The rapid development of generative AI has stimulated debates about the role of technology in creative practices, challenging our understanding of human-machine interaction and how the two inform each other. As a school of design, film and art, we need to consider the impact of these technologies on modes of cultural production. Which new skills and knowledge will be required in the creative professions? How is the process of making changing in the various disciplines?
In this series of talks, organized by the Creativity and Digitality Hub in collaboration with different degree programs, we invite you to discuss these questions with experts from various fields, exploring both individual practices and broader infrastructures in the age of AI.
Victoria Ivanova is a London-based curator, writer and strategist working at the intersection of arts institutions, technology companies and NGOs. She holds an MSc in Human Rights from the London School of Economics, a Master in Curatorial Studies from Bard College, and a PhD from London South Bank University, Center for the Study of the Networked Image. Ivanova develops innovative approaches to policy, finance and rights, primarily in cultural contexts. She is currently R&D Strategic Lead at the Serpentine Galleries, London.
The Serpentine Galleries have had an Arts Technologies department since 2014, commissioning and producing artworks that involve advanced technologies. The most recent of these productions is The Call by Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst, a project that discusses the ethical, legal and aesthetic issues raised by the transformation of culture into training data for AI models.
Arts Technologies is also engaged in research and collaborations to develop infrastructures and a better understanding of the changing landscape of institutions within digital culture, with the Creative AI Lab and the Future Art Ecosystems strategic publication series.
www.vivanova.net
