Talks
Machine learning X Audiovisual Industry: AI Dreams and chimeras
Monday, November 6
17:00 – 18:00
17:00 – 18:00
Online broadcasting
Tuesday, November 7
Starting From 23:00
Tuesday, November 7
Starting From 23:00
LANGUAGE(S) English
Artificial intelligence that creates content (images, sound, video, etc.) is currently a hot topic for many, from the Hollywood writer's strikes to European regulatory bodies. This program of talks will provide an overview of the current state of AI-assisted artistic creation, as well as a practical initiation to this technology.
In collaboration with
Moderator
Sten-Kristian Saluveer
Head of Cannes Next & Strategic Advisor, Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes | CEO at Storytek Innovation & Venture Studio | EEstorytek.eu
Head of Cannes Next & Strategic Advisor, Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes | CEO at Storytek Innovation & Venture Studio | EEstorytek.eu
Speakers
Douglas Edric Stanley
Professeur en Media Design, HEAD-Genève, CH
Onsite
Douglas Edric Stanley teaches Algorithmic Design and Playable Media in the Media Design Master of the Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD). In 1998 Douglas founded the Atelier Hypermedia at École supérieure d’art d’Aix-en-Provence, an influential atelier dedicated to the exploration of algorithms and code as artistic materials, with a particular emphasis on the use of play in the exploration of emerging forms.
He has organized numerous workshops related to creative programming for various non-profits, museums, universities and art schools. As an artist and curator, he has organized or participated in many international exhibitions related to digital art.
He has organized numerous workshops related to creative programming for various non-profits, museums, universities and art schools. As an artist and curator, he has organized or participated in many international exhibitions related to digital art.
Nora Nahid Khan
Writer, Editor, and Co-Curator of the Biennale de L'Image en Mouvement 2024, CH
Onsite
Nora N. Khan is a curator, editor and writer of critical works on digital visual culture and emerging technology theory. She is the next co-curator of the forthcoming Biennale de L'Image en Mouvement, with Andrea Bellini, organized by the Centre d'Art Contemporain de Genève. She has published Seeing, Naming, Knowing and, with Steven Warwick, Fear Indexing the X-Files, with AI Art and the Stakes for Art Criticism and Kingdom forthcoming. She has been professor of digital and media studies at the Rhode Island School of Design, where she was nominated for the John R. Frazier Award for teaching excellence.
Simon Senn
Artiste, CH
Onsite
Simon Senn is an artist who studied at HEAD - Geneva and Goldsmiths College in London. His works explore human interaction, specifically when mediated by technology. Adopting the point of view of the individual rather than the theoretical approach or specialized use, Senn examines what a technology provokes in concrete contexts.
Cristóbal Valenzuela
Co-Founder and CEO, RunwayML, US
Online
Cristobal Valenzuela is the CEO and co-founder of Runway, an applied AI research company shaping the next era of art, entertainment and human creativity. Before Runway, Cristobal was a researcher at NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
Sam Pressman
CEO, Pressman Films, US
Online
Sam is combining his long-standing relationships with investors, talent, and industry insiders with his extensive knowledge of independent financing to lead the company into an exciting era of continued growth and success. Immersed in the motion picture business from a young age, he is humbled and emboldened by the responsibility of carrying the mantle of his family’s 50 years in filmmaking.
Monday 6 November |
17:00
Online broadcasting
Tuesday, November 7
Starting From 23:00
Starting From 23:00
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