“Artists now face a challenge: how can they harness AI’s creative potential while addressing its environmental costs?

The MUTEK AI Ecologies Lab [2] tackles this challenge through an interdisciplinary residency aimed at developing sustainable AI approaches in arts and culture. The lab seeks practical solutions to this problem through prototyping and experimentation. “

“The lab, based in Montréal, brings together leading mentors and institutions, including MUTEK, the Society for Arts and Technology (SAT), the Applied AI Institute, the Milieux Institute, and the Abundant Intelligences program. Participants were guided by a diverse and interdisciplinary group of mentors –Daniel Perlin (Accenture Song), Tegan Maharaj (Mila), Fenwick McKelvey (Applied AI Institute), Migueltzinta Solis (University of Lethbridge, Centre for Indigenous Arts Research & Technology), Jean-Michaël Celerier (SAT), Mikellena Nettos (Climate Reality), and Marie-Ève Levasseur (Independent Artist)–whose expertise range from climate justice to open-source AI tools.”