Prompting is So 2023: Researching New Interfaces for AI | Moritz Schwind | Houdini Horizon
7"10 Prompts You Need to Know," "Prompt Engineering is the New Black," "Make 10k Per Day Using These Secret Prompts"—prompting has been all the rage over the past months. But what if written human language isn't the only, or even the best, way to interact with generative neural networks? How can we discover new forms of artistic expression using generative AI? And how do we develop such groundbreaking approaches?
In this talk, Entagma's Moritz Schwind presents early findings from a collaborative project with the Barcelona Supercomputing Center. The project seeks to provide artists with novel ways to explore the visual worlds embedded within neural networks. Along the way, we'll cover neural network fundamentals, emerging developments like FLUX, and innovative applications of techniques such as quantization and interpolation. We'll also delve into how Houdini serves as an essential tool in both research and visualization.
Moritz Schwind is gonna take part in it all - Be it pixels, hardware, code or cameras. And sometimes even reassemble it. In his spare time, he likes to dabble with code and create generative artwork. He claims his early exposure to QBasic is no help at all when working in Houdini, Blender, Processing or Arduino. But it might have been what started his fascination for the boundaries of code and art. When not wreaking havoc to any intriguing devices around him, he works as a freelance Technical and Art Director. His more recent areas of interest cover the use of scientific algorithms in generative design and the application of AI in creative fields.