About this Research Topic
At the heart of musicking is the way we use our bodies, whether performing, listening to music, or even in everyday interactions like typing on a keyboard or localizing a mosquito through hearing and sight. These interactions impact our physical and emotional states, highlighting the interconnectedness of perception, action, and environment. This connection underscores a significant gap in AI research: the tendency to treat the body and mind as distinct, overlooking the importance of embodied interactions. Recognizing this, we advocate for a shift towards "embodied perspectives," urging a closer examination of the reciprocal relationship between our physical experiences and AI technologies. To explore that, we hosted the Embodied Perspectives on Musical Artificial Intelligence (EmAI) workshop at the University of Oslo, bringing together scholars, artists, and engineers to explore the integration of human creativity, emotions, and perception with emerging technologies through the lens of embodied cognition.
Building on the foundational insights from the EmAI workshop, we are now calling for contributions to a special issue titled "Embodied Perspectives on Sound and Music AI." This initiative suggests the potential of arts and creativity as critical methods in scientific research, encouraging the workshop attendees and new contributors to explore the wider implications of embodiment in sound and music applications.
We invite contributions exploring how AI systems can apply embodiment principles in sound and music to broader research, education, innovation, well-being, and arts contexts. We aim to contribute to the understanding and development of new interactions in today's technology-driven world, emphasizing the importance of sound and music concepts as powerful methods that can be utilized across scientific disciplines and fields.
Starting from the ambition for “AI that can understand humans,” our special issue seeks to deepen our understanding of how AI can be effectively taught to recognize and respond to human experiences, enhancing its ability to interact meaningfully, beneficially, and efficiently. This pursuit calls for a multidisciplinary approach synthesizing insights from the arts, sciences, and technology to develop AI systems that improve human interactions with technology and society.
- Interdisciplinary Embodiment and AI: Exploring how principles of embodiment are adapted and applied using AI in different creative fields.
- Sensory-Motor Integration in AI: Examining the fusion of sensory perception and motor actions within AI systems to enhance or replicate human creative processes.
- Collaborative Creativity with AI: Investigating partnerships between humans and AI in creative sound processes, highlighting the synergy of human creativity and AI's computational abilities.
- Emotional Intelligence in AI: Studying AI’s capability to recognize, interpret, and respond to human emotions and affective expressions in creative contexts.
- Ethical and Conceptual Reflections: Discussing moral and philosophical considerations of interfacing humans with AI, especially in creative applications.
- Technological Breakthroughs: Showcasing recent advancements in AI technologies that contribute to embodied creative processes, such as developments in machine learning, neural networks, and sensory integration.
- Case Studies and Artistic Research: Presenting reports and submissions from arts-based AI projects that provide insights into challenges, successes, and novel interfaces or installations.
Submissions may be empirical, theoretical, or practical and should articulate the relationship between AI, embodiment, and creativity, particularly in sound and music interactions. We encourage interdisciplinary approaches that bridge technology with humanistic insights to expand our understanding of how AI can efficiently enhance, empower, and empathize with human creative expressions.
Building on the foundational insights from the EmAI workshop, we are now calling for contributions to a special issue titled "Embodied Perspectives on Sound and Music AI." This initiative suggests the potential of arts and creativity as critical methods in scientific research, encouraging the workshop attendees and new contributors to explore the wider implications of embodiment in sound and music applications.
We invite contributions exploring how AI systems can apply embodiment principles in sound and music to broader research, education, innovation, well-being, and arts contexts. We aim to contribute to the understanding and development of new interactions in today's technology-driven world, emphasizing the importance of sound and music concepts as powerful methods that can be utilized across scientific disciplines and fields.
Starting from the ambition for “AI that can understand humans,” our special issue seeks to deepen our understanding of how AI can be effectively taught to recognize and respond to human experiences, enhancing its ability to interact meaningfully, beneficially, and efficiently. This pursuit calls for a multidisciplinary approach synthesizing insights from the arts, sciences, and technology to develop AI systems that improve human interactions with technology and society.
- Interdisciplinary Embodiment and AI: Exploring how principles of embodiment are adapted and applied using AI in different creative fields.
- Sensory-Motor Integration in AI: Examining the fusion of sensory perception and motor actions within AI systems to enhance or replicate human creative processes.
- Collaborative Creativity with AI: Investigating partnerships between humans and AI in creative sound processes, highlighting the synergy of human creativity and AI's computational abilities.
- Emotional Intelligence in AI: Studying AI’s capability to recognize, interpret, and respond to human emotions and affective expressions in creative contexts.
- Ethical and Conceptual Reflections: Discussing moral and philosophical considerations of interfacing humans with AI, especially in creative applications.
- Technological Breakthroughs: Showcasing recent advancements in AI technologies that contribute to embodied creative processes, such as developments in machine learning, neural networks, and sensory integration.
- Case Studies and Artistic Research: Presenting reports and submissions from arts-based AI projects that provide insights into challenges, successes, and novel interfaces or installations.
Submissions may be empirical, theoretical, or practical and should articulate the relationship between AI, embodiment, and creativity, particularly in sound and music interactions. We encourage interdisciplinary approaches that bridge technology with humanistic insights to expand our understanding of how AI can efficiently enhance, empower, and empathize with human creative expressions.
Keywords: artificial intelligence, machine learning, embodied cognition, sound and music computing, human-computer interaction, computational creativity, music AI, affective computing
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