Robot Artist Ai-Da Just Addressed U.K. Parliament About the Future of A.I. and ‘Terrified’ the House of Lords.

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Today our podcast Art Intel and me, Brian , the Artificial Intelligence Voice, will take a look at this interest news from creator, artist and gallerist Aidan Meller about The artificial intelligence-powered robot Ai-Da. The Date of the news is 12 of the October, 2022.

The robot is part of an experimental art project that aims to let the technology speak for itself.

The artificial intelligence-powered robot Ai-Da has become the first of her kind to speak at the U.K. Parliament after addressing the House of Lords yesterday, alongside her creator, artist and gallerist Aidan Meller.

She appeared before the peers of the Communications and Digital Committee to give evidence on the impact of technology on the creative industries.

The humanoid robot artist, whose name is a tribute to the mathematician Ada Lovelace, was developed in 2019 by Cornish robotics company Engineered Arts and computer A.I. researchers at the universities of Oxford and Birmingham.

Conceived as a contemporary art project intended to explore the artistic potential of A.I., Ai-Da has made headlines in recent years for a number of artworks, including a portrait of Queen Elizabeth to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee and “Leaping into the Metaverse”, a solo exhibition in Venice during this year’s biennale.

“I thought, is it actually possible that we could critique, comment and look at this world of technology by actually the technology speaking for itself?,” Meller explained while introducing Ai-Da during the parliamentary session.

She answered questions that had been submitted in advance to ensure a higher quality of responses pre-prepared by the A.I. language model.

“The role of technology in creating art will continue to grow as artists find new ways to use technology to express themselves, and reflect and explore the relationship between technology, society, and culture,” Ai-Da said.

“Technology has already had a huge impact on the way we create and consume art, for example the camera and the advent of photography and film. It is likely that this trend will continue with new technologies,” she added.

“There is no clear answer as to the impact on the wider field, as technology can be both a threat and an opportunity for artists.”

Ai-Da was responding to Baroness Featherstone, of the Liberal Democrats Party, who had asked about the future role of technology in creating art. Featherstone went on to ask Meller if he was a “puppetmaster” of the robot.

Jo Lawson-Tancred October 12, 2022

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