Artificial Images
Teaching Machine Learning to Image Makers
Since 2019 I’ve been teaching a series of classes under the tile of Artificial Images. These classes are taught to working designers and image makers to give them a taste of generative machine learning models. Back in 2019 that was quite novel, I swear! Nowadays you can’t scroll past ten posts on LinkedIn without someone extolling the virtues of AI.
The A.I. classes started out of Braulio Amado’s SSHH (RIP), but I’ve since taught classes to hundreds of people across the globe. I’ve taught workshops as a part of design conferences and private workshops with some of your favorite tech companies. Since 2021 I’ve also been lucky to adapt the classes for NYU’s storied ITP program.
Throughout the years the courses have covered the latest technologies. Starting with Style Transfer and DeepDream, evolving to Pix2Pix and StyleGAN, classes now cover LLMs and diffusion models for image and video. The latest offerings include a collage filmmaking class using AI classifiers to label a corpus of found footage, and a class for UX designers to understand the new demands of these tools and how best to integrate them into great product experiences. I pretty much never teach the same class twice 😅.
All of the materials from these classes are recorded and made available to anyone on YouTube. If you’re interested in learning more about my classes, you can sign up for notifications of new classes and new videos here.
Making Machine Learning Art
Artificial Images sprung from my own investigation into making images using machine learning. Much of my work over the past six years explores creating custom datasets and bridging the aesthetic possibilities of machine learning with a critical assessment of modern technology. My film work has been included at NeurIPS and CVPR conferences, as well as many experimental film festivals. I’ve been commissioned by The New York Times, The New Yorker, HP, and Commercial Type.
Below are a handful of pieces I have produced. More is available on the Artificial Images website.
