Arts Council England (ACE) and Goldsmiths, University of London have announced a collaboration to develop best practice guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the cultural sector.
The collaboration received a Fellowship Award from Bridging the Divide for Responsible AI (Braid), a national research program funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).
The award was won by Oona Murphy, Senior Lecturer in Digital Culture and Society at Goldsmiths University, who will spend the next 18 months working with arts councils to bring AI into the work of arts councils and organizations in an ethical and responsible way. We will help you research how it can be incorporated. It supports.
Mr. Murphy was previously the principal investigator and co-founder of the Museums + AI Network, a research network investigating the ethical implications of AI in museums.
The new guidance will focus on leveraging the benefits of experimenting with AI and the risks AI may pose to intellectual property rights and the lives of people working in the field, and what can be done to mitigate those risks. is focused on exploring.
Murphy's research will include interviews with Arts Council staff and other cultural sector experts to understand how AI will impact their work, as well as new research into the use of AI. This includes a review of relevant literature and good practice.
She said: “We are pleased to be working with ACE to develop policies, practices and frameworks that support the responsible adoption of AI technologies. This project takes an organization-wide approach and the embedded nature of the research fellowship provides a unique opportunity to generate new ways of thinking about how AI will impact ACE's work today, tomorrow and into the future.”
Tonya Nelson, Executive Director of Enterprise and Innovation at the Arts Council, said: “Helping cultural organizations understand and integrate new technologies into their work is a key part of the Arts Council’s mission. It is clear that artificial intelligence has the potential to have a profound impact on society. ”Cultural Department.
“We are working with Dr. Murphy to better understand how the sector can responsibly use these technologies, to help artists and cultural organizations develop innovative business models, and to support national We look forward to helping create great work that reaches more people in all regions and from all backgrounds.”
Braid is a three-year research program funded by the AHRC and led by the University of Edinburgh with support from the Ada Lovelace Institute and the BBC.
