Creation as Curation [Keynote]
summary
Claim: generative AI and recommendation systems shift creative work toward selection and display not just production. Evidence: an Algorithmic Pedestal experiment uploads a random sample from the Met’s ~490,000 open images to Instagram and finds the algorithm favors easily recognizable objects, faces, and product‑style shots; artists report being pushed toward repeatable aesthetics. Tools and fixes: models like DALL·E2 Stable Diffusion and Adobe Firefly (downloads get automatic content credentials) plus the open‑source Content Authenticity Initiative and C2PA spec (v1 Jan 2022) exist and see adoption; debiasing uses regional census weightings; CAI reports 2,700+ members and Adobe logs 3,700 feedback items, 25,000 prompts, 50,000 images.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:11AI as cultural curator
- 3:36Algorithmic Pedestal exhibit
- 8:50Instagram shaping artists
- 12:39Generative AI changing creation
- 18:12Curation as future of creativity
- 19:34Content Authenticity Initiative
- 32:07Bias and equity in AI tools
- 39:50Global South creators and AI design
- 47:25Provocations and closing
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