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Two young people (in their twenties) are looking at a large screen image of a colourful AI-generated artwork in a darkened museum gallery space.
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What AI means for museums, where big decisions loom large

AI is here and Australian cultural institutions must get in on the action, while also ensuring they can keep control…

Miles Astray, 'FLAMINGONE', 2024, entered into the 1839 Awards AI category and subsequently disqualified. Photo: Courtesy of the artist. The pink body of a flamingo with this head hidden, standing on a white sandy beach.
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Human artist beats AI, but it's coming back with a vengeance

While a non-AI image has taken out a win at an AI awards program, news of Meta scraping social posts…

MTArt Agency Project in Alabama, US, the first sculpture park dedicated to addressing how slavery is depicted, featuring artist Rayvenn D Clark. Photo: Supplied. A large-scale sculpture of three busts of black figures, presumably of African descent.
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We live in a visual world

UK creative entrepreneur Marine Tanguy argues for the need of visual literacy when it comes to misinformation and AI.

Handwriting. Typing. Image is a glass jar against a black background, filled with a variety of pens and pencils.
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New research shows handwriting as important as typing for children

A hybrid of digital skills and traditional pen(cil) and paper is recommended for optimal learning.

Portraits: a photographic portrait of two sisters pictured while looking into the camera while one has her arm around the other, set against a white background.
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Portraits of the future cast light on 'truths' of today

Is the prevalence of AI shifting our perceptions of who we really are? A new exhibition speculates on these questions…

Eloise Lark, one of the artists participating in TasmanAi. Photo: Supplied. A playful photo of a women sticking her head on the scanning machine and making an exaggerated facial expression. Snippets of posters and artworks can be seen on a board behind her.
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A good prompt can win you free art by real artists

Nine Tasmanian artists will select from a pool of image prompts to create real artworks that will be returned to…

Katrina Sluis presenting 'Looking at the Machine' at ACMI Future of Arts, Culture & Technology Symposium 2024. Photo: ArtsHub. A presentation slide on stage outlining the AI imaginaries of the art museum. The content of the slide is discussed in the article.
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AI FOMO? Why cool heads are needed in the arts

Two speakers at the ACMI FACT Symposium took a critical stance amid pressures for those in the arts and cultural…

Still from 'Natural Rythms of Australia' by VANDAL at Darling Quarter North. Photo: Supplied.
Opinions & Analysis

Exploring the ethics of Artificial Intelligence in art

Creators behind year-long generative AI work that traces changes in Australia’s natural environment unveil their considerations when it comes to…

AI. Woman with brown skin leans over her daughter to teach AI on laptop.
Education & Student News

AI is now accessible to everyone: three things parents should teach their kids – and themselves

We're all learning how to use AI on the fly, but kids especially must learn the risks as well as…

Powerhouse. Image is a portrait of a Victorian era woman, Ada Lovelace, created by AI generated text
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New Powerhouse commission places writers in museums

In the first of a new writing series linked to its collection, Powerhouse focuses on pioneering computer programmer Ada Lovelace,…

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