Abstract

“The Cinderella Moment is where art meets science — and changes in our perceptions affect the way we capture data.” The AI+Art Lab is chasing that Cinderella Moment. By fostering the collaboration between artists and researchers the AI+Art Lab invigorates the symbiotic relationship between art and science to empower a critical, ethical and creative mindset in education, research and development and to communicate more broadly beyond industry and entrepreneurship from science to society.

The AI+Art Lab promotes an understanding of AI that takes appropriate account of the social, cultural, ethical, sustainable and environ- mental dimensions. We are dedicated to reshaping the narrative and actively contributing to a future-oriented constructive ex- change on the transformative power of AI.

With the art and science collaborations we aim to

  • promote Critical Thinking and ethics,
  • diversify knowledge and Intelligence,
  • contribute new questions and alternative perspectives as well as
  • provide inspiration, create visions and fictions for/of the future. By incorporating themes of public interest with artists as investigators, mediators and moderators, we aim to instigate a meaningful and inclusive dialogue with a broader audience and to captivate them cognitively, emotionally, and aesthetically, offering a unique and immersive experience on different levels.

The AI+Art Lab is divided into two areas of activity, Conversations and Projects, each with four different formats. This creates an ecosystem where art and science meet in the context of AI research. The Conversations promote dialog and interaction between artists and scientists, a way of getting to know each other. In the projects, the focus is on realizing works and products together and collaboratively.

Speaker

Adrian Notz (*1977, Zurich) is a curator and lecturer at ETH Zurich, where he led the AI+Art Program at the ETH AI Center from 2021 to 2024. In 2023, he curated the Art Encounters Biennial in Timișoara, and from 2020 to 2022, served as curator at the Tichy Ocean Foundation in Zurich. Previously, he was the artistic director of Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich (2012–2019), following roles as co-director (2006–2012) and curatorial assistant (2004–2006). From 2010 to 2015, he also headed the Department of Fine Arts at the School of Design in St. Gallen. Throughout his career, Notz has organized and curated numerous exhibitions, events, conferences, and interventions, collaborating with international artists, activists, and thinkers both at Cabaret Voltaire and globally.

Lab Website: https://ai.ethz.ch/

Profile: https://ai.ethz.ch/utils/search.Mjk4NTU2.html

Time

15:00 - 16:00 (BJT) Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024

Venue

Zoom Meeting ID: 945 0301 9171 Passcode: HCI@GBA

Zoom Link：https://hkust-gz-edu-cn.zoom.us/j/94503019171?pwd=5zItyQbtMz91R1amPy0uM7u4rENyUJ.1

CMC 6058, Run Run Shaw Creative Media Center, City University of Hong Kong, HK

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