UC teams with Bay Area tech company for new lab that hopes to make AI work for artists

Can new initiative make peace between human creatives and the technology threatening to displace them?


Elliot Anderson, professor and technology artist and curator, Chari Glogovac-Smith professor and artist in music, digital art, and performance, wear virtual reality sets at the Digital Arts and Research Center at UC Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)

The UC Santa Arts Division launched a new lab, A4, last fall focused on combining AI and the arts. A4 opened with a summit featuring arts professors and notable Arts Division alumni including Kevin Nolting, a producer for Pixar. The lab will create new opportunities to breach the gap between arts and tech as the two become increasingly intertwined.

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Last modified: Mar 10, 2025