From automating the boring stuff to inspiring new methods and modes of concept development and content generation, generative artificial intelligence (genAI) has – in a very short span of time and for better or worse – dug its claws into the creative industries.
This studio explores, tests, and activates generative AI tools in various media contexts. Students will use generative AI technology in their making, their writing, and their project management. In addition, they will gain insights into the current state of AI technology and its industry, from hybrid media art practices and grassroots, open-source tools, all the way up to Big Tech mega-conglomerates and their quest for artificial general intelligence. Students will combine these insights with their own research to communicate to a wider audience in various ways.
Students will develop their own genAI-inflected workflows, and implement these in the conception and production of their own creative works. The studio will develop their media-making skills across various forms and formats, and advance the criticality and quality of their reflective writing.
This studio is partnered with Leonardo.Ai, an Australian technology company building AI tools for storytellers and creatives; we are also partnered with the Melbourne branch of Le Wagon, a global school of technology and programming. Students will also be hearing from and working with guests from across industry and academia.
In this studio, students will:
- discover some foundational concepts in computer science, AI and software development
- test genAI tools and workflows, evaluating them in the production of their own media work/s
- understand media theory and concepts at intermediate level
- develop intermediate-level skills in media-making, research, writing, and critical reflection