BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//208.94.116.123//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-7823@www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20240328T123459Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Columbia U CONTACT:https://scienceandsociety.columbia.edu/events/how-ai-changing-artis tic-creation DESCRIPTION:Generative art made with algorithms has existed since the early days of computing in the 1960s. In recent years\, a new strand of generat ive art has emerged: AI-generated art\, which leverages the recent progres s of artificial intelligence to create artworks. Unlike old-fashioned gene rative art\, AI-generated art is not produced with an explicit set of prog ramming instructions provided by human artists\; instead\, it involves tra ining an algorithm on a dataset so that it can later produce artworks (ima ges\, music\, or video clips) using its own internal parameters that have not been explicitly defined by a human. This process raises fascinating qu estions at the intersection of computer science\, art history\, and the ph ilosophy of art. At a superficial level of analysis\, AI-generated art see ms to offload much of the creative impetus of art production to the machin e\, requiring minimal intervention from the artist. On closer inspection\, however\, it involves a novel process of curation at two key stages: upst ream in the selection of the dataset on which the algorithm is trained\, a nd downstream in the selection of the outputs that should qualify as artwo rks. Instead of replacing human artists with computers\, AI-generated art can be understood as a new kind of collaboration between mind and machine\ , both of which contribute to the aesthetic value of the final artwork.\nT his seminar will bring together AI artists and philosophers to explore the significance of this new mode of art production. It will discuss the impl ications of AI-generated art for the definition of art\, the nature of the relationship between artists and tools\, the process of digital curation\ , and whether AI systems can be as creative as humans.\nEvent Speakers\n\n Sougwen Chung\, artist and researcher\nHelena Sarin\, visual artist\nAnne Spalter\, digital mixed-media artist\nKatherine Thomson-Jones\, Professor of Philosophy at Oberlin College\nModerated by Raphaël Millière\, Presiden tial Scholar in Society and Neuroscience at Columbia University\n\nEvent I nformation\nFree and open to the public. Registration is required via Even tbrite. Registered attendees will receive an event link shortly before the seminar begins.\nThis event is hosted by the Presidential Scholars in Soc iety and Neuroscience as part of the Seminars in Society and Neuroscience series.\nThe Center for Science and Society makes every reasonable effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities. If you require disability ac commodations to attend a Center for Science and Society event\, please con tact us at scienceandsociety@columbia.edu or (212) 853-1612 at least 10 da ys in advance of the event. For more information\, please visit the campus accessibility webpage.\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-ai-is-c hanging-artistic-creation-tickets-404716165947. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221026T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221026T153000 GEO:+40.712775;-74.005973 LOCATION:Online @ New York\, NY\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:How AI Is Changing Artistic Creation URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress/event/how-ai-is-changing-artis tic-creation/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nGenerative ar t made with algorithms has existed since the early days of computing in th e 1960s. In recent years\, a new strand of generative art has emerged: AI- generated art\, which leverages the recent progress of artificial intellig ence to create artworks. Unlike old-fashioned generative art\, AI-generate d art is not produced with an explicit set of programming instructions pro vided by human artists\; instead\, it involves training an algorithm on a dataset so that it can later produce artworks (images\, music\, or video c lips) using its own internal parameters that have not been explicitly defi ned by a human. This process raises fascinating questions at the intersect ion of computer science\, art history\, and the philosophy of art. At a su perficial level of analysis\, AI-generated art seems to offload much of th e creative impetus of art production to the machine\, requiring minimal in tervention from the artist. On closer inspection\, however\, it involves a novel process of curation at two key stages: upstream in the selection of the dataset on which the algorithm is trained\, and downstream in the sel ection of the outputs that should qualify as artworks. Instead of replacin g human artists with computers\, AI-generated art can be understood as a n ew kind of collaboration between mind and machine\, both of which contribu te to the aesthetic value of the final artwork.
\nThis seminar will bring together AI artists and philosophers to explore the significance of this new mode of art production. It will discuss the implications of AI-ge nerated art for the definition of art\, the nature of the relationship bet ween artists and tools\, the process of digital curation\, and whether AI systems can be as creative as humans.
\nFree and open to the publi c. Registration is required via Eventbrite. Registered attendees will rec eive an event link shortly before the seminar begins.
\nThis event i s hosted by the Presidential Scholars in Society and Neurosc ience as part of the S eminars in Society and Neuroscience series.
\nThe Center for Sci ence and Society makes every reasonable effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities. If you require disability accommodations to attend a Ce nter for Science and Society event\, please contact us at scienceandsociety@columbia.edu or (212 ) 853-1612 at least 10 days in advance of the event. For more information\ , please visit the campus accessibility we bpage.
\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-ai-is-changing-artistic-creati on-tickets-404716165947.
X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:aesthetics\,computation\,technology X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-ai-is-changing-artistic-crea tion-tickets-404716165947 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-7946@www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20240328T123459Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Columbia U CONTACT:https://maisonfrancaise.org/naturally-universal-how-aristotle-expla ins-the-success-of-medieval-french-song DESCRIPTION:Poets and singers in a number of medieval vernacular languages reached non-native audiences and inspired speakers of other languages to c ompose in theirs\; and many imagined their compositions enjoying a univers ality similar to that of cosmopolitan languages like Latin and Arabic. An interesting rationalization of these aspirations can be discerned in a sho rt verse narrative of a well-known episode in the youth of Alexander the G reat\, conqueror of India\, together with his tutor\, the philosopher Aris totle. Not only does it involve Greeks and Indians singing French songs an d cosplaying French lovers\, but the philosopher is induced to pretend to be a horse and then justifies his behavior as “natural\,” with far-reachin g implications which this talk will explore.\nSarah Kay is Professor Emeri ta in the Department of French Literature\, Thought and Culture at New Yor k University and Life Fellow at Girton College\, University of Cambridge. In Spring 2023\, she is Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the Columbia Soc iety of Senior Scholars.\nThis talk is presented by the Columbia Maison Fr ançaise\, Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities\, The So ciety of Senior Scholars\, the Department of Music\, and Medieval and Rena issance Studies. \nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/naturally-univers al-a-lecture-by-sarah-kay-tickets-516765338037. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230213T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230213T193000 GEO:+40.807717;-73.961428 LOCATION:Maison Française East Gallery @ Buell Hall\, 515 W 116th St\, New York\, NY 10027\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Naturally Universal: How Aristotle Explains the Success of Medieval French Song. Sarah Kay URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress/event/naturally-universal-how- aristotle-explains-the-success-of-medieval-french-song-sarah-kay/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nPoe ts and singers in a number of medieval vernacular languages reached non-na tive audiences and inspired speakers of other languages to compose in thei rs\; and many imagined their compositions enjoying a universality similar to that of cosmopolitan languages like Latin and Arabic. An interesting ra tionalization of these aspirations can be discerned in a short verse narra tive of a well-known episode in the youth of Alexander the Great\, conquer or of India\, together with his tutor\, the philosopher Aristotle. Not onl y does it involve Greeks and Indians singing French songs and cosplaying F rench lovers\, but the philosopher is induced to pretend to be a horse and then justifies his behavior as “natural\,” with far-reaching implications which this talk will explore.
\nSarah Kay is Professor Emerita in the Department of French Literature\, Thought an d Culture at New York University and Life Fellow at Girton College\, Unive rsity of Cambridge. In Spring 2023\, she is Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the Columbia Society of Senior Scholars.
\nThis talk is presented by the Columbia Maison Française\, Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the H umanities\, The Society of Senior Scholars\, the Department of Music\, and Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/ e/naturally-universal-a-lecture-by-sarah-kay-tickets-516765338037.
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