How AI and machines are making their mark on the walls of art galleries

Have you ever pictured a robot and an art easel in the same room? A new gallery is bringing that to reality by linking artists with machines. The Cueva Gallery – described as the first of its kind in Ireland – is a gallery entirely devoted to artwork made or inspired by artificial intelligence (AI). It was set up by three people with "a passion for art and technology" – Dr Ernesto Diaz-Aviles, Dr Claudia Orellana-Rodriguez and Beth Jochim. We spoke to Jochim – the director of Dublin-based Cueva – about her vision for the gallery and why she and her colleagues – who have experience across machine learning (ML), creative AI, arts and humanities research and innovation – came together to bring this project to life.