Session 13: Reflection on using AI in creative processes

Date: 2026-06-22

Overview

Discussion and reflection on the implications of using AI in creative processes.

Plan

Share insights from the literature and personal experiences regarding the use of AI in creative workflows.

Materials

The following articles and topics can be used as a basis for discussion.

Text-based AI, Large Language Models

• Super Idee, sagt der Chatbot. Ist die Schmeichelei der KI ein Problem? von Ingrid Brodnig

Fake images and videos

• The Threat Posed by Deepfake Satellite Images, Brady Africk, Time Magazine
• AI's getting better at faking crowds. Here's why that's cause for concern, Chloe Veltman, NPR
• A GOP attack ad deepfakes Chuck Schumer with AI, by Shannon Bond and Jude Joffe-Block, NPR
• Mimikama Artikel über das Thema Künstliche Intelligenz

AI in art and culture

• MACHINE YEARNING - On Generative AI’s Structure of Feeling by Sonja Drimmer
• A.I. Is Coming for Culture by Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker (paywall)
• Let's talk about AI art by Mathew Inman

AI avatars and virtual influencers or politicians

• Diella, die KI im Kabinett von Ferry Batzoglou, taz
• Den gibt's ab sofort in doppelter Ausführung, Kolumne übrigens von Shayna Bhalla, taz

AI and jobs

• Stürmt die Maschinen!, von Jonas Wahmkow, taz
• Gericht stoppt KI-Stimmenklau, von Jonas Kähler, taz

Homework

Read one selected article thoroughly and prepare answers to the following questions:

• Who is the author, and what is their background and affiliation?
• What is the main argument or thesis of the article?
• What evidence or examples does the author provide to support their claims?
• Does the author address potential counterarguments or alternative perspectives?
• Which other sources confirm or contradict the author's points?
• What is your personal stance on the issues raised in the article?

Results

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