The Video Essay Podcast Cinema & Machine Vision: Live at The King's Festival of Artificial Intelligence w/ Daniel Chávez Heras
Jul 23, 2024
Daniel Chávez Heras, a lecturer at King's College London and author of a critical work on AI and film, discusses the intersection of technology and cinema. The talk during the King's Festival of Artificial Intelligence dives into the concept of machine vision and its effect on human perception. They explore the challenges of AI in filmmaking, including issues of representation and narrative. Chávez also addresses the evolving nature of cinematic storytelling in the digital age, raising questions about the future of film criticism and viewer experience.
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Book Cover Origins
- Daniel Chávez Heras's book cover features a data visualization of BBC archive television.
- His publisher rejected his initial AI-generated cover due to legal concerns.
Machine Vision History
- Machine vision encompasses a long history of devices augmenting human vision.
- Computer vision is the latest iteration, using computers and digital cameras.
Computational Gaze
- The computational gaze is a distributed system where computers see on our behalf.
- It differs from telescopes or microscopes; it's a larger sociotechnical system.