| Beschreibung |
The simulacrum is never that which conceals the truth – it is the truth which conceals that there is none. The simulacrum is true. – Jean Baudrillard, Simulacres et Simulation, 1981
In a world where machines have become more than capable of autonomously generating (seemingly) credible newspaper articles, danceable techno tracks, adorable cat memes and plausible Nicolas Cage videos, the ability to algorithmically produce and transform digital media forms – so-called deepfakes – has arrived on the desktops and devices of millions. This project module focuses not on the demise of the distinction between real and rendered, but on a future where this distinction becomes increasingly blurred and irrelevant.
Through a series of lectures, workshops and targeted discussions, participants will address topics including human and artificial intelligence, generative and autonomous systems, supervised and unsupervised machine learning, neural networks, GANs and hyperreality, and will engage with state-of-the-art tools and methodologies for the synthetic production of text, images and audiovisual media. |
| Leistungsnachweis |
Successful completion of the course is dependent on regular attendance, active participation, completion of assignments, delivery of a relevant semester project and documentation. |
