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The European ARTificial Intelligence Lab (AI Lab) is a follow-up project to the European Digital Art and Science Network, a creative collaboration between scientific institutions, Ars Electronica and cultural partners throughout Europe that unites science and digital art. The European ARTificial Intelligence Lab follows on from this and addresses visions, expectations and fears that we associate with artificial intelligence. The consortium consists of 13 cultural institutions from Europe with Ars Electronica as coordinator. This online archive provides an overview of all activities carried out during the project's lifetime from 2018 to 2021. It also provides information about the network itself, the residency artists and juries, and the project partners involved. The AI Lab is co-funded by the EU program "Creative Europe (2014-2020)" and by the Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport.

Artist Residency at Leiden Observatory 2021 - Sarah Petkus (US), Mark J Koch (US) 2021

Artist Residency at Leiden Observatory 2021 - Sarah Petkus (US), Mark J Koch (US)

The residency program, whose current motto is “Astronomy x AI,” is led and organized by Ars Electronica in collaboration with Leiden Observatory. The winners of this year’s residencies have now been announced: Sarah Petkus (US) and Mark J. Koch (US) from Las Vegas will work on their Moon Rabbit project during a residency at the Leiden Observatory and the Ars Electronica Futurelab in Linz.
• Info: Sarah Petkus (US) and Mark J. Koch (US): Moon Rabbit
online / Leiden Observatory, Leiden (NL) / Ars Electronica, Linz (AT)
01.02.2021 - 30.09.2021
Year of creation
2021

Urls
Press: https://ars.electronica.art/press/en/2021/01/26/ailab_petkus_koch/
AE Blog, 27.01.2021, Step into Space: https://ars.electronica.art/aeblog/en/2021/01/27/step-into-space/
AE Blog, 08.03.2021, Galaxies and black holes: https://ars.electronica.art/aeblog/en/2021/03/08/galaxies-and-black-holes/
Project page Moon Rabbit: http://moonrabbit.zoness.com/

Start:
Feb 01, 2021
End:
Sep 30, 2021

Info:
• Internal Project: AI Lab Online Archiv

European ARTificial Intelligence Lab, Sarah Petkus (US), Mark J. Koch (US)
What Matters Now? by Sarah Petkus (US)
In the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, daily life has been disrupted and given room to change; from the comfort of routine to the energy that fuels the creation of electronic and robotic work. While staying safe in her personal laboratory in Las Vegas, Nevada, technologist Sarah Petkus has been using this time to re-evaluate what it means to be a content creator and artist in this unique era where humans are limited by the constraints of physical isolation, yet connected in abundance through virtual platforms and social media. As the lines between private and professional life blur, she hopes to find new forms of meaning amidst the uncertainty.

Project Credits / Acknowledgements
These video commissions are co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union in the framework of the European ARTificial Intelligence Lab.

Biography
Sarah Petkus is an artist who creates mechanical-electronic devices, and robotic entities derived from their own character illustrations. Their goal in doing so is to challenge the way humans relate to technology, encouraging reflection and the consideration of empathy towards the inanimate things we share our lives with.
Moon Rabbit / Sarah Petkus (US), Mark J. Koch (US)
In a research and development phase lasting several months, Sarah Petkus and Mark J. Koch attempt to teach a suite of artificial intelligences to recognize familiar shapes and objects in images of star clusters, planetary surfaces, and other celestial bodies. Moon Rabbit aims to help form a team of humans and “AIs” whose focus is to discover meaning in the abstract. And maybe the AIs will even develop personalities and opinions of their own.

Credit: Ars Electronica - Martin Hieslmair
Moon Rabbit / Sarah Petkus (US), Mark J. Koch (US)
Since time immemorial, we humans have looked up to the heavens and wondered about the nature of our existence. And who knows – maybe one day we might even discuss this fundamental question with our digital offspring? If so, will they be able to help us discover answers in the patterns and data hidden in the starry sky? In a research and development phase lasting several months, Sarah Petkus and Mark J. Koch attempt to teach a suite of artificial intelligences to recognize familiar shapes and objects in images of star clusters, planetary surfaces, and other celestial bodies. Moon Rabbit aims to help form a team of humans and “AIs” whose focus is to discover meaning in the abstract. And maybe the AIs will even develop personalities and opinions of their own.

Photo: Tom Mesic
Moon Rabbit / Sarah Petkus (US), Mark J. Koch (US)
Since time immemorial, we humans have looked up to the heavens and wondered about the nature of our existence. And who knows – maybe one day we might even discuss this fundamental question with our digital offspring? If so, will they be able to help us discover answers in the patterns and data hidden in the starry sky? In a research and development phase lasting several months, Sarah Petkus and Mark J. Koch attempt to teach a suite of artificial intelligences to recognize familiar shapes and objects in images of star clusters, planetary surfaces, and other celestial bodies. Moon Rabbit aims to help form a team of humans and “AIs” whose focus is to discover meaning in the abstract. And maybe the AIs will even develop personalities and opinions of their own.

Photo: Tom Mesic
Moon Rabbit / Sarah Petkus (US), Mark J. Koch (US)
Since time immemorial, we humans have looked up to the heavens and wondered about the nature of our existence. And who knows – maybe one day we might even discuss this fundamental question with our digital offspring? If so, will they be able to help us discover answers in the patterns and data hidden in the starry sky? In a research and development phase lasting several months, Sarah Petkus and Mark J. Koch attempt to teach a suite of artificial intelligences to recognize familiar shapes and objects in images of star clusters, planetary surfaces, and other celestial bodies. Moon Rabbit aims to help form a team of humans and “AIs” whose focus is to discover meaning in the abstract. And maybe the AIs will even develop personalities and opinions of their own.

Photo: tom mesic
Moon Rabbit / Sarah Petkus (US), Mark J. Koch (US)
Since time immemorial, we humans have looked up to the heavens and wondered about the nature of our existence. And who knows – maybe one day we might even discuss this fundamental question with our digital offspring? If so, will they be able to help us discover answers in the patterns and data hidden in the starry sky? In a research and development phase lasting several months, Sarah Petkus and Mark J. Koch attempt to teach a suite of artificial intelligences to recognize familiar shapes and objects in images of star clusters, planetary surfaces, and other celestial bodies. Moon Rabbit aims to help form a team of humans and “AIs” whose focus is to discover meaning in the abstract. And maybe the AIs will even develop personalities and opinions of their own.

Photo: Tom Mesic