With what task would Albert Jan have sent his own brain out into the meadow in an AI-like way? Give me a little Magritte, a pinch of Van Gogh and Rembrandt, a good dollop of Dali and Picasso and flood it with the feeling that what you see is not what you see. It must have been something like that, but we will never know, because an artist never fully reveals his thoughts. After all, it is up to the audience to make their own interpretation.
Albert Jan based his choice this week on an article by colleague Youri van Heumen, which I can recommend to everyone. Youri spoke to a number of experts in AI art and text-to-image techniques and came to the (logical) conclusion that we are only at the beginning of a development that will turn the entire art world upside down. Both negative and positive, by the way, because thanks to, for example, AI, it will also be easier to distinguish fake from real. Well, read his report for yourself:
AI artworks often turn out surprisingly well – Innovation Origins
Artificial intelligence opens doors to new art forms, about which there are different opinions. Whether a painting is done with brush and paint or with keyboard and mouse: the essence remains the same.
‘Real’ artists are inscrutable as I said above. But whether it is much different with AI art is still the question. After all, the algorithms that form the basis of any product created by artificial intelligence are at least as opaque as a painter’s brain. It is precisely for this reason that the European Commission came up with the idea of recruiting 30 IT experts with social awareness. They will work for the new European Center for Algorithmic Transparency (ECAT), which wants to provide knowledge to reprimand Internet companies that cross the line. Good work, especially when you know that their workplace is not Brussels, but Seville. You can still apply:
The European Union is looking for IT experts with social awareness – Innovation Origins
The new European Center for Algorithmic Transparency (ECAT) should allow the IT experts to reprimand Internet companies.
It was more beautiful last week. As always: If you don’t need our selection, click here for the complete overview of last week. Here is our selection:
Young talent, Big Science and hundreds of high-tech manufacturing companies network at Precision Fair – Innovation Origins
During the 21st edition of the Precision Fair, there will be lots of networking between companies, young talents and Big Science. The field grows.
CryoCOP wins 4TU Impact Challenge: ‘We are going to disrupt the industry’ – Innovation Origins
CryoCOP wins the 4TU Impact Challenge. The company makes a machine to convert flue gas from industry into usable products.
Aero Team Eindhoven will equip airborne transport drones with a new battery – Innovation Origins
It is currently impractical to use drones for long-distance transport. Cargo drones don’t last long and changing the battery is complicated. Aero Team Eindhoven is working hard on a solution.
Thousands of inhabitants of Groningen will soon be supplied with heat from the solar thermal park. ‘Groningen on the way forward’ – Innovation Origins
In Groningen, steps are now being taken to make the heat supply to Groningen’s households and businesses more sustainable.
With a trailer full of equipment, HyMatters supplies companies with their own hydrogen – Innovation Origins
Hydrogen can be the solution to rising energy bills, appliances that break and too much CO2 emissions.
Dresden lives up to its name as a center for the chip industry – Innovation Origins
Dresden gets a new chip factory. Infineon will start building a factory next year, which should be ready in 2026. With 5 … Continued
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