Chapter 1
Telling stories that survive ten thousand years
Chapter 2
Stargazing and ancient cosmic trackers
Chapter 3
Reaching into the deep cosmos
Chapter 4
Preserving knowledge for the end of the world
Chapter 5
The digital duet of human and machine
Ch 5 · The digital duet of human and machine
007skaty Artists collaborate with artificial intelligence through creative feedback loops
BETA
007skaty Match clues in each portrait to learn about the historic discoveries of ARTi and 007skaty.
007skaty ARTi and 007skaty explain the feedback loop of setting rules, feeding datasets, and refining outputs to generate unexpected visual patterns.
Quiz
What biological system do artificial neural networks attempt to mimic to process information?
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What term describes the collaborative process of producing value through joint human and AI participation?
007skaty French collective Obvious created the historic portrait Edmond de Belamy using artificial intelligence
Quiz
For how much did Christie's auction house sell the first major AI-generated portrait in 2018?
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What is the name of the historic AI-generated portrait sold at Christie's auction house in 2018?
Fun Fact
First photo selfie: In 1839, Robert Cornelius took the world's first self-portrait photograph, requiring him to stand completely still for over ten minutes.
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How long did Robert Cornelius have to stand completely still to capture his 1839 self-portrait?
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Which photographic process, invented in 1839, did Robert Cornelius use to capture the first photographic selfie?
Glossary
co-creation (noun)
The collaborative process of jointly producing something of value by multiple participating parties. In 1973, Harold Cohen initiated this collaborative process by developing the autonomous painting program AARON.
The collaborative process of jointly producing something of value by multiple participating parties. In 1973, Harold Cohen initiated this collaborative process by developing the autonomous painting program AARON.
Quiz
Why do interactive robot artists like ARTi draw on textured paper instead of screens?
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In what year did GitHub launch Copilot, popularizing human-AI collaborative coding?