We received a talk from the incredible Silvia Weidenbach, an award-winning jeweller, who fuses the traditional with the contemporary. During her talk, she gave us some beautiful insight into how she has used AI to inspire her project Infinite Loop.
Infinite loop fed artificial intelligence with historical rings, spanning over 3000 years of human collection, to examine its way through the learning of the meaning of material, form and feature.
I am very new to using AI in this form of design. I found myself a little lost, confused and writing down questions that I couldn't find the answers to within myself.
Asking the AI
I have decided that it would be really interesting to spark a conversation with the AI and ask it all the questions I found myself noting during the talk.
"Hi! My name is Joanna."
"Hello Joanna! How can I assist you today?"
"I would like to ask you, if you think my job as a designer is in jeopardy with the advancements of AI."
"That's a great question! As an AI language model, I can say that AI has already started to impact the design industry, and it's likely to continue doing so in the future. However, I don't believe that AI will replace human designers entirely.
AI can be used as a tool to help designers in many ways, such as generating design ideas, creating variations, optimizing designs for different devices, and even predicting user behaviour. AI can help designers work more efficiently, save time and reduce errors, which can be particularly useful for repetitive tasks.
However, AI lacks the human touch and creativity that comes with experience and personal expression, so there will always be a need for human designers to provide the human element in the design process. Design is not just about creating something that looks good, but also understanding user needs, emotional responses, and social and cultural contexts. AI can't replace human designers' intuition and judgment, nor their ability to interpret, communicate and collaborate with clients and stakeholders.
In conclusion, while AI may change the nature of design work and offer new opportunities, I believe that it will not replace the need for human designers but rather complement and enhance their abilities. Therefore, as a designer, you should embrace AI as a tool and seek to learn and adapt to new technologies to remain competitive in the industry."
"I see, so how do you learn?"
"As an AI language model, I learned from a vast corpus of text data from the internet, books, and other sources. My learning process involves training on large amounts of text data using a deep learning algorithm, which allows me to understand the patterns, relationships, and context within the text.
Specifically, my training process involves feeding large amounts of text data into a neural network that consists of multiple layers of nodes. Each node in the network receives input from other nodes, performs a mathematical operation, and passes the output to the next layer of nodes. Through this process, the neural network learns to identify patterns and relationships in the data and gradually improves its ability to generate coherent responses to given inputs.
In addition to my initial training, I continue to learn and improve through a process called "fine-tuning." Fine-tuning involves training on specific data sets related to a particular task or domain to further refine my abilities and make me more specialized in certain areas.
Overall, my learning process is ongoing and continually evolving, which allows me to adapt and improve over time."
"Interesting, so do you think that with the rate you are learning at you could potentially outsmart humans?"
"As an AI language model, my capabilities are limited to processing and generating human language. While I can perform many tasks quickly and accurately, I don't possess consciousness or emotions like humans do, nor do I have the ability to make decisions or take actions outside of my programmed functions.
In terms of "outsmarting" humans, it's important to note that AI is not inherently good or bad; it depends on how it's designed and used. While AI can offer many benefits, it can also pose risks and challenges, such as biases, errors, and job displacement. Therefore, it's crucial to develop and deploy AI responsibly, with proper oversight and ethical considerations.
In conclusion, I don't believe that AI will "outsmart" humans, as AI is a tool designed and controlled by humans. However, AI has the potential to augment and enhance human intelligence and capabilities, leading to new opportunities and challenges for society as a whole."
"Finally, do you think designers should take full credit for the designs that are an outcome of inspiration taken from AI?"
"This is a complex question that does not have a straightforward answer. The use of AI in the design process raises questions about the role of human creativity and the extent to which AI contributes to the final design.
While AI can generate design ideas and variations, it lacks the creativity and intuition of human designers, and it cannot fully replace the design process's human element. Therefore, it's important to recognize the designer's role in shaping and refining AI-generated ideas and incorporating their own expertise, insights, and personal style into the final design.
At the same time, it's also important to acknowledge the contribution of AI in the design process and give credit where credit is due. The use of AI can result in novel and innovative design solutions that would not be possible without it. Therefore, designers should be transparent about their use of AI in the design process and give credit to the AI tools and algorithms used.
In summary, designers should take credit for their role in shaping and refining designs that incorporate AI-generated ideas while also acknowledging the contribution of AI in the design process."
Overview
Honestly, I don't know how I feel about AI, I find it scary yet fascinating. I find it scary how it says that it can learn to speak to me through an algorithm yet sound read completely like a text message from a real person. It has a little bit of a personality, but if it learns from others, does it have a bit of everyone's personality? How many personalities am I speaking to?
In terms of design, I think it could be a fantastic tool, as shown in the talk, to create literal out-of-this-world designs. Yet I don't think we should get too excited about it. I love how people take inspiration from nature, use biomimicry, experiment and gain inspiration from real-life experiences. I guess the question is at what point in design will we lose that beautiful aspect of human creativity coming solely from our minds that aren't even at 100% capacity yet.
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