Ascenti: Humans Opening to AI

The Ascenti Project is about AI and Creativity Ascenti: Humans Opening to AI, the book, features a diverse array of creatives in the arts, including individuals specializing in visual art, literature (playwriting, prose, and poetry), photography, audio performance, music, video, and computer games. For the Ascenti book, as well as for the accompanying Ascenti AI symposium and art exhibition, these individuals first created original works within their respective artistic mediums. They then used an AI program to generate works based on prompts derived from these original creations, and subsequently evaluated and contextualized the AI-generated output. In some cases, the creatives discovered ways in which AI helped them overcome visual and other challenges or demonstrated AI's potential to enhance their works. However, some creatives also expressed concerns about the downsides. Cover image, Rich Théroux. Book design, Lorene Shyba.