AI and creatives’ complicity in their own extinction
Every click, every search and every hashtag fuels the machines that may one day replace many of today’s designers and creatives
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Every click, every search and every hashtag fuels the machines that may one day replace many of today’s designers and creatives
Despite reassuring research suggesting that creative jobs are safe from automation, AI looks likely to take over much of the more mundane work of designers and art directors. But rather than an existential threat, the optimistic view is that by freeing creative people from drudgery, AI could open the door to exciting new opportunities.
AI systems are already impacting our lives, yet few legislators understand them, never mind knowing how to control them. In the absence of effective government oversight, can we trust Big Tech to regulate itself?
As brands look to automate customer interactions and even creative processes, writer Nick Asbury and writer/strategist Russell Davies (both humans) discuss some of the implications – in a conversation covering writing, speech, taglines, boat trips and unexpected items in the bagging area.
What is a robot? Carlo Ratti – director of MIT’s Senseable City Lab and an adviser to the Vitra Design Museum’s new Hello Robot exhibition – defines a robot as anything with sensors (tools or apparatus to collect data); intelligence (the ability to interpret that data) and actuators that can generate a physical response. “If those […]
Duncan Gough makes art from social tech, creating meaningful experiences and even robotic companions. Here, he talks to collaborator Leila Johnston about his desire to use AI to make useless, beautiful things
As data and its use becomes ever more central to creative practice, designers must decide who is making the decisions – them or the computer? Francisco Laranjo argues that a thorough understanding of the technical, social and political workings of algorithms and AI are key to the profession’s future
In the Channel 4 series Humans, audiences were shown a world where androids – or ‘synths’ – are a part of normal, everyday life. We talk to the show’s writers, Jon Brackley and Sam Vincent, about the real AI that lies behind the story, and whether the robots are, in fact, coming.
Pentagram partner Jody Hudson-Powell discusses the visual language that is emerging around AI, and the importance of brand when it comes to building trust in the rapidly developing technology
Rapid change is now a standard, and trying to keep up with the latest developments – for both yourself and your clients – can be dizzying. But creatives shouldn’t despair, says our ad correspondent Ben Kay
Artificial intelligence may bring a new meaning to hybrid working in the future, as our digital avatars are taught to sweat the small stuff while we take care of the big questions, suggests We Are Pi ECD Rick Chant
Souders talks to us about her new book, Another Online Pervert, which asks questions about the gendering of artificial intelligence and the implications of big tech on culture and creativity
Artists are furious that their work has been used as fodder for AI tools, and copyright lawsuits are mounting as a result. We discuss AI’s intellectual property woes with Jelly head of artist management Nicki Field and illustrator Christoph Niemann
Changes swept through the tech sector this year, leaving a trail of uncertainty across social media, cryptocurrency, and the creative workforce – but opportunity in some corners, too
Of the many transcription platforms out there, Otter sits head and shoulders above the rest for a decent voice to text transcript. But despite its valid functionality claims, those needing good tools in this space are often still frustrated
A three-part podcast series created by Marketing Week, Creative Review and Econsultancy, sponsored by Facebook, investigating the impact AI has on marketing, creativity and digital
Talking to a bot about how you’re feeling may sound like something out of a sci-fi film, but the technology has the potential to revolutionise the way we treat – and even prevent – mental health problems. CR investigates the possibilities of AI therapy
To mark the start of the 2020s, we’ve asked a selection of our regular columnists to offer up some predictions of what lies ahead for the creative industries. Here, creative technologist Perry Nightingale outlines some wildcard moments in tech that may happen this decade
CR columnist and AI maestro Perry Nightingale tries out the hugely popular Chinese deepfake app Zao, and after getting over some language barriers is surprisingly excited by what he discovers
In his new book Human Compatible, computer scientist Stuart Russell argues that it’s time for a radical shift in our approach to designing AI, before we lose control of systems that were built to help us