The Digital Ark

Prompted Peculiar, the first-ever generative AI-only exhibition within a photography festival

At the 2023 Ballarat International Foto Biennale, Prompted Peculiar made history as the first-ever generative AI-only exhibition within a major photography festival. This groundbreaking initiative explored how artificial intelligence can redefine visual storytelling—while navigating the complex intersections of creativity, ethics, and law.

Prompted Peculiar sparked critical conversations on the future of art and technology including legal insights on IP, authorship & consent, public debates on AI’s place in photography, and ethical discussions on AI-generated content.

This case study is a must-read for creatives, curators, and technologists shaping the future of cultural institutions.

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https://ballaratfoto.org/online-exhibition/prompted-peculiar-prize-2023-online-exhibition/

https://www.museumnext.com/article/what-is-promptography-and-should-museums-exhibit-it/

Prompted Peculiar - International AI Prize 2023 Gallery | Ballarat International Foto Biennale BIFB Inc. acknowledges that we are meeting, creating and working on the traditional land of the Wadawurrung and and Dja Dja Wurrung People. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage beliefs and relationship with the land. We pay our respects to the Elders past, present and future.

Vision AI in Museum Exhibits through Interactivity, Augmented and Virtual Reality

Now that phones are embraced at Museums as a tool for deeper exploration, American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) is emphasizing vision AI, which combines artificial intelligence with computer vision to interpret visual information.

AMNH is taking advantage of Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF) Technology as a method for quickly creating high-quality 3D models of large specimens—thereby more efficiently designing immersive experiences without extensive processing.

Augmented reality is enabling visitors to interact with specimens not only in the exhibit space, but also outside the museum. Virtual reality (VR) offers visitors a distraction-free environment and deeper exploration in a virtual space. VR can create engaging educational experiences through interactive storytelling.

Museum Launches Virtual Reality Visits | AMNH Explore the Museum's exhibits virtually through Google Expeditions, bringing immersive educational experiences to students worldwide.

Synthetic Memories initiative reconstructs personal memories using generative AI

https://www.syntheticmemories.net

By converting spoken and written descriptions into images using Generative AI, the Synthetic Memories initiative contributes to reminiscence therapy, mental health recovery, and the preservation of cultural heritage.

Memory reconstruction through AI involves a conversation between the interviewee, interviewer, and prompter which begins with oral descriptions which are then turned into visual prompts for generative AI. The prompter assesses and filters the AI-generated results through iterative feedback from the interviewee to influence AI outputs effectively.

The Synthetic Memories project aims to transform museums into public spaces for memory reconstruction by facilitating community storytelling, memory sharing and reconstruction. Useful applications include supporting people with dementia and their caregivers through reminiscence therapy, advocating for underrepresented communities through cultural mediation, and preserving cultural heritage by making tangible oral memories.

We are proud to partner with the The Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper to digitize a very fragile 100th edition newspaper for their 175th Anniversary later this year. The Santa Fe New Mexican is the oldest newspaper in New Mexico and in the West! We were excited to help them celebrate their 175th by digitally preserving this historic 100th edition newspaper and share it with their readers through a digital online exhibit.

https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/why-a-picture-is-worth-175-years/article_04f020ce-a373-11ef-9e7d-a7c7f4a27d9b.html

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/175