This conference will discuss whether artificial intelligence systems that generate text or images are ‘creative’. We will bring together a diverse group of experts from the sciences and humanities to facilitate a multifaceted reflection on the topic. Part of the topics will be of a general nature and will attempt to answer the following questions: What is generative AI? How do image-generating neural networks work? What are their social and philosophical implications? Another section will identify the technical specificities of generative AI and contrast them with conceptions of creativity developed in philosophy and particularly in aesthetics. We would like to discuss the role of randomness and explore its relation to chaotic systems, the different types of use of randomness in generative AI and the role of randomness in creative and artistic production. Other characterising elements will also be researched. Finally, the focus will be on the relationship between creation and generation and the identification of a creative process within the AI architecture.
Topics
During the invited and contributed talks, we hope to touch on the following (non-exhaustive!) list of topics:
- Generative AI
- Creativity of neural networks
- Difference between creation and generation
- Randomness of AI
- Chaotic systems
- Machine Learning
- Latent Space
