Experiments in ARTificial Intelligence Schedule 2023

Experiments in ARTificial Intelligence Schedule

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Thursday 08.24
Week 1: Introduction and Setup
Content:
- Syllabus Review
- Intro to Experiments in ARTificial Intelligence
- Intro to Art, Artists and AI
- SCREEN: Naked AI
Assignment:
- Complete the reading(s) below and post reflections on Canvas (due: Tuesday, Aug. 29.)
- BOOKMARK: UF LinkedIn Experiments in ARTificial Intelligence Playlist
- Join Midjourney Discord. See instructions HERE
- Join EmerAgency (class) Discord. Link expires in 7 days.
- HiPerGator Training: Go to UF Coursera Training and take HiPerGator Account Training (due: next Tuesday). More info and a link to the REQUIRED Coursera Training: HERE.
Readings:
- Slocombe, Will. “Machine Visions: Artificial Intelligence, Society, and Control.” In AI Narratives, Cave, Dehal, Sarsvati et.al, 213–36. Oxford University Press, 2020.
Tuesday 08.29, Thursday 08.31
Week 2: What is AI? History of Machine Intelligence
Content:
- Discuss reading(s) assigned last week.
- Experiment with Midjourney - post favs to class Discord.
- Slides for Research Computing Orientation.
- FIELD TRIP: Tour of HiPerGator AI at UF High Performance Data Center (Thursday)
Assignment:
- Complete the reading(s) below and post reflections on Canvas for discussion next week.
- WATCH: UF LinkedIn Experiments in ARTificial Intelligence Playlist - Unix Essential Training
- BE SURE YOU'VE completed the Unix tutorial AND the HiPerGator Training
Readings:
- Crawford, Kate with Hao, Karen. “Stop Talking about AI Ethics. It’s Time to Talk about Power.” n.d. MIT Technology Review, April 23, 2021.
Tuesday 09.05, Thursday 09.07
Week 3: Art, Artists and AI
Content:
- Discuss reading(s) assigned last week.
- SCREEN: Coded Bias
- STUDIO: BASH Terminal + HiPerGator setup, Development Environment Configuration
- DEMO: Introduction to AI techniques
- ZSH Setup for FAC302 Macs: HERE
- How to Setup and Use HiPerGator: HERE
Assignment:
- Complete the reading(s) below and post reflections on Canvas.
- Assignment 1: Experiment with Midjourney, prepare for CRIT, post reflection to Canvas.
Readings:
- Steyerl, Hito. "Medya: Autonomy of Images" in Astro Noise: A Survival Guide for Living under Total Surveillance. by Laura Poitras, New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 2016. pp. 162-177
Tuesday 09.12, Thursday 09.14
Week 4: Working with a Supercomputer
Content:
- CRIT: Assignment 1 - Midjourney experiments.
- Discuss reading(s).
- How to work with UF's HiPerGator -> Step by Step
- Begin to work with HiPerGator and Jupyter notebooks: Deforum, Disco Diffusion, Stable Diffusion, VQGAN, etc.
- DEMO: Stable Diffusion Jupyter Notebook (Deforum)
- AI Days Generative AI and the Arts Competition
Assignment:
- Complete the reading(s) below and post reflection on Canvas.
- Assignment 2 - Create artwork using Guided Diffusion
Readings:
- Droitcour, Brian. “GANs and NFTs.” ARTnews.Com (blog), May 28, 2021.
Tuesday 09.19, Thursday 09.21
Week 5: HiPerGator AI
Content:
- Discuss reading(s).
- STUDIO: Continue to work with HiPerGator - Stable Diffusion.
- Google Colab and Jupyter Notebooks and using them with HiPerGator
- Is Cryptocurrency the Magic Bullet for Social Change?
Assignment:
- Assignment 3 - Create a Generative AI artwork for AI Days.
Readings: None
Tuesday 09.26, Thursday 09.28
Week 6: Generative AI
Content:
- CRIT: Assignment 2 - Guided Diffusion artwork.
- STUDIO: Work on Generative AI project.
- STUDIO: Experiment with Stable Diffusion using the Deforum notebook!
Assignment:
- Complete the reading(s) below and post reflection on Canvas.
- Submit your work to AI Days Generative Art Competition! DEADLINE MIDNIGHT MONDAY
Readings: None
Tuesday 10.03, Thursday 10.05
Week 7: Stable Diffusion Dev
Content:
- Assignment 3 - Generative AI artwork submission DUE: Monday
- CRIT: Assignment 3 - Generative AI artwork (Tuesday).
- SCREEN: Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World, by Werner Herzog
- Intro to P5.js and ml5.js
- Learn to implement basic image classification using existing machine learning models.
Assignment:
- Complete the reading(s) below and post reflection on Canvas.
- Assignment 4 - Create an artwork that incorporates Stable Diffusion animation.
