KARYN EASTON
Aug 15
by Karyn in Polls and Surveys, Research, Research Paper Journey, Unit 2 Blogs 0 comments tags: Polls and Surveys, Research, Research Paper Journey, Unit 2 Blogs

Image Polls

Primary Research – Choose Your Favourite  Image – Below are the results of my image polls.  This was primary research I conducted to try to see whether or not initial anonymity or empathy could help mitigate the pervasive negative bias that exists towards AI generated art.  All of the following image polls have been subsequently tidied up.  Each image poll/survey has now been given its own page that appears as an appendix to the research paper.   Image Poll #1 Today I’m working on some primary research for my research paper.  I ran the following poll along with the accompanying text among some of my fellow MA students in our WhatsApp group.  As the respondent numbers were low I repeated this exact poll among some of my Facebook friends. ‘Below are four images by relatively famous artists – I’d like to buy a print of one of them for my new extension as they are all pretty well known.  Please can you help me choose which one would you go for? Apologies in advance of the image quality, but colour and composition are probably more important to me than the finer details – Thanks’ 😊         The […]
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Aug 13
by Karyn in Books, Research, Research Paper Journey, Unit 2 Blogs 0 comments tags: Books, Research, Research Paper Journey, Unit 2 Blogs

Action Research

A Leap from Practice to Research – After working so hard producing digital artworks I am becoming increasingly aware that my research paper is being neglected.  This imbalance needs to be corrected.  In order to do this I am going to engage in a form of research each day. This is so that hopefully I will have a substantive body of work prior to my return to work at the end of this month.  Starting with the most recent activity and working downwards this post is a working document of my research activity over the next few weeks.  For a more formal list of my activities please see my Research Timeline and my Research Resource List   Day #21 – Saturday 2nd September – Further refining the second draft of the research paper and integrating research sources and compiling coherent appendices.   Day #20 – Friday 1st September – Compiling the second draft to incorporate all of the polls and revising it to meet the target word count.   Day #19 – Thursday 31st August – Refining headings and layout of the second draft of the research paper.   Day #18 – Wednesday 30th August – Commencing the second draft […]
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Jun 15
by Karyn in Research, Research Paper Journey, Supervisor Meetings, Unit 2 Blogs 0 comments tags: Research, Research Paper Journey, Supervisor Meetings, Unit 2 Blogs

Supervisor Meeting #1

Meeting with Janet Waring Rago – Today was my first ‘one to one’ meeting with my research supervisor Janet Waring Rago.  I had met Janet briefly a few weeks ago (Zoom Session 26).  Already Janet had given me some great ideas, which I incorporated into my research paper.  However, today’s ‘one to one’ session really made me think!  It was a great opportunity to build on our last meeting ‘in group’.  We discussed ways that I could add depth to my project.  Looking back through my research paper I can see what Janet means in terms of widening the scope of my paper. Currently, my focus is quite narrow looking at whether people prefer robotic art as opposed to simple text to image art seen through a lens of empathy and sympathy.  Janet pointed out that even the way in which I communicate with ChatGPT is in a polite manner, therefore could this also be a source of primary research? We also talked about whether or not it would be a good idea to try to publish my research paper.  Janet felt that perhaps this would add a whole extra layer of complexity to the paper.  Therefore we decided that […]
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May 28
by Karyn in Research, Research Paper Journey, Unit 2 Blogs 0 comments tags: Research, Research Paper Journey, Unit 2 Blogs

Research Paper Proposal

Research Paper Proposal – Draft #1 Title: Exploring the Role of Empathy in Mitigating Negative Bias towards AI Art: A Comparative Study of Humanoid Robots and Algorithmic Text-to-Image Generation   Abstract: This research proposal aims to investigate the role of empathy in mitigating the negative bias against AI art, specifically comparing the potential of humanoid robots in eliciting empathy as opposed to simple algorithmic text-to-image generation. The proposal seeks to explore whether art created by humanoid robots is preferable to art created by Ai text to image generation. By examining the psychological factors influencing art reception and empathy, the study seeks to examine whether or not the embodiment of human-like qualities in humanoid robots can enhance emotional connections, reduce negative bias, and foster a deeper appreciation of AI-generated art.   Keywords: Humanoid robots, AI-generated art, Empathy, Negative bias, Art perception, Emotional connection, Robotic creativity, Human-robot interaction, Art appreciation, Algorithmic art, Emotional engagement, Bias mitigation, Human-like qualities, AI art evaluation, Artistic expression, Aesthetic appeal, Perception of authenticity, Emotional response, Human-machine collaboration, Ethical considerations   Introduction: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has transformed various domains, including the realm of art. Through sophisticated algorithms, AI systems can now generate art autonomously, blurring the boundaries between human and machine creativity. However, AI-generated art often faces skepticism and negative bias due to the perceived absence of […]
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May 28
by Karyn in Research, Research Paper Journey, Unit 2 Blogs 0 comments tags: Research, Research Paper Journey, Unit 2 Blogs

Research Timeline

A list of Research Activity  – Following is a list of research blogs (starting with the newest first), that deal with any research activity leading up to the production of the required research paper.  The ‘Research Sources and Notes’ will always be current and new papers and research material is found so a link to this will remain at the top of the page.  As new research blogs are added they will be listed here:   RESEARCH, SOURCES AND NOTES   Facebook Poll Investigating Image Preference and Image Loyalty Research Journey#5 – Includes all correspondence to humanoid robotic manufacturers Below are a selection of Craft Research Journals that were read to establish how an art based research paper might look.   Supervisor Meeting #1 Supervisor Meeting #2 Research Sources and Notes Research Journey#4 Research Journey#3 Research Journey#2 Research Journey#1 Zoom Session 26 Zoom Session 25 Zoom Session 24 Zoom Session 23 Zoom Session 21
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May 28
by Karyn in Research, Research Paper Journey, Unit 2 Blogs 0 comments tags: Research, Research Paper Journey, Unit 2 Blogs

