No computer has ever been designed that is ever aware of what it's doing; but most of the time, we aren't either. — Marvin Minsky
Welcome to IGME 690: Seminar on Intelligent Systems in the Arts. This seminar will introduce students to critical issues in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning and related fields as they pertain to arts, media and culture, with lectures, readings and discussions that explore the work of relevant artists, technologists and theoreticians. This is done in conjunction with project-based work where students will have the opportunity to develop their own artistic or design project using one or several techniques studied in class or produce original theoretical or philosophical writing. Students will be expected to form their own creative research agendas.
Tools and techniques from AI, machine learning and evolutionary computing will be introduced and exemplified through the study of artworks that employ them. The course is organized so that the primary focus primary will be making a project by exploring creative applications of AI within your area of research/specialty. Lectures, readings and discussions on relevant theoretical and practical issues will help students situate their work within the larger context on art, science and technology.
Download the syllabus for the course for Spring 2022. (PDF)
General Course Information (Spring 2022)
Instructor: Carlos Castellanos
E-mail: carlos.castellanos@rit.edu
Class meetings: every Tuesday 6:30-9:20pm