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AI & Artists: A Discussion On What Artists Should Know

October 19 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

AI (Artificial Intelligence) is changing the landscape of all industry, including the arts. Should artists embrace, feel comfortable with, or reject AI?  Is AI a tool for good, or a threat to creative ownership?  Hear from three leading experts in the field of arts and technology, patents, and copyright, moderated by Phyllis Serbes of Pantheon AI, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting human creativity and foster relationships with generative AI. Discussion begins at 6:30pm.  This discussion is Free with no RSVP required.

 

Presenters include:

  1. Ben Knapp, PhD, Executive Director, The Virginia Tech Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT)
  2. Christian Hannon, Senior Patent Attorney at the Office of Policy and International affairs office in the United States Patent and Trademark Office
  3. Karl W. Means, Esq., Counsel in the Intellectual Property Practice at Miles & Stockbridge, P.C. and presenter from the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts

 

There will be time for a Q&A from the audience. This discussion shall be immediately followed by a performance by Laptop Orchestra in Waterfront Park as part of the City’s Site See public art program.

 

Free Related Exhibitions in Alexandria:

Artificial or Intelligence?, at Del Ray Artisans Gallery: October 4 – 26, 2024, At 2704 Mount Vernon Av.  Open Thu, Sat, Sun, 12-6pm, Fri 12-9pm.  Reception October 4, 7-9pm

CyberArts: Exploring Cybersecurity Through Imagery, Sound, Performance, Space, and Time, at Torpedo Factory Art Center Target Gallery October 5, 2024 – January 19, 2025.

 

This program is presented in partnership with the City of Alexandria’s Office of the Arts and Del Ray Artisans, with collaborative support from the Institute for Creativity, Arts and Technology at Virginia Tech (ICAT), the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Pantheon AI, and the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA).

 

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Details

Date:
October 19
Time:
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

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