Machine Learning with the Algorithmic Gaze: AI-SECRETT joins a hands-on creative seminar
Researchers from the European consortium AI-SECRETT will take part in the seminar "Machine Learning with the Algorithmic Gaze" at Sint Lucas Antwerpen (Karel de Grote Hogeschool, Belgium). The event brings together artists, researchers, and professionals to explore how artificial intelligence can support and expand creative processes.
Who's participating
Members of the AI-SECRETT consortium attending include Pau Rausell, Francesco Molinari, Dominique Cunin, and other partners. Their contribution focuses on practical experimentation and training for creatives working with machine learning.
What you'll do in the seminar
Across two intensive working days, participants will build their own generative models using open-source tools and custom datasets. Those datasets will be created from participants' movements and gestures-turning embodied action into raw material for visual and interactive works.
- Capture motion and gesture data to form a unique dataset.
- Train and test generative models with transparent, open-source workflows.
- Iterate on outputs to refine style, coherence, and intent.
- Translate technical steps into creative methods you can reuse across projects.
The process is designed to challenge default habits and open new expressive possibilities. Expect practical prompts, fast feedback loops, and results you can immediately bring into your studio practice.
Why this matters for creatives
Machine learning shifts from a black box into a collaborator you can direct. For artists and designers, that means new ways to build motion-driven visuals, augment performance, or craft responsive installations without giving up authorship.
- Own your dataset so your style doesn't get lost in generic training data.
- Prototype ideas quickly, then push them further with targeted iterations.
- Blend body, movement, and code to create work that feels alive-on screen or in space.
Part of the AI-SECRETT project
This seminar is part of AI-SECRETT's exploratory phase, which studies AI as a creative resource and develops new training and research approaches. The project looks beyond the studio, with applications across non-tourism services, manufacturing, cultural sectors, food, and more.
It adds to a series of seminars, workshops, and meetings the consortium is running to build shared knowledge of AI technologies and define the mission, vision, and values that will guide the project in the coming years. The goal: foster dialogue between research, artistic creation, and technology, and build a critical, practical foundation for integrating AI into contemporary European ecosystems.
Keep exploring
For more techniques, tools, and workflows, see Generative Art and AI for Creatives for ideas you can apply to your next project.
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