Readings:
- Mackenzie, Adrian. “The Production of Prediction: What Does Machine Learning Want?” European Journal of Cultural Studies 18, no. 4–5 (August 1, 2015): 429–45.
Tuesday 10.10, Thursday 10.12
Week 8: Stable Diffusion Animation
Content:
- ATTEND AI DAYS - get permission to miss Monday classes, Monday, October 16th, 2:15 - 3:45 (or longer)
- Discuss reading(s).
- STUDIO: work on Assignment 4
Assignment:
- Work on Assignment 4
Readings: None
Tuesday 10.17, Thursday 10.19
Week 9: Deforum Animation
Content:
- What is a Neural Network?
Assignment:
- Work on Assignment 4 - Stable Diffusion Animation
- PREPARE: for our visit from Greg Ulmer and John-Craig Freeman next week by watching: Theopraxesis: Rift Design
- and reviewing this: Mystory AI Cycle Series
Readings: None
Tuesday 10.24, Thursday 10.26
Week 10: AI Experiments: Image of Wide Scope 1
Content:
- GUESTS: Dr. Gregory L Ulmer and John Craig Freeman will facilitate an exploration of The Image of Wide Scope (Tuesday)
- CRIT: Assignment 4 - Stable Diffusion Animation (Thursday)
Assignment
- Begin Assignment 5 - Image of Wide Scope using AI
Readings:
- Boden, Margaret A., and Ernest A. Edmonds. “Explaining the Ineffable.” In From Fingers to Digits: An Artificial Aesthetic, 61–89. The MIT Press, 2019.
Tuesday 10.31, Thursday 11.02
Week 11: AI Experiments: Image of Wide Scope 2
Content:
- STUDIO - Experiment with techniques, develop Assignment 5 - IOWS.
Assignment:
- Finish Assignment 5 - IOWS - print and hang images for CRIT
- Complete the reading(s) below and post reflection on Canvas.
Readings:
- Agostinelli, Erika. “‘I Don’t Trust AI’: The Role of Explainability in Responsible AI.” Erika Agostinelli, April 1, 2021.
- Women in Data Science, Bristol 2021 - Agostinelli Crowdcast begins at 1:13:19
Tuesday 11.07, Thursday 11.09
Week 12: AI Experiments - Final Project
Content:
- CRIT: Assignment 5 - Image of Wide Scope
- Discuss reading(s).
- STUDIO - Experiment with techniques, develop project ideas.
- Brainstorm and begin to research your final project!
Assignment:
- Develop your final project. EXPERIMENT!
- BEGIN: Final Project, brainstorm and prepare to present concept in class on Tuesday.
- Complete the reading(s) below and post reflection on Canvas.
Readings:
- Crawford, Kate, and Trevor Paglen. “Excavating AI.” -. Accessed May 12, 2021.
- Crawford, Kate. “Time to Regulate AI That Interprets Human Emotions.” Nature 592, no. 7853 (April 6, 2021): 167–167.
Tuesday 11.14, Thursday 11.16
Week 13: AI Experiments
Content:
- REVIEW: Final Project concepts.
- STUDIO - Develop AI Final artwork.
Assignment:
- Continue work on Final Project - AI artwork
Readings:
Tuesday 11.21, Thursday 11.23
Week 14: AI EXPERIMENTS - NVIDIA Jetson
Content:
- DEMO: NVIDIA Jetson Nano
Assignment:
- Continue work on Final Project - AI artwork
- Complete the viewing below and post reflection on Canvas.
Readings:
- Manovich, Lev. AI and the Myth of Creativity, DigitalFUTURES world. Digital Consortium Lecture - The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence. Accessed August 5, 2021.
Tuesday 11.28, Thursday 11.30
Week 15: AI EXPERIMENTS
Content:
- SCREEN: The Wizard of AI, by Alan Warburton
- STUDIO - Develop your Final Project
Assignment:
- Continue work on Final Project
- READ:The Illustrated VQGAN
Readings: None
Tuesday 12.05
Week 16: Final
Content:
- Critique Final Projects
- NFT Discussion at Art Basel Miami
- New Study on NFTs Deflates the “Democratic” Potential for the Medium
Assignment: NoneReadings: None
Tuesday 12.12
Exam Week: Final Exam - Tuesday, December 12 - NOON - 3PM
FINAL CRITIQUE: Black Box

Experiments in ARTificial Intelligence Schedule

Week 1: Introduction and Setup

Week 2: What is AI? History of Machine Intelligence

Week 3: Art, Artists and AI

Week 4: Working with a Supercomputer

Week 5: HiPerGator AI

Week 6: Generative AI

Week 7: Stable Diffusion Dev

Week 8: Stable Diffusion Animation

Week 9: Deforum Animation

Week 10: AI Experiments: Image of Wide Scope 1

Week 11: AI Experiments: Image of Wide Scope 2

Week 12: AI Experiments - Final Project

Week 13: AI Experiments

Week 14: AI EXPERIMENTS - NVIDIA Jetson

Week 15: AI EXPERIMENTS

Week 16: Final

Exam Week: Final Exam - Tuesday, December 12 - NOON - 3PM