Computational Creativity: Technophany Special Issue

Technophany is founded in view of the need to create a singular and unconventional space for reflections on philosophy and technology, which is diminishing today due to dogmatic academic practices and their reluctance to confront challenges imposed by the industrial world. Technophany aims to facilitate original reflections and provocations on the philosophy and history of technology and contribute to the reshaping of the contemporary landscape of thought.

This special issue of Technophany explores the profound intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Creativity. The volume challenges traditional human-centric notions of creativity, examining the philosophical and ethical dimensions of AI-generated artistic output. It focuses on computational creativity, which is the study and development of algorithms capable of performing tasks considered creative if done by humans, and its role in augmenting and transforming human expression. Discover how AI compels us to reconsider the essence of creativity and the evolving relationship between humans and machines.

A.A. Cavia is a computer scientist and researcher based in Berlin. He has lectured and exhibited internationally, at institutions such as Jan van Eyck Academie, ZKM, The Bartlett, AdbK Munich, and the The New Centre for Research. His writings have been published by Routledge, Urbanomic, and the Glass Bead Journal. He is the author of one book, Logiciel: Six Seminars on Computational Reason (2022), published by &&&.

Roberto Bottazzi is an architect, researcher, and educator based in London. He studied in Italy and Canada before moving to London. He is currently Programme Director of the Master in Urban Design at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London (UCL). Bottazzi's research analyses the impact of computational technologies on architecture and urbanism, and has been exhibited internationally at venues including the Centre Pompidou, Venice Architecture Biennale, FACT Liverpool, and Future Places Porto.

Anna Longo is a philosopher attached at the lab LCSP de l'Université Paris Cité. Her research grounds on the French philosophy of the XXth Century and is situated at the crossroad of the philosophy of technology and aesthetics.