley Hood​

13:15 Artist Showcase: dmstfctn​

13:30 AI and Artists’ Work: Results of the DACS AI Survey​

13:40 Participatory Exercise: Digesting the DACS Survey​

14:15 IP Provocation: Martin Zeilinger​ (University of Abertay)

14:25 Participatory Exercise: Chewing on IP​

15:00 Break | Studio Foyer​

15:15 Artist Showcase: Yasmine Boudiaf | Alan Warburton | Caroline Sinders​, chaired by Daniel Chavez Heras (King’s College London)

15:35 Participatory Exercise: Co-Creating a Consensus Statement​

16:50 Closing ​

17:00 Drinks Reception


This event is brought to you by the UKRI BRAID (Bridging Responsible AI Divides) Programme, a multi-year national research programme funded by the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), led by the University of Edinburgh in partnership with the Ada Lovelace Institute and the BBC.

BRAID’s theme of ‘Inspired Innovation’ focuses on the creative arts, and includes a series of creative community engagement events, intended to build upon existing networks and strengthen the AI and Arts ecosystem in the UK.

Please note this workshop is for artists and creatives. For arts sector workers, including but not limited to curators, producers and gallerists, see AI and the Arts: Who’s Responsible? - Curatorial Event.