THE UNEXPECTED STORY - CAS TALK - AI and Text: Are we witnessing novel forms of collaboration or fundamental challenges to artistic authenticity?
Wed. 20 May - Online only BOOK
Professional writers are alarmed by the use of AI — to the extent that a recent novel edited using AI has been withdrawn from publication, and its author subjected to a predictable pile-on of outrage - despite the fact that almost all writers use AI in some form, for plot and character ideas, research, grammar, style checking, or simply as a creative stimulus.
Geoff Davis (host) special guest: Dr David Link - Poetry Machine, works with #experimentalmusic
#computerartsoc #digitalart #textart #aiwriting #aitext #aiartcommunity #artiststalk #aifiction #aipoetry #shygirlnovel
Early - 1984 - or even the first Glitch Art? It was the "race to Toy Story" for computer graphics at the time. This has overlaid randomised code and maths, with loud beeps and buzzes. This is all code not images or video effects. VIDEO on link. This creates a collage effect of the ‘insides’ of the computer. Generated on the fly by the program, each run is different. #computerartsoc #digitalart #textart #glitchart #glitch #1984 #1980s /geoff-davis-glitch-art-1984/
THE UNEXPECTED STORY - CAS TALK - AI and Text: Are we witnessing novel forms of collaboration or fundamental challenges to artistic authenticity?
Wed. 20 May - Online only BOOK
Professional writers are alarmed by the use of AI — to the extent that a recent novel edited using AI has been withdrawn from publication, and its author subjected to a predictable pile-on of outrage - despite the fact that almost all writers use AI in some form, for plot and character ideas, research, grammar, style checking, or simply as a creative stimulus.
Geoff Davis (host) special guest: Dr David Link - more speakers to be announced.
#computerartsoc #digitalart #textart #aiwriting #aitext #aiartcommunity #artiststalk #aifiction #aipoetry #shygirlnovel
Live Talk London 15 April James Bloom Alex May “Move Fast and Break Things: Control, Progress and the Black Box”
From the Computer Arts Society CAS.
Tech acceleration - scale over consequence? Artists reclaim this phrase to debate the role of the artist in an age of automated "black box" creativity. LIVE Mod. Bronac Ferran
Wed 15th Apr. BCS Moorgate London and online 18:00 GMT
BOOK NOW EVENTBRITE
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VIDEO of Q Word Quantum Art talks at CAS on Tuesday 17/3/26 CAS@computerartssoc #QWord #quantumart #quantumcomputing - link https://youtu.be/KnR6WrZ-T-o
Q Word #QuantumArt exhibition at Computer Arts Society, BCS London, well attended. VIDEO ON SOON Link in Bio. Talks and discussion of how artists can apply quantum concepts to art. With a Q Art catalogue & guide book by David Upton. Evening was: Overview from Prof James Davenport, Professor of Information Technology at the University of Bath. Intro by David Upton, CAS; talks from Astrid Park artist, Moth Quantum; Sarah Selby,Lumen Prize winner, UAL Creative Computing Institute; Ola Bamgboye, artist and scientist. Link in Bio @computerartssoc@weare_bcs@ualcci
Free talk & exhib. - CAS Qword Exhibition (March 17, 2026) – all you need to know of quantum art, but were afraid to ask.
Expand Your Artistic Practice into the Quantum Realm. Quantum technology is an exciting but often confusing frontier for creatives. If you are a working artist ready to push your boundaries, this book cuts through the noise.
BOOK ready soon: both a practical toolkit and catalog for CAS Qword Exhibition, this guide gives you everything you need to bridge the gap between complex theory and tangible creation. Step into the quantum realm and redefine what your art can be. GET TICKETS: /CAS-Q-WORD
BIO-ART SCI-ART art talk - Wed. 18 Feb 6pm GMT - ANNA DUMITRIU in discussion with Cécile Bourne-Farrell and Professor Rachel Kerr - link in comment. "Manna: Epigenetics, Conflict and Intergenerational Trauma" PLUS MORE - FREE live talk or watch & chat on ZOOM. @computerartssoc@annadumitriuart >> LINK
BIO-ART SCI-ART art talk - 18 Feb 6pm - ANNA DUMITRIU in discussion with Cécile Bourne-Farrell and Professor Rachel Kerr - link in comment. "Manna: Epigenetics, Conflict and Intergenerational Trauma" PLUS MORE -FREE live talk or watch & chat on Zoom. >> Anna will talk about her cutting-edge art practice which fuses biology and digital technologies; from epigenetics to bio-inspired underwater robots; interactive installations that model antibiotic resistance to sculptural or textile installations that incorporate DNA; and synthetic biology to pathogenic bacteria.
@computerartssoc #bioart #sciart #londonart #liveart #genetics #biology #digitalart @annadumitriuart
Annual Jasia Reichardt Lecture 2026 from the Computer Arts Society -
"Evolutionary Art, AI, Interaction and Immersive Organic Worlds"
Speaker: WILLIAM LATHAM Moderator Bronaċ Ferran. 18:00 GMT, Wednesday, 21 January 2026
BOOK NOW: /events/jasia-reichardt-lecture-2026-latham.html
William Latham will cover his pioneering work from the 1980s Royal College of Art through to Mutator and FormGrow software at IBM UK (1987-93), created with mathematician Stephen Todd. He later worked in VR creating immersive organic worlds, influenced by ten years in Rave Music and Games. His recent work with Google DeepMind, *Evolution and Foundation AI*, uses AI to drive evolution. He'll share insights and challenges of harnessing evolutionary and AI processes creatively.
William is a pioneering UK digital artist known for evolutionary art created at IBM. After twelve years as Creative Director in Rave and Games, he became Professor at Goldsmiths, University of London. His work is held by Centre Pompidou, V&A Museum and international collections.
Currently, William and Stephen Todd work with Google DeepMind using AI to evolve organic art, premiered in *Evolution and Foundational AI* exhibition, London 2025. William co-founded *The Creative Machine Exhibition*, now touring China.
**evolutionandfoundation.com**
**Dr Bronač Ferran** is a London-based curator. She curated *Poetry, Language, Code* (2012) and writes for LACMA, TATE, V&A, *Right Click Save* and *Studio International*.
"Minimal" (my 2-year art program) is all about repetition and slow accumulation. So here's another post similar to the last one—by design. 561 days to go, 111 days gone, 7,444 pixels placed, of 45,056 (on 5th January 2026). A timeless parody of #CGI and high resolution (illusory) realism. Featured in CAS 'Drivers' exhibition still on at BCS London. With #PACMAN #arcadegames #christmastree vibes. Don't worry, new art coming soon. #minimalart #slowart #pixelart @computerartssoc
UPDATE - Origins of pixel "art" - Micro Arts Minimal - Pixel Art 1984 - one pixel every 21 minutes - 84 days after the start (photo 10th Dec.). 12.5% complete - finishes August 2027. Running on hardware at British Computer Society, Moorgate, London. #slowart #geoffdavisukart #microartsgroup #authorgeoffdavis #computerartsoc
#slowart #pixelart #pixelartwork❤️ #1980s #1980scomputer
