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2020-2021 UMaine Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 UMaine Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NMD 347 - Artificial Intelligence for Art and Design


Introduction to techniques, historical contexts, and conceptual approaches to artificial intelligence as a creative medium.  Cognitive science debate on theories of the mind impacts of AI on society as intellectual labor is replaced by algorithms, and the divide between autonomy and authorship in working with AI for artmaking.  Introduction to different movements and techniques within AI, such as cybernetics, artificial life, nouvelle AI, expressive AI, neural networks, genetic algorithms, machine learning, and deep learning. Students directly apply understanding in creating original works using different approaches.

Prerequisites: NMD 200 and NMD 211

Course Typically Offered: Not Regularly Offered

Credits: 3