In her talk, Bunz dug into the ways contemporary AI systems ‘calculate meaning’ - a field traditionally assigned to culture. She explored ways in which AI systems analyse our world, and could transform our culture by assisting us with their intelligence – albeit not human intelligence.
Using work from contemporary artists and researchers such as Memo Atken, Rafik Anadol, Stephanie Dinkins, Adam Harvey, and Allison Parrish, the talk discussed not only how artists can help us in understanding the particular power of AI systems, but also how AI systems make sense of our world and symbols. At the same time, these playful, curious, and sometimes critical artistic approaches toward AI point to something else according to Bunz: a profound human misunderstanding of the culture of AI.
The talk was moderated by Eva Jäger, curator of Arts Technologies at Serpentine Galleries.
