By Dylan Beattie | Software and technology has changed every aspect of the world we live in. At one extreme are the ‘mission critical’ applications - the code that runs our banks, our hospitals, our airports and phone networks. Then there’s the code we all use every day to browse the web, watch movies, create spreadsheets… not quite so critical, but still code that solves problems and delivers services. But what about the code that only exists because somebody wanted to write it? Code created just to make people smile, laugh, maybe even dance?

By Daphne Milner via It's Nice That | Mainstream conversations around artificial intelligence, while sometimes characterised by a rhetoric of scientific progress, often deal with anxieties related to the tech. Critiquing its shortcomings is not enough, however. Art can help shape the future of artificial intelligence by exposing its limitations and tendencies to further systemic inequalities.

by Kursat Ozenc via Ritual Design Lab | 6 Reflections on Stanford’s Culturally Relevant AI Summit

Open source framework for creative coding for Kotlin / Java 8+ that simplifies writing real-time interactive software.

Want to get more hands on with Machine Learning? This article links to various Colab notebooks that you can use to play around with various models.

An artistic overview of an experimental AI x typography project done by a graphic design student using Processing, Wekinator (no-code ML tool), and a microphone. Check out the other projects from CCA IxD and graphic design students on the showcase page.

New community project launched! A collaborative research project that weaves in Design and Ethics to create a responsible, purposeful AI system. We are crafting tools and frameworks to 1) build a shared understanding of the project’s ethical landscape, 2) implement ethics ‘doing’, and 3) democratise AI ethics (have a shift from ethical AI to responsible, or purposeful AI).

New community project launched! Careers at the intersection of AI and Design are vague, so this group aims to write an Ebook educating individuals and/or companies on the difference between each career, what to expect, and how to choose the right fit in their personal & professional life.