Research Sources and Notes

A Place for All Research, Notes, Ideas and Appendices – Here is where I will document some of my ideas, research sources and notes for the research paper.  The following list is in chronological order starting with the newest first.  This page will act as my central store of everything I discover.   A link to this page can also be found on my ‘Research Timeline’ page which documents my whole research journey leading up to the production of the final research paper.   FACEBOOK POLL – INVESTIGATING IMAGE PREFERENCES & IMAGE LOYALTY  Email Correspondence with Humanoid Robotic Manufacturers    Below are a selection of Craft Research Journals that were read to establish how an art based research paper might look.   Scary Videos about Ai       Experimental ideas. Take an animated robot – have it present some of ‘its’ art but have it explain that it was up against a problem (to be defined at a later stage) in creating its art.  Next show text to image created art by a person.  Ask the respondents to rate which art they think is better.   Case Study – A Spectator’s View of ‘Can’t Help Myself’ by Sun Yuan […]
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May 25
by Karyn in Research, Research Paper Journey, Unit 2 Blogs 0 comments tags: Research, Research Paper Journey, Unit 2 Blogs

Research Paper Journey #4

Using What I Learned – Over the last few zoom sessions, we have been looking at a variety of tips and techniques to help with our research paper writing.  For example: Zoom Session 21 – The Research Paper, an initial discussion Zoom Session 23 – How to Read a Book and Other Ideas Zoom Session 24 – Photograph Analysis with Christabel Harley Zoom Session 25 – Library and Research Tips with Julia Flood Zoom Session 26 – Meet the Supervisor with Janet Waring Rego   All of the sessions listed above proved to be incredibly helpful from: learning how to set aside planned time for research using the Pomodoro technique, to reading only the first sentence of each paragraph in a research paper. An example of the Pomodoro technique is as follows:   The Pomodoro Technique includes five basic steps: Decide on the task you need to do. Set a timer for 25 minutes. Focus only on your task until the timer rings. Take a five-minute break. After every four Pomodoros, take a longer 15–30 minute break.   Taking into account everything that we have learned during these sessions I feel that I’m now ready to start putting pen to […]
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May 16
by Karyn in Research, Research Paper Journey, Unit 2 Blogs, Zentangles, Zoom Meetings 0 comments tags: Research, Research Paper Journey, Unit 2 Blogs, Zentangles, Zoom Meetings

Zoom Session 26

Meet the Supervisor – Janet Waring Rago Today was an exciting day because we got to meet our supervisor.  This will be the person to guide us through the task of compiling our research paper.  Jonathan placed us in groups with our respective supervisors.  My supervisor is Janet Waring Rago and my group consists of Thomas, Rachael, Sue, Ellie, Jason and me.  We had a really good ‘get to know you’ session where we all discussed our projects. What struck me most was a feeling that we are all in this together. As such people were very helpful in bringing their comments and ideas to the table in order to help other students in the group.  An interesting link mentioned during the session was Academia.edu, which I intend to check out. Speaking with Janet was very useful and helped me to further narrow my research question.  I am really looking forward to working with Janet on my research paper.     Updated Zentangle Gallery As usual here is the updated Zentangle Gallery.  This continues to build each week as I practice my drawing and mark making.    
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Jan 27
by Karyn in Ideas, Research 0 comments tags: Ideas, Research

Ideas Part 2

Research Notes, Ideas and Links – Below is the next stage of my research. I have been collecting a few ideas to help me to narrow down my area of research.  It is interesting how my ideas are beginning to evolve, as I discover new materials, videos, imagery and new ways of thinking. I began with my initial research question ‘Unseen’. However this has already begun to evolve.  I also have a journal of written ideas which I want to compile into more coherent mind maps. I suspect this will be the next stage of my journey. In the meantime here is the flow of my ideas and inspiration. They are in chronological order with the earliest at the top, ending with my latest links. 1). My research question – ‘Unseen’ when the unseen becomes the seen as in the visualisation of sound waves or vibrations or different forms of light such as infrared can those same visualisations stir emotions visually as the noises that created the vibrations.  For example the vibration of a baby crying is this more or less visually appealing than say the visualisation of birds singing.  Can these visualisations be made into artworks? The above research […]
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Jan 16
by Karyn in Abstract Art, Ai, Ai Chat, Evaluations, Experimentation, Food for Thought, My Work, Research, Videos 0 comments tags: Abstract Art, ai, Ai Chat, Evaluations, Experimentation, Food for Thought, Ideas, my work, Research, Videos

Conversations with Ai

Write Me a Program, A Poem and Then Some – Over the last few weeks I have spent a considerable amount of time researching generative art.  I have looked at what it is, how to create it and the best tools to generate it.  I have worked with a number of Touch Designer tools which are great for this and I’ve also looked at Processing which is a very popular creative coding tool.   I’ve also created a Git Hub account and I’m currently learning all of the associated jargon so that I can look for potential collaborations. Although I have learned an incredible amount about programming, I am still not very conversant with it.  I find that it does not make logical sense to me.  However, that said, I am at the stage where I can more or less understand what a program is doing and I can amend variables accordingly.  This is a massive step forward from only a few weeks ago.  Unfortunately I might struggle to actually write a full program. This is where I wanted to test the limits of ChatGPT.  This natural language simulator can produce code and I was curious to find out if […]
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