Extended Intelligences
Syllabus⇝
Extended Intelligences (Context workshop)⇝
Extended intelligences introduce the fundamental idea of intelligence further than the human brain. In this process, we will explore the autonomization of the object, the collective dimension of intelligent behavior, and the challenges that they pose in shaping today's world. Output: A scaffolder of an automated decision tool.
Designing with AI (Experience workshop)⇝
Hands-on approach to the state of the art of artificial intelligence tools. We will take personal images from our mobile phones library and experiment with neural networks to create alternative selves. From image generation to image classification primarily using StyleGAN but also CLIP 101 (D-ALLE) and YOLO. The class will be built around a collection of Collab (Google Cloud Jupyter Notebooks environment) predefined python scripts. Output: Images of an alternative self.
Faculty⇝
Lucas Lorenzo Peña is an engineer, UX designer, and researcher who holds two Bachelor degrees in Computer Science and Cybercrime, and two Masters Degrees in Interactive Applications and Cognitive Science & Interactive Media. He is currently focused on researching the social aspects of intelligent agents (social neuroscience, multi-agent simulations, and embodied cognition), and how it relates to symbiotic social decision making between human and artificial intelligence.
Ramon Sangüesa is a professor at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, (UPC) he has been affiliate researcher at and Visiting Professor at Department of Sociology at Columbia University (New York) and Senior Fellow of the Strategic Innovation Lab at the Ontario College of Art and Design at the University of Toronto (Canada). He is currently Academic Coordinator of the new Degree in Artificial Intelligence at UPC university.