Sustainability, Art Meets Tech
Hannah Brainard
Tools for Tracking Emissions in the Arts

As momentum grows around global climate goals, a number of arts organizations are taking a larger look at their environmental impacts and incorporating sustainability into their values and strategies. To simplify this process, a variety of industry-specific tools are available to estimate CO2e emissions in arts and culture. Julie’s Bicycle, Gallery Climate Coalition, and ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager emerged as widely used emissions calculators, because of their ease of use, established network to share and compare results, and in some cases, adoption by funders or regulatory bodies.

Tools for Tracking Emissions in the Arts
Artificial Intelligence, Art Meets Tech
Samantha Sonnet
Generative Artificial Intelligence with Getty's ...

Getty Images has become the newest company to join the AI Image Generator bandwagon, creating their own that is trained using NVIDIA's Picasso. NVIDIA is a machine learning model that was created with the intention of using solely images that are property of Getty Images, which makes this Image Generator unique from the rest. This review compares the other competitors for generative AI with Getty’s new tool.

Generative Artificial Intelligence with Getty's New Tool
Artificial Intelligence, Multi-Media
Staff Researcher
The Future of AI-Generated Videos: Synthesia ...

Platforms like Synthesia and D-ID allow users to create AI-driven videos. These new apps are reshaping video creation, giving users unprecedented tools to create content. This article highlights the unique features and comparisons between Synthesia and D-ID, providing insights into their functionality, user experience, output quality, and cost impact.

The Future of AI-Generated Videos: Synthesia and D-ID
Gamification, Artificial Intelligence
Staff Researcher
What Can We Expect From Non-Player Characters ...

Traditionally, games’ non-player characters (NPCs) were essentially scripted entities characterized by predetermined actions and restricted interaction capabilities. Nevertheless, the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has injected vitality into these characters, rendering them significantly more dynamic and convincing in their behavior.

What Can We Expect From Non-Player Characters (NPCs) in Gaming?
Art Meets Tech, Emerging Technology
Samantha Sonnet
Nightshade: A defensive tool for artists ...

Computer science professor at the University of Chicago, Ben Zhao, created Nightshade, a tool to help defend artists from copyright infringement from GenAI companies that are scanninging their existing artwork. Clever in name, the tool has been purposely named Nightshade for its poisonous origins, a plant that was historically used to poison kings and emperors. Zhao’s digital Nightshade offers a future for artists to reclaim the ownership of their work from the artificial intelligence programs who use them.

Nightshade: A defensive tool for artists against AI Art Generators

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Enhance Social Media Campaigns with Keyhole's Real-Time Tracking

Enhance Social Media Campaigns with Keyhole's Real-Time Tracking

AMT Lab contributor Kristen Sorek West explores the social media analytics platform Keyhole and its real-time data tracking services. The social media listening tool collects Facebook, Twitter and Instagram activity information in one location, giving users the ability to perform targeted searches on users and content across channels. Click here to read the full review. 

Frustrated by Managing Multiple Social Channels? Buffer It!

Frustrated by Managing Multiple Social Channels? Buffer It!

Do you manage social media at an arts organization that has an online presence on multiple social channels? If so, have you found yourself in one of the following scenarios? 

·         You need to promote an upcoming event on your organization’s social media platforms. To do so, you go to each social media site and post or share the same content on each platform. 

Free Tools for Benchmarking & Monitoring Your Online Presence

Ever wonder what people are saying about your organization?  Curious about how you stack up to neighboring arts organizations or others in your industry? It’s important for every arts organization to keep an eye on its reputation, especially as audiences have more opportunities to interact online. This review compares features three different sites that arts organizations could use for benchmarking and online monitoring: Social Searcher, Social Mention, and Topsy.

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Future Value in Graph Search for Arts

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Future Value in Graph Search for Arts

Have you ever thought to yourself, “I wonder who has gone bungee jumping, lived in New York, and eats Japanese food? ” A new feature “Graph Search” announced by Facebook on January 15 enables users to discover new connections by searching the interests, location, and preferences of their friends.

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Can "Highlight," a Location-Based Application, Serve the Arts?

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Back from South by Southwest (SxSW), a few of our Technology in the Arts staff members are buzzing about the exciting digital apps, tech tools, and conversations they participated in during their jam-packed, no sleep, wild partying (just kidding…kind of…) trip to Austin, Texas, last month. One of the most talked about technologies from the SxSW interactive conference was and continues to be Highlight, a location-based application available for free for the iPhone at the iPhone App Store.