Art and Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

As Guest editors, we have appreciated the opportunity to engage with a variety of authors working within the realm of Art and Artificial Intelligence (art+AI). The process of guest editing this special issue has expanded our consideration from three different professional stances. Campbell watches an art and design campus that hesitantly considers artificial intelligence as a possible contribution to artistic practice, while tracking a growing AI competence brewing with enthusiasm in a computer science department on a campus next door. Hedley considers artificial intelligence for its potential in facilitating 3-D geographic visualization, 3-D spatial interfaces, and 3-D data surveying as he considers AI methods to make progress on geographic challenges, while considering the art of designing of user interfaces intended to communicate knowledge. Hertzmann develops computer graphics and vision algorithms, and writes about how they interact with the worlds of art and perception.