Event description

Is AI copying—or creating? Who signs an AI‑made canvas? And when deepfakes blur truth, what should galleries, schools, and collectors do next? Art × AI: Who Makes, Who Owns, Who Decides? brings a philosopher of machine vision (Fabian Offert), a gallerist (Nathan Vonk), a Berlin‑based artist (Ulrike Kerber), a illustrator‑educator (Scott Anderson), and a media editor (Les Firestein) into one high‑energy, no‑jargon conversation. Expect real cases (from Getty Images v. Stability AI to Warhol v. Goldsmith), fast takes, and audience interaction.

This community forum tackles the questions shaping our planet’s creative future: creativity vs. imitation; authorship and copyright; jobs and the creative middle class; visual truth after deepfakes; bias and omission in datasets; and the new literacies our students need now. The format is built for constructive friction—lightning rounds, hot‑seat responses to real student prompts, and live polls that test what we think we see. You’ll leave with practical takeaways, a clearer view of what’s changing, and resources to keep learning.