At KISD, we are hosting the launch event of the book Synthetic Realities: New Frontiers in AI-driven Design, Fabrication, and Materiality. The event gathers authors of the volume edited by Manuel Kretzer, such as Immanuel Koh, Marc Engenhart, Martin Naumann and Aaron Siermann, Simon Maris and Lasse Scherffig, Michael Hansmeyer, and Maria Kuptsova for presentations and discussions.
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Dis/ability Design and Participation
As part of the lecture series Participatory Research at TH Köln, Laura Popplow (TH Köln), Nils Rottgardt (Un-Label) and I will talk about Dis/ability Design and Participation.
Continue readingAI – Opportunities and Barriers for Artists with Disabilities at kaethe:k
In a public discussion at kaethe:k Kunsthaus, we are exploring the opportunities and barriers of AI for artists with disabilities.
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At KISD, we will host the second edition of Hidden Layers Conference from June 12 to 15. The event brings together a diverse group of experts to collectively discuss and learn about artificial intelligence in design. Organized by the research project KITeGG on design and AI, it combines a public program of talks, an exhibition and workshops with internal meetings of the five art and design schools involved in the project.
Attendance is free and the public program will run from Wednesday evening, June 12, to Friday afternoon, June 14.
More information will be available in late May at www.hiddenlayers.de
Continue readingTH Köln Research Day
As part of the Research Day at TH Köln, I will participate in a conversation on ‘artificial intelligence’ with many colleagues from all disciplines.
Continue readingPuppy Slugs, Vibes, and Visual Alignment at KHI, Florence
As part of the workshop The Art of AI: Narratives, Creativities, and Ethics, Matthias Grund and myself will present work done with Thomas Hawranke at the Max Planck Society’s Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz. Our talk is titled “Puppy Slugs, Vibes, and Visual Alignment.”
Continue readingThe Aesthetics of Generative AI and AI Literacy for Design
I am talking about ‘generative AI’ and how we try to develop ‘AI literacy’ in design at the AI Drivers Future, International Design Innovation Forum in Shanghai, China (online).
Continue readingUnlearning the Hype at Hochschule Darmstadt
As part of the symposium “Artificial Intelligence in Design. Insights and Outlooks” at Hochschule Darmstadt, I will talk about “Unlearning the Hype.”
Continue readingArtificial Intelligence in Design Teaching, Learning and Research at TH Köln
As part of the lecture series Research-based Learning at TH Köln’s Department of Cultural Sciences, Laura Wagner, Jakob Kilian and I are talking about “Artificial Intelligence in Design Teaching, Learning and Research.”
Continue readingChanging scientific production in design at IASDR 2023, Milan, Italy
I am participating in a panel at IASDR 2023 in Milan, Italy, on scientific production in design. The panel addresses the question of publishing design (research): How is scientific production and publication in design renewing and transforming to better respond and serve to the needs of the research community and have a real social, politic and economic impact? How can design publication enable the emergent diversity of knowledge?
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