If you found out a work of art you liked was made by an AI, would you like it any less?
This is the question posed to viewers by death of the a(i)uthor, our current exhibition at the Anthea Bond Exhibition Room on Level 1 at Edinburgh Futures Institute, on display until 28 July.
The exhibition combines art display with a live research study, exploring what it means for a work to be “human-made” in the age of generative AI.
death of the a(i)uthor is the work of machine learning engineer and artist Jemima Goodall, who mixes a traditional art exhibition experience with a scientific study, encouraging visitors to reflect on their own internal journey as they engage with the artwork.
The exhibition asks questions about what “human-made” means in a world where AI- generated content saturates creative spaces.
Some of the art on display is AI-generated, some is human-made. The question the exhibition poses is: how much will this information change your experience?
Visitors are invited to explore the artworks and then scan the QR code in the gallery to take part in the research study.
As they move through the space, they will encounter screens showing the outcome of the study so far, including their own real-time response.
The exhibit is presented in collaboration with the Creativity, AI and the Human Research Cluster at Edinburgh Futures Insitute.
