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Episode 2: Exploring the Intersection of Photography and Generative Adversarial Networks: A Dialogue with Ivona Tau
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Episode 2: Exploring the Intersection of Photography and Generative Adversarial Networks: A Dialogue with Ivona Tau

Dr. Ivona Tau is a generative A.I. artist from Vilnius, Lithuania, specializing in experimental photography and motion painting. With 15 years of combined experience in professional photography and A.I. research, she has received several awards, including the best award in the Digital Ars 2020 contest for art created with AI, the Computer Animation category award in Computer Space International Computer Art Forum 2021, and was elected as one of the TOP 10 Women in AI 2022 by the Women in Tech Foundation. She holds a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence from the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology. 

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In today’s episode: 

  • Tau delves into her artistic process, discussing her fascination with animating still images using GANs, and introduces the concept of "motion painting.”

  • How AI transforms personal memories into universal experiences and allows for the emergence of different perspectives

  • The overlap and distinctions between generative art and AI art, the importance of data in AI art, and the the conceptual possibilities of blending AI with traditional generative techniques

  • Reflections on the materiality of data

  • A world where AI becomes as ubiquitous and foundational as electricity

Until next time, 

Kate

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AI Futures for Art and Design Podcast
Charting impacts of AI technologies on art and design and imagining new futures. An initiative of Living Labs and the Centre for Transdisciplinary Studies at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
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