An
exhibition at the Austrian Cultural Forum in Warsaw with the participation of students and graduates of the University of
Applied Arts
Since the end of 2022, the rapid rise of generative AI systems has increasingly shaped artistic, social
and political debates. Within a few years, enormous investments have been made in data centres, and new infrastructures and
global power constellations have emerged. At the same time, questions about energy consumption, regulation, digital ethics
and democratic control are coming to the fore.
Examples such as the virtual AI minister Diella in Albania or
the admission of the non-binary AI Flynn as a student at the University of Applied Arts Vienna show how deeply AI is
already integrated into social, institutional and symbolic orders. Key terms such as deep fakes, neural networks and AI agents
are ubiquitous, yet remain difficult for many to understand.
