Lecture
Maarten Lamers on Artificial Creativity
- Date
- 16 December 2018
- Time
- Location
- Old School
Pieterskerkhof 4-A
2311 SR Leiden
Media Technology staff member Maarten Lamers holds a two-hour lecture on Artificial Creativity during the programme's Semester Project exhibition AUTO. Maarten Lamers’ academic career started with a focus on neural networks and their use in data analysis and image processing. Over the year his interests have expanded in the domains of bio-digital hybrid systems, scientific playfulness, artificial creativity and DIY science. In 2015, he was placed by national magazine Vrij Nederland on their first-ever list of "101 most interesting nerds" of The Netherlands.
Artificial Creativity
Ever since people have considered intelligent machines, they have also considered whether machines could be creative. In fact, questions surrounding artificial creativity are closely linked to those of artificial intelligence. Can we model creativity and could it be the result of computation? Would we want creative computers, and why? Are artificial intelligence and artificial creativity really different? This lecture takes a historical computer sciences view on artificial creativity.
Registration
The lecture has free admission, but registration is required. You can do so by sending an e-mail.
Location
Maarten Lamers' lecture happens in parallel to the Media Technology MSc Semester Project exhibition with the title AUTO in Old School.