The growing popularity of tools like DALL-E & MidJourney illustrates how artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly transforming image-making. Digital culture theorist & artist Lev Manovich will be in conversation with media scholar & writer Natasha Chuk to share examples & discuss these developments. They will address the emerging aesthetics & creative practices of AI photography & what these changes mean for the future of photography & the lens-based arts. This event is the first of a series of events & discussions exploring the relationship between AI & the lens & screen arts hosted by the MFA Photography, Video & Related Media Department at the School of Visual Arts. Stay tuned for future events in early 2023.