AI and image: critical perspectives on the application of technology on art and cultural heritage

Abstract

"AI and Image illustrates the importance of critical perspectives in the study of AI and its application to image collections in the art and heritage sector. The authors' approach is that such entanglements of image and AI are neither dystopian or utopian but may amplify, reduce or condense existing societal inequalities depending on how they may be implemented in relation to human expertise and sensibility in terms of diversity and inclusion. The Element further discusses regulations around the use of AI for such cultural datasets as they touch upon legalities, regulations and ethics. In the conclusion they emphasise the importance of the professional expert factor in the entanglements of AI and images and advocate for a continuous and renegotiating professional symbiosis between human and machines. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core." (from the publisher)

Contents

Introduction: AI and the Art and Cultural Heritage Image: Visual Literacy and Machine Learning -- Current Trends on AI and Art and Culture -- Dystopian or Utopian Futures? -- Harnessing Machines: Cultural Policy, Participation, and Implementation -- Conclusions and Prospects for the Future of AI in Art and Culture