Title: What Role Does AI Play in Art?
What role does AI play in art? Not much more than that of a paintbrush, a quill or a chisel. “AI” refers to some of the tools we might use when creating art; tools humans design and manipulate, and which can be employed to convey meaning and arouse emotions through art. But AI tools are different from traditional artistic mediums. They are built on enormous amounts of data, on creative content generated by artists and thinkers. This video presents some of the ethical questions pertaining to the use of AI tools in the arts.
Contributors: Alexandra Krawiec, FRSA; Gwen Haberman, FRSA; "Colorful Carl" Cleanthes; and Dylan Kawende, FRSA.
IMAGE: Hanna Barakat & Cambridge Diversity Fund / https://betterimagesofai.org / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Creative Experience
Ismael's work focuses on helping people and organisations approach the latest technologies with deeper thought. Fundamentally, his work is about changing people's minds, and that requires creativity. In practice, Ismael's creativity has taken various forms. For example, since 2019, he has written various essays about the history of science and research ethics, and organising these in a visually captivating way in An Incomplete History of Research Ethics (the story on Albertus Magnus' Metal Statue was produced for ASN's AI Voices From the Past: Living Their Future).
Since 2023, Ismael has also managed numerous events as the founder of RAIN, coordinating diverse perspectives to produce events (in-person, online and hybrid) that help audiences think better about artificial intelligence (AI). In his role in RAIN, Ismael also coordinated the production of a video on AI and the arts for ASN
Biography and links
Ismael Kherroubi Garcia is the Founder and Co-Lead of the Responsible Artificial Intelligence Network (RAIN), Founder & CEO of AI Ethics & Research Governance Consultancy Kairoi, and Associate Director of We and AI. Ismael holds degrees in both Business Management & Administration and Philosophy of the Social Sciences. He has worked across fintech, museums, theatre and academia; in sales, human resources and research. His career in responsible AI allows him to draw on his rich experience and diverse interests.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ismaelkherroubi/
https://ismaelkherroubigarcia.substack.com/
2025 - Title: What Role Does AI Play in Art?
- Mayor's Gallery, Las Vegas, US (Work on display: IRL)
- The Hive, Worcestershire, UK (Work on display: VR gallery)
- RSA House, London, UK (Work on display: VR gallery)