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PROMETHEAN SHAME – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BETWEEN LIMITS AND OPPORTUNITIES
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This paper provides an overview of the workshop The Shame of Prometheus, ArtificialIntelligence between limits and opportunities. Conducted on May 30, 2023, focused onthe intersection of artificial intelligence, the myth of Prometheus, and humanistic culture.Guided by the question "how can philotechnology coexist harmoniously withphilanthropy?", our primary objective was to inspire the audience to contemplatemutually beneficial interactions between humans and artificial intelligence (AI). From apractical standpoint, the workshop aimed to introduce participants to AI-related digitaltools that have become part of our daily lives. We facilitated hands-on learning usingStable Diffusion (SD) [1] as a foundational tool. During the workshop, we had theopportunity to experiment with renowned Renaissance classics. We achieved this bygenerating images by means of textual prompts and other visual references. Furthermore,we explored various online and offline tools, including Stable Diffusion Infinity,Dreamstudio, and Adobe Firefly. Notably, no specific prior skills were necessary, as thisworkshop was designed as an introductory experience for those interested in exploringopen-source tools.
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