About ART-I
Mainstream narratives in the media about AI tend to the extreme, whether dystopian or utopian. This project has two aims. First, to move beyond these extremist narratives by exploring and understanding the stories that artists themselves are telling about AI, and what values underpin these narratives. Second, to use these stories and values to create works of art that engage the general public in diverse reflections about AI and its impact, both on creative communities and artistic notions such as authenticity and creativity.
Open Call for artists to participate in our research!
We currently have an open call for artists to apply to. The award is for £2500.
You can access the full call here and read about it below.
You can access the full call HERE.
Participate in our research!
Our goal is to highlight the impact of AI through a value-sensitive lens. We are currently running an online questionnaire, and we would like to invite you/your community to take part.
You can access the survey here: HERE
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Our mission
ARTifical Intelligence seeks to diversify the discourse on AI by collaborating with creative communities and artists to explore both positive and negative AI narratives. Our goal is to highlight the impact of AI through a value-sensitive lens.
Responsible AI UK
The ART-I project is proudly funded by the UKRI funded Responsible AI UK (RAi UK) programme. RAi UK supports projects that deliver world-leading best practices for how to design, evaluate, regulate, and operate AI-systems in ways that benefit people, society, and the nation.
Workpackages and Research Questions
This section will be updated with the ongoing progress in our five distinct work packages. In its essence, the ART-I project aims to answer the following three research questions:
- What stories do academic and creative communities, focusing on visual art, tell about AI?
- What values underpin these narratives?
- How can understanding the values in narratives about AI create opportunities for novel forms of art and creativity?
ART-I Open Call
Open Call for Artists - ARTificial Intelligence: Drawing the Line
ARTificial Intelligence: Drawing the Line Exhibition: Winter 2025-26 | Nottingham, UK Artists and creative practitioners are invited to submit proposals for participation in ARTificial Intelligence: Drawing the Line, a group exhibition opening this winter in Nottingham. This exhibition forms part of a wider interdisciplinary research project examining the role of AI in artistic practice through a value-sensitive lens. We welcome all visual art mediums. Submissions are open to artists from all backgrounds. We will select up to three submitted applications. Successful artists will be invited to join the AI-UK’s ARTificial Intelligence: Drawing the Line research project as artist-participants. Each successful application will be awarded £2,500 (inclusive of any applicable VAT) to produce outputs and participate as described and agreed through this call and award acceptance process. The artworks will have their preview-launch reveal in Nottingham in November 2025, when they will feature in a Research Knowledge Exchange (RKE) event for a range of stakeholders. The projects’ outputs will publicly launch for exhibition from January 2026 through to April 2026. Deadlines Deadline for application proposal submissions: 1st September 2025 Date of award announcement on ART-I’s project web pages and to successful applicants: 19th September 2025 Deadline for artwork and accompanying materials to be delivered to exhibition organisers: 13th November 2025 How to apply Apply at: https://forms.office.com/e/WNNgWsCStr Please read the full call HERE