PhotoVogue Festival 2023: The Talks
This conversation took place on November 17th 2023 as part of the PhotoVogue Festival 2023 which centered around the theme “What Makes us Human?: Image in the Age of A.I.”
As we start a conversation on AI and what it means to be human, “Text to Image Prompt: The technology and science behind A.I. and what it could mean for image makers?” will
be a deep dive into the emerging creative AI technologies. We will demystify the technology behind prompt engineering, curation and generative AI - and the text to image / text to image tools which are blurring the lines between real and imagined.
This talk is curated by Mel McVeigh, VP Consumer Product at Conde Nast. McVeigh leads the digital portfolio across 9 brands in 11 markets: Vogue, GQ, Conde Nast Traveller, Architectural Digest, House + Garden, World of Interiors, Allure, SELF, Glamour. McVeigh is also responsible for the Commerce Platform - Storefront and Affiliate. She is a senior product leader with a creative mindset. In her role, she reimagines, the digital customer experience to reach the widest global audience with inspiration and delight. This includes the Met Gala and Vogue World livestream, launching Vogue’s new Storefront, Architectural Digest Designer Directory or Conde Nast Travelers website and booking platform. Mel is also a lens based artist with an MFA from Monash University. Her work intertwines between human and machine, algorithms and storytelling. McVeigh recently published her photobook A Chance for Love - a series of portraits of men she met on tinder as she tried to break the algorithm.
“Text to Image Prompt: The technology and science behind A.I. and what it could mean for image makers?” is part of day 1 “Charting New Territories: The Ethical Implications of A.I. in Image Creation” of the Symposium taking place at BASE Milano on Friday 17th November.
The event is free and everyone is welcome to attend.
The recording of this panel will be uploaded after the Festival.
Friday 17th November – Day 1 “Charting New Territories: The Ethical Implications of A.I. in Image Creation” will also feature:
- “A.I., Photography, and our Futures” by Fred Ritchin
- “How the Content Authenticity Initiative Combats Digital Mis/Disinformation” by Santiago Lyon
- “Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Law: Can EU regulations protect humanity?” by Guido Noto La Diega
- “Multimedia forensics when digital photography meets artificial intelligence” by Paolo Bestagini
- “Navigating Truth in the Age of A.I.: Fact-Checking and Media Literacy” by Daniele Moretti
- “Real Tone Imagining A.I. for Communities of Color” by Florian Koenigsberger
- “Addressing Ethical Dilemmas: Image in the age of A.I.”, Group Discussion
PhotoVogue Festival is a project directed by Alessia Glaviano (Head of Global PhotoVogue) and co-curated by Francesca Marani (Senior Photo Editor, Vogue Italia), Chiara Bardelli Nonino (Editor, Writer and Curator), Daniel Rodríguez Gordillo (Content Operations Strategy Manager, Condé Nast) and Caterina De Biasio (Visual Editor, PhotoVogue)
