TED Talks Daily How AI art could enhance humanity's collective memory | Refik Anadol
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Aug 24, 2023 Media artist Refik Anadol explores the intersection of AI and nature's beauty. He captures the fading wonders of our world, like coral reefs and rainforests, using AI to preserve these memories. Through projects like Coral Dreams, he envisions a future where technology not only enhances creativity but also helps sustain our collective memory of the natural environment. The blend of art and artificial intelligence opens new avenues for understanding and preserving our cultural heritage.
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Artificial Coral Reefs
- Refik Anadol uses AI to create artificial coral reefs from over 100 million images.
- This project, "Coral Dreams," aims to preserve the memory of disappearing nature due to climate change.
Collective Memories
- Refik Anadol and his team use generative AI to visualize "humanity's collective memories."
- They train machine learning algorithms with large datasets of nature, urban, and cultural data.
Floral Dreams
- "Floral Dreams" is an algorithm trained on 75 million floral images and half a million scent molecules.
- Anadol envisions a living archive where people can experience reconstructed forms, patterns, colors, and scents.