Will Lowry
AI-Powered Theatremaking
Generative AI applications
These links reflect popular applications as of March 2024, but should not be seen as an exhaustive list.
IMAGE GENERATION
- OpenAI Dall•E (via ChatGPT)
- Midjourney
- StabilityAI StableDiffusion | (online version 1) (online version 2)
- Adobe Firefly
- Microsoft Copilot
- Runway ML
- Wand (converts drawing in app)
VIDEO GENERATION
AUDIO GENERATION
- StabilityAI StableAudio (music and sfx)
- Google MusicFX (music)
- ElevenLabs (speech)
TEXT GENERATION
- OpenAI ChatGPT
- Google Gemini
- Microsoft Copilot (based on ChatGPT)
SYSTEM(?) GENERATION
Key readings/works from "Can AI Make Art" first year seminar
Excerpts from The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility, Walter Benjamin
Excerpts from More Than a Glitch, Meredith Broussard
Hello Hi There, Annie Dorsen
"Romare Bearden, Mechanical Reproduction & Generative AI," Nettrice Gaskins, Medium
"The (surprisingly long) history of the cut-up technique," Austin Kleon
Impossible Theories of Us, John Mabey
"'Is it Good Enough to Fool My Gallerist?'," Zachary Small piece on David Salle, The New York Times
"Ghosts," Vauhini Vara, The Believer
Excerpts from More Than a Glitch, Meredith Broussard
Hello Hi There, Annie Dorsen
"Romare Bearden, Mechanical Reproduction & Generative AI," Nettrice Gaskins, Medium
"The (surprisingly long) history of the cut-up technique," Austin Kleon
Impossible Theories of Us, John Mabey
"'Is it Good Enough to Fool My Gallerist?'," Zachary Small piece on David Salle, The New York Times
"Ghosts," Vauhini Vara, The Believer
An AI Explores the Plays of The Bedford Introduction to Drama
Created in February 2023, follow the above link to see how Midjourney (v4) interpreted the "canon" as presented by the above anthology.
For further reading (in a very incomplete list):
AI and Bias, Equity, & Inclusion
"AI faces look more real than actual human faces," The Australian National University
"AI Image Generators Routinely Display Gender and Cultural Bias," Kyle Barr, Gizmodo
"Model says her face was edited with AI to look white: 'It's very dehumanizing'," Alaina Demopoulos, The Guardian
"Artificial Intelligence is Creating a New Colonial World Order," Karen Hao, MIT Technology Review
"A New Vision of Artificial Intelligence for the People," Karen Hao, MIT Technology Review
"Generative AI is Biased, but Researchers Are Trying to Fix It," Bhuvana Kamath, Analytics India Magazine
"How to Stop Robots from Becoming Racist," Khari Johnson, Wired
StableDiffusionBiasExplorer, Sasha Luccioni, Hugging Face
"How to Bring Diversity to Your AI Art," Paul Mansfield, Medium
"Art-Generating AI as an Accessibility Tool for Disabled Artists," Dale J. Rappaneau, The Techtualist
"Why It's So Damn Hard to Make AI Fair and Unbiased," Sigal Samuel, Vox
"Black Artists Say A.I. Shows Bias, With Algorithms Erasing Their History," Zachary Small, The New York Times
"Bias in Generative AI," Mi Zhou, Vibhanshu Abhishek, Timothy Derdenger, Jaymo Kim, Kannan Srinivasan
"AI Image Generators Routinely Display Gender and Cultural Bias," Kyle Barr, Gizmodo
"Model says her face was edited with AI to look white: 'It's very dehumanizing'," Alaina Demopoulos, The Guardian
"Artificial Intelligence is Creating a New Colonial World Order," Karen Hao, MIT Technology Review
"A New Vision of Artificial Intelligence for the People," Karen Hao, MIT Technology Review
"Generative AI is Biased, but Researchers Are Trying to Fix It," Bhuvana Kamath, Analytics India Magazine
"How to Stop Robots from Becoming Racist," Khari Johnson, Wired
StableDiffusionBiasExplorer, Sasha Luccioni, Hugging Face
"How to Bring Diversity to Your AI Art," Paul Mansfield, Medium
"Art-Generating AI as an Accessibility Tool for Disabled Artists," Dale J. Rappaneau, The Techtualist
"Why It's So Damn Hard to Make AI Fair and Unbiased," Sigal Samuel, Vox
"Black Artists Say A.I. Shows Bias, With Algorithms Erasing Their History," Zachary Small, The New York Times
"Bias in Generative AI," Mi Zhou, Vibhanshu Abhishek, Timothy Derdenger, Jaymo Kim, Kannan Srinivasan
AI and Artmaking & Collaboration
"Kate Bornstein's Gender in 4D: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI," Kate Bornstein, Feast of Fun: Gay Talk Show
"AI is Blurring the Definition of Artist," Ahmed Elgammal, American Scientist
"Practical Artificial Intelligence for Stage Design," David Forsee, HowlRound Theatre Commons
"The Aura of AI-Generated Art," Nettrice Gaskins, Medium
"The Role of the Artist in Generative AI," Nettrice Gaskins, Medium
"How Kevin Kelly is using AI in his creative process," Drew Pierce, Dropbox Working Smarter
"'It's the Opposite of Art': Why Illustrators Are Furious About AI," Sarah Shaffi, The Guardian
"The Time 100/AI", Time Magazine
"AI is Blurring the Definition of Artist," Ahmed Elgammal, American Scientist
"Practical Artificial Intelligence for Stage Design," David Forsee, HowlRound Theatre Commons
"The Aura of AI-Generated Art," Nettrice Gaskins, Medium
