Is Artifical Intelligence taking our design jobs? 2022

Artificial Intelligence now has the ability to design everything from buildings to advertising campaigns. Does this mean our jobs are no longer safe?

Location: AMDC301, Level 3 Lecture Theatre, Advanced Manufacturing and Design Building (AMDC), Swinburne University of Technology, Burwood Rd, Hawthorn, 3122
Time: Monday 28 November, from 4pm

Swinburne School of Design + Architecture staff member Alison De Kruiff will introduce the concept of AI and the implications it has on design graduates the world over.

Danny Bonnici, a seasoned musician who uses this technology to generate album covers and imagery for his songs, will offer a live demonstration of how the software works.

AI ethicist Dr Julian Koplin from Monash University will share his research into the ethics of AI and address important questions like who owns the intellectual property of AI creations?

The event will end with the panel open to questions from the audience which will be facilitated by Dr Jane Connory and Kylie Burns.

Studios attending include:

Lorne Sculpture
Edison Agency
Elis Jones
Publicis Sapient
Studio Payne
HM
Ortolan
Paper Giant
Nick Lewis Design
Portable
Principle Design
Davidson Branding
Ignite Online
Clear Design
Milo & Co.
Lexicon/General Assembly
Head of Creative, Bed Bath'n Table
Savanah Design
Brownbill Effect
Luminary
Grande Experiences

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We are dedicated to the notion of design to make a better world and we acknowledge that making tools, shaping place, sharing stories, making meaning, wayfinding and collaborating have long been and continue to be both central and integral to First Peoples' cultures. We recognize that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ cultural contributions have continued relevance to design practice and commit to: reconciling ancestries of design and contemporary practice as well as pursuing culturally and professionally appropriate ways to engage with a diverse population of colleagues, industries and clients. In a time of treaty-making and voice we understand that there are overlaps between caring for Country and the sustainable production of goods, services, experiences, products and buildings.

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As students of SoDA you will be given opportunities to both engage with and educate yourself in Indigenous creative practices and cultural protocols through a lens of inclusivity, diversity, respect, mutual understanding, inter-cultural dialogue in all aspects of design practice. Indigenous people have been telling stories, making tools, and connecting to Country through visual media, placemaking and place marking for more than 60,000 years and these practices are part of an ongoing, evolving and live tradition.