AI has huge potential.  We work with it, to enhance creativity and access to the creative arts. One example is the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The museum has worked with software to bring the creative arts to art lovers who are blind or with low vison, and by doing so, have made the artwork accessible to everyone.  

Over a million artworks in the museums online collection have a detailed description, that includes, colours, mood and tone using AI. The collaboration with Microsoft realised a project in a number of hours, that if undertaken by people alone would have taken hundreds of years.  

The potential of AI is exciting however, its true power can only be realised in collaboration with people. For artists with disabilities to fully express themselves, the technology must honour their involvement and perspectives, it is created together. 

Read more in the latest issue of Link 

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