Ep 1: Agent Sam Leach - Automatic Learning Augmenting the Creative Process

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AI Agents

University of Adelaide

17 episodes

8 months ago

AI Agents is a podcast representing a collaboration between the Sia Furler Institute and The Australian Institute for Machine Learning at the University of Adelaide as a part of the Art Intelligence Agency. Through conversational interviews, the podcast explores the intersections of contemporary art and artificial intelligence with a distinct focus on how this relates to human creativity. Hosted by Tim Whiffen of Whimsy Productions, this podcast represents the work of many respected contributors to the Art and AI fields. The possibilities of AI stretch beyond imagination, and yet are limited by the lack of inbuilt imaginative consciousness in machine learning. Follow the series as it distinguishes the prospects from the constraints of this modern technology. Upcoming interviews include creatives, stakeholders, and academics in the fields of philosophy, physiology, art, information technology, and music. Subscribe to the podcast on your favourite podcatcher and consider giving it a review. If you have any feedback, examples or topic suggestions please get in contact with Tim: tim@whimsyproductions.com.

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Ep 1: Agent Sam Leach - Automatic Learning Augmenting the Creative Process

AI Agents

19 minutes 46 seconds

4 years ago

Ep 1: Agent Sam Leach - Automatic Learning Augmenting the Creative Process

Sam Leach joins the podcast to discuss his artistic work in his latest collection titled Fully Automatic, which featured at Sullivan & Strumpf in Sydney in 2020. Sam excels as an artist by his own merit, but what if we pair him up with some machine learning? Dr Matthew McAuley from Belfast helped Sam implement algorithms from a DCGAN, (Deep Convolutional Generative Adversarial Network) to automate the process of studying aesthetics through time. Sam's previous award-winning work also went into the mix allowing the AI to produce images which Sam painted resulting in a truly surreal outcome. This episode discusses the realities of working with AI as an artist and the future prospects of creative augmentation using machine learning.

See more of Sam's work on his Instagram, or check out his website.

This Podcast was Produced by Tim Whiffen of Whimsy Productions in Association with Art Intelligence Agency, the Australian Institute for Machine Learning, and Sia Furler Institute of the University of Adelaide.

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