"The Role of the Artist in Generative AI," Nettrice Gaskins, Medium
"How Kevin Kelly is using AI in his creative process," Drew Pierce, Dropbox Working Smarter
"'It's the Opposite of Art': Why Illustrators Are Furious About AI," Sarah Shaffi, The Guardian
"The Time 100/AI", Time Magazine
AI Potential and Our Future
"ChatGPT May Be the Fastest-Growing Consumer App in Internet History," Sawdah Bhaimiya, Business Insider
"AI Will Become the New Normal: How the Art World's Technological Boom is Changing the Industry," Gareth Harris, The Art Newspaper
"Who's Afraid of ChatGPT?" Jeremy Littau, The Unraveling
"What if Generative AI turned out to be a Dud?," Gary Marcus, Marcus on AI
"Navigating the AI Revolution: How Designers Can Stay Competitive," Irina Nik, Medium
"AI Experts Are Increasingly Afraid of What They're Creating," Kelsey Piper, Vox
"Your Creativity Won't Save Your Job from AI," Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
"Growing public concern about the role of artificial intelligence in daily life," Alec Tyson and Emma Kikuchi, Pew Research Center
"AI Art is Eating the World, and We Need to Discuss Its Wonders and Dangers," Nirit Weiss-Blatt, Techdirt
"What AI Art Means for Society, According to Yale Experts," Kayla Yup, Yale Daily News
"AI Will Become the New Normal: How the Art World's Technological Boom is Changing the Industry," Gareth Harris, The Art Newspaper
"Who's Afraid of ChatGPT?" Jeremy Littau, The Unraveling
"What if Generative AI turned out to be a Dud?," Gary Marcus, Marcus on AI
"Navigating the AI Revolution: How Designers Can Stay Competitive," Irina Nik, Medium
"AI Experts Are Increasingly Afraid of What They're Creating," Kelsey Piper, Vox
"Your Creativity Won't Save Your Job from AI," Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
"Growing public concern about the role of artificial intelligence in daily life," Alec Tyson and Emma Kikuchi, Pew Research Center
"AI Art is Eating the World, and We Need to Discuss Its Wonders and Dangers," Nirit Weiss-Blatt, Techdirt
"What AI Art Means for Society, According to Yale Experts," Kayla Yup, Yale Daily News
AI and Ethics/Legality/Copyright
"Researchers Prove AI Art Generators Can Simply Copy Existing Images," Kyle Barr, Gizmodo
"Artists and Illustrators Are Suing Three A.I. Art Generators for Scraping and 'Collaging' Their Work Without Consent," Min Chen, Artnet News
"Academics Work to Detect ChatGPT and Other AI Writing," Susan D'Agostino, Inside HigherEd
"Is Adobe's AI Art Feature as Creepy as it Sounds?," Ian Dean, Creative Bloq
"The Dangers of AI Intoxication", Annie Dorsen, American Theatre
"Artists File Class-Action Lawsuit against AI Image Generator Companies," Benj Edwards, Ars Technica
"Microsoft's New AI Can Simulate Anyone's Voice with 3 Seconds of Audio," Benj Edwards, Ars Technica
"Getty Images Statement" [on filing of lawsuit against StabilityAI], Getty Images
"This new data poisoning tool lets artists fight back against generative AI", Melissa Heikkilä, MIT Technology Review
"Copyright Law is Going to Get Real Interesting, Y'all," Haje Jan Kamps, TechCrunch
"Inside the messy ethics of making war with machines," Arthur Holland Michel, MIT Technology Review
"Midjourney AI Art for Book Cover Design (How is This Legal?)," Derek Murphy, Creativindie
"Academic journals scramble to adapt as AI-assisted papers sneak into publications," Maximilian Schreiner, The Decoder
"Advances in Artificial Intelligence Raise New Ethics Concerns," Stephanie Sy and Layla Quran, PBS
"The Scary Truth about AI Copyright is Nobody Knows What Will Happen Next," James Vincent, The Verge
"Artists and Illustrators Are Suing Three A.I. Art Generators for Scraping and 'Collaging' Their Work Without Consent," Min Chen, Artnet News
"Academics Work to Detect ChatGPT and Other AI Writing," Susan D'Agostino, Inside HigherEd
"Is Adobe's AI Art Feature as Creepy as it Sounds?," Ian Dean, Creative Bloq
"The Dangers of AI Intoxication", Annie Dorsen, American Theatre
"Artists File Class-Action Lawsuit against AI Image Generator Companies," Benj Edwards, Ars Technica
"Microsoft's New AI Can Simulate Anyone's Voice with 3 Seconds of Audio," Benj Edwards, Ars Technica
"Getty Images Statement" [on filing of lawsuit against StabilityAI], Getty Images
"This new data poisoning tool lets artists fight back against generative AI", Melissa Heikkilä, MIT Technology Review
"Copyright Law is Going to Get Real Interesting, Y'all," Haje Jan Kamps, TechCrunch
"Inside the messy ethics of making war with machines," Arthur Holland Michel, MIT Technology Review
"Midjourney AI Art for Book Cover Design (How is This Legal?)," Derek Murphy, Creativindie
"Academic journals scramble to adapt as AI-assisted papers sneak into publications," Maximilian Schreiner, The Decoder
"Advances in Artificial Intelligence Raise New Ethics Concerns," Stephanie Sy and Layla Quran, PBS
"The Scary Truth about AI Copyright is Nobody Knows What Will Happen Next," James Vincent, The Verge
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