"Artists are really on the lookout for tools that grant them the power of AI models while keeping their data safe and local," says Jean-Michaël Celerier, technical development director at Montreal's Society for Arts and Technology (SAT) and an alumnus of the postdoctoral research program at Concordia's Faculty of Fine Arts.
That shared concern is propelling a growing collaboration between Concordia and the SAT, connecting research, creation and tool development. For his part, Celerier is helping lead efforts to design tools that combine generative AI, computer vision and immersive technologies while addressing ethical and artistic questions around AI in art.
Jean-Michaël Celerier. | Photos courtesy of Jean-Michaël Celerier Giving artists the wheel
SAT recently released a set of open-source, artist-centred tools designed to support the creative process while maintaining artists' control over data, authorship and workflows. Rather than relying on opaque commercial platforms, this approach allows artists to host their work on their own servers.
