"There’s currently a mismatch between what algorithmic curation provides and what human curation surfaces - and it’s the latter that online audiences prefer if offered an option”, Laura Herman Oxford Internet Institute speaking to PCMag.

Enjoyed speaking to Shubham Agarwal for this exciting piece in PCMag!

So thrilled to be hosting Caterina Moruzzi at Adobe for our project, "CREA-TEC: Cultivating Responsible Engagement with AI Technology to Empower Creatives." Thank you to @Braid_UK for this terrific opportunity!

So excited to share this recording of our panel at Adobe about how we’re designing Generative AI by putting the creative first, moderated by Aarron Walter: open.spotify.com/episode/6LF7lg…

Today I presented the poster “Perceptions of Creativity in Human-Technology Co-creation” by me and Laura Herman at #ICCC24 It’s great to be back at ICCC'25 and to receive feedback from this vibrant community! 🔗 You can read the paper here: edin.ac/4c7cJd1

🪩New article! 🪩 What is digital authenticity? How can we design effective AI-labeling systems? How do creators and viewers of digital content feel about all of this? Olivia Burrus, Laura Herman, and I discuss the future of AI-labeling Content Authenticity Initiative dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.114…

Today’s office: at the V&A for the Adobe x Museums Convening with folks from MoMA The Museum of Modern Art, Museu da Imagem e do Som, 国立アートリサーチセンター NCAR and of course, the V&A!

Adobe Research Principal Scientist Aaron Hertzmann won the Computer Graphics Achievement award by @SIGGRAPH,one of the highest honors in the field! Learn about his new theory of perception, and his work at the intersection of art and computer graphics. adobe.ly/46iiX7X

Last month, I had the incredible opportunity to participate in Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art’s Graduate Summer Programme in London & Cape Town. We asked the question, “Are We Postcolonial?” through practice-based workshops, museum visits, architecture tours, & cultural seminars. So grateful!

This system can sort real pictures from AI fakes — why aren’t platforms using it? trib.al/gs0nt7E

Interested in knowing more about machinic ways of seeing art? 🖼️ You can read the latest paper by Thomas Serban von Davier Laura Herman and myself: ➡️Machine Walks into an Exhibit: A Technical Analysis of Art Curation mdpi.com/2936966 #mdpiarts via Arts MDPI

Wonder why Instagram chose this image from #TheMet over 1000 others? Turns out, a computer vision system marked it as a group photo🤯 A pleasure collaborating with Thomas Serban von Davier and Caterina Moruzzi on this CV analysis of #TheAlgorithmicPedestal exhibit! mdpi.com/2076-0752/13/5…

New doctor! Congratulations to OII DPhil student Laura Herman for passing her viva yesterday. Her thesis is titled: Remixing, Seeing, Curating: Algorithms’ Influence on Human Visual Creativity Examiners: Prof Rebecca Eynon & Prof Caroline Bassett (Cambridge University)

An incredible day at Dundee Design Festival V&A Dundee, where I had the opportunity to co-curate an exhibit/performance/workshop by Sebastian Schmieg with Martin Zeilinger for Adobe Photoshop. What an honour to also speak on a panel alongside the inimitable Sarah Cook, as well as Sebastian and Martin!

Spatial AI is our project created with Laura Herman and Maggie Mustaklem combining two emerging technologies: AI and spatial computing. Putting neural networks into interiors, we imagine AI understanding space and existing in it. Find full case on our website at the link in bio.

🎉 Open Call for UK Artists! 🎉 CREA-TEC is commissioning 3 artworks that explore how AI affects our perceptions of authenticity as part of a fellowship sponsored by BRAID and UKRI, in partnership with Adobe Laura Herman Apply by Dec 29, 2024 🔗 edin.ac/4eqDkST

In the future of digital trust, context matters. A study by researchers Olivia Burrus, Amanda Curtis, and Laura Herman found that viewers believed the use of generative AI in news content to be a clear signal that the information is untrustworthy, whereas the same viewers found

Pretty please vote for our proposal at SXSW! Hannah Andrews and I would love to discuss the importance of global, collaborative, arts-led approaches to technological innovation through our work at British Council & Adobe. Vote here: sxswlondon.awardsplatform.com/entry/vote/lZA…

Join us at #ISF2025 to attend the fireside chat by @3Lmantra and Laura Herman moderated by Krishna Ravi Srinivas PhD, where they would talk about their work on AI literacy, fairness, and diversity, and how to ensure an inclusive and accessible future for AI. indiasciencefest.org/isf-2025/

@3Lmantra and Laura Herman with Krishna Ravi Srinivas PhD as moderator, on Inclusive AI Labs #ISF2025