Curious about the the impact and potential of AI on the arts? Of course, you are. Eardrum, in collaboration with the Powerhouse Museum, will present their insightful exploration, Powerhouse Late: AI, on June 29.

Eardrum is now emerging as a thought leader in how to harness AI when creating any audio content. Founder, Ralph van Dijk, stated, “AI has unleashed a tsunami of creativity, opportunity, debate and contention in the creative industries. The better we understand the upheaval, the better we can all make the most of it.”

Powerhouse Late: AI runs from 5pm to 9pm, on June 29. It is packed with interactive displays, in-depth panel discussions, and a world-first AI-assisted live radio play. Artworks exhibited on the night will highlight Australians incorporating AI into their practice, including Kier Spilsbury, Brent Griffin, Jonas Peterson, Jamie Sissons from Absolutely Ai, and students from AI programs at UTS and USU.

Powerhouse’s head of digital, Callum Cooper, will host a presentation and discussion with Kaiber.AI, a US based company at the cutting edge of AI, designing toolkits to augment human creativity rather than replace it.

A panel of legal experts and artists will discuss copyright, impact on livelihoods, and how government, law, workplaces, and artists can adapt to this new (ab)normal.

Audiences will be able to participate in a world-first, experimental AI-aided radio play, where the task is to create and perform a four-minute radio play from scratch in 45 minutes.

Other interactive experiences include creating images using Midjourney, the live camera feed renders of Learning to See, and AI-assisted poetry and there will be an AI-inspired DJ set and wall projections of artist’s work to enjoy with a drink.  

You can view the event program here.

Registrations are recommended to avoid missing out. Click here to register.

[Cover image: Kier Spilsbury]