World Bank: AI, Technology, and Art
Alexa Alice Joubin gave a talk at the World Bank on the intersection of technology and art on April 8, 2024 [YouTube]. She raised such questions as: Are technologies an extension of humanity or a surrogate of it? Why do sentient robots often want to become “real” humans in movies?
Find out more by watching her 10-minute lightning keynote on YouTube.
How do we use technology and art to make the world a better place? Art is front and center in digital transformations of our society today, because art fosters creativity, and creative thinking leads to social change.
Technology has always been intertwined with art, and artistic imagination has led to new tech designs. Art has also been used as proof of concept to launch emerging technologies.
When ChatGPT was launched in late 2022, the general public was transfixed by its ability to write poetry rather than its potential of carrying out bureaucratic tasks.
Art gives cultural meanings to technologies. In fact, every technology tells a story. It needs a description, and descriptions are essentially narratives.
