Rethinking Power Dynamics in Software Tools for Artists
Explore how software tools empower and limit artists, examining power dynamics in creative technology and proposing ways to support unpredictable, emergent artistic practices through thoughtful design.
Generative Grammars for Music Generation - Lecture 9
Explore generative grammars and Lindenmayer Systems for music creation. Learn to design effective algorithms, expand musical grammars, and apply key guidelines for AI-driven composition.
Birdsong as Code - Transcribing and Analyzing Avian Musical Structures
Explore birdsong transcription into code, comparing avian and human musical structures while leveraging programming's unique abstractions for novel musical analysis.
What is Generative Music? - Understanding AI-Driven Music Creation
Explore generative music AI, its definition, contributing disciplines, and current challenges. Learn about creative vs. intelligent tasks and the multifaceted nature of this emerging field.
Transformers for Generative Music AI - Part 2: Decoder and Music Generation
Explore transformer architecture for music AI, focusing on decoder components, masked attention, and practical tips for generating music. Dive into future research and neuro-symbolic integration for robust music generation.
Algorithms of Strategic Laziness - Learning to Learn in the AI Era
Explore computational creativity and strategic laziness in the AI era. Learn to optimize technology to replace, augment, and extend yourself, enhancing learning and workplace efficiency.
The Search for Emotions, Creativity, and Fairness in Language
Exploring emotions in language: representation, annotation, and applications in NLP, psychology, and social sciences. Discusses computational creativity and addressing biases for fairer AI systems.
Experimental Creative Writing with the Vectorized Word
Explore experimental creative writing using vector representations of language, blending computational techniques with poetic expression for unique semantic and phonological effects.
AI and the Art of Ingenuity - Computational Creativity
Explore the future of creativity as artists, scientists, and experts discuss AI's role in art, music, and innovation, examining the potential and limitations of computational creativity.
Writing a Writer - Programming Language and Poetry
Discover how artificial intelligence can create master-level poetry through Common Lisp programming, exploring the intersection of computer science and creative writing while understanding how writers think.