AI art tools like Craiyon (formerly DALL-E mini) and Midjourney have been making waves on the internet over recent months. But are these artificial intelligence tools exhibiting creativity, or just clever mimics? And how can machine learning be effectively used in artistic, creative and design endeavours most effectively? Cosmos science journalist Evrim Yazgin tackles these questions and speaks with AI expert Professor Jon McCormack, Director of Monash University's SensiLab, in the article "Creativity and AI" in Cosmos Magazine #96. At this year's Colorado State Fair's annual art competition awarded its prize to an AI-generated piece entitled "Théâtre D'opéra Spatial" by Jason M. Allen.

Monash University has long been an advocate of GPU computing technologies, and has recently formed a formal partnership with NVIDIA. As part of this partnership NVIDIA have provided SensiLab with next-generation hardware for deep learning and advanced visual simulation. Vinh Nguyen, Deep Learning Solutions Architect for NVIDIA, said, 'SensiLab has established itself as an excellent interdisciplinary research center, focusing on AI in creative art, but also other areas like robotics and visualization. As part of the growing collaboration with Monash, NVIDIA will be contributing staff time and equipment to joint research projects at SensiLab.' The NVIDIA systems contributed will be used as part of research efforts in Creative AI and visualisation.