The past years has seen a surge in AI-powered creative tools such as ChatGPT, Midjourney, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion. As a creative species we are in an interesting period of accelerated learning, as we explore how to create with artificial, natural and other intelligences. It’s a time for discussions on a wide array of questions:

What is the role of humans in the future of creative work? Who owns what? Can creatives opt out of letting their work train the machine learning algorithms? What happens if advanced tools for creative expression are increasingly made available to all, in a new era of digital democratisation? What’s the value of creative work? What could, and will, a symbiotic relationship between humans, nature, technology and audiences look like?

Please note: This event will be held at Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmöhusvägen 6, Malmö. You can also follow the live stream on Twitch.

Illustration by Barbara Schussmann.

Speakers

Laura Herman, is the Head of AI Research at Adobe and recently completed her doctoral research at the University of Oxford’s Internet Institute. She spoke at The Conference 2023 and is also presenting at Øredev when she’s in Malmö this time.

Johan Axhamn, is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher in business law at the Department of Business Law, Lund University School of Economics and Management. He is specialised in IT- and intellectual property law, especially the dynamic interplay between policy and law in relation to new technologies.

Britta Lübeck is a Project Manager & Program Developer at SVT (the Swedish public service television company) and coordinator of the program division's AI superuser network. She will talk about how SVT works systematically with the exploration of generative AI and how it can help them in their broad program operations.

Ebba Lindgren, is an artist and designer with an artistic and concept-driven practice. Apart from designing objects and spaces, she also works on projects reshaping value chains and material processes. In the seminar she will share her process and how AI tools are an integral part of it.

Moderator

Frida Alkestrand Christiansen, Project Lead for Learn Create Engage, Media Evolution.

Context

This seminar is a side event to Øredev 2024, and a part of The Learn, Create, Engage – a project that helps develop competence and strengthen people who work within the cultural and creative industries in Skåne, by offering free courses and much more. Funded by the European Social Fund.