Two years ago, our company’s direction and my career path shifted dramatically due to AI, leading to a mixture of excitement, potential, uncertainty, and fear. In this talk, I’ll recount this transition and reveal how AI altered my creative process and collaboration skills. The first project to emerge is “Project Mosaic”, a Generative AI experience designed to capture and dynamically display public discourse around AI as interactive Art. I will take you through the new process of ideation, prototyping, and public deployment while sharing our learnings and insights of using AI. You will also get an early preview of Mosaic before its public release. Towards the end of the presentation, we will discuss the broader implications of how AI is impacting the way we work, how we create and think, and consider how it will impact our society.
11:45am - 12:15pm: Food and community socializing.
12:15pm - 1:15: Presentation with Q&A. Available hybrid via Zoom.
1:15pm - 2:00pm: Student meeting with speaker, held in HUB 238.
Asta Roseway works as a Principal Research Designer at Microsoft Research but refers to herself as a “Fusionist”, or someone who works between disciplines and fields using Design. Her passion exists in the space between Art, Technology, and Science where she co-founded Microsoft’s Artist in Residence program for over 10 years. She currently works on research driven by the next generation AI Agent Experiences. Her prior work includes wearable technology, affective computing, and environmental sensing. Her collaborations have been featured at SXSW, Ars Electronica, and CES. She is a Parson’s School of Design alumni. Asta currently works remote from her tiny house and garage studio on her San Juan Island farm along with 20 deer, 5 chickens, and 2 cats. In her spare time, she volunteers for local nonprofits protecting marine life.