Time Capsule from the Future? AI and Art Today | Niklas Michels | TEDxRWTHAachen

Описание: This talk examines how AI is reshaping the art world and challenges our perception of creativity and authenticity. Through the lens of Anthropocentric Bias, our tendency to value human-made art over AI-generated works, the speaker explores the evolving relationship between technology, artists, and audiences. Drawing parallels with photography’s once-controversial rise as an art form, the talk invites a balanced and critical reflection on AI’s ethical and aesthetic dimensions, urging us to find a new language for creativity in the age of intelligent machines. Niklas Michels is a film critic for the magazine Kino-Zeit and the festival
director of Filmfest Aachen. After studying Computer Science and
Mathematics, Michels shifted his focus to the interdisciplinary field of
Aesthetics and AI, exploring the intersections of technology, art, and
philosophy. He works on language security and model safety at the
Fraunhofer Institute IEM, as well as at the RWTH Aachen’s Department of Applied Ethics. As an expert in curatorial practices and the aesthetic dimensions of AI, Michels has critically examined the role of AI in the cultural landscape – in his talk “Against an Aesthetic Turing-Test” at the prestigious Mannheimer Filmsymposium, he addressed the pressing question of which aspects of AI are overlooked, omitted, or trivialized in artistic discourse. In his role as director of Filmfest Aachen, Michels remains at the forefront of exploring the partnerships, collaborations, and enhancements between technology and art. He curated the upcoming focus event of Filmfest Aachen: “Time Capsules: Future/Past”, examining the creative process in an age of rapid technological change. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx