With Artificial Intelligence dominating headlines and generating varying opinions about its impact on our daily lives now and in the near future, a newly established student group, the Society of AI Learners and Designers (SAILD), has carved out a space that welcomes all perspectives. In its second semester, SAILD has already established a presence on campus and will present at Ohio University’s AI Symposium showcase on Feb. 28.
SAILD was formed in the fall of 2023 with the intent of exploring AI and its potential to transform the future. The group’s advisor is Adonis Durado, assistant professor in the School of Visual Communication (VisCom). Durado is a visual journalist, art director, and design manager with over 20 years of professional experience.
Durado said he encouraged his students, many of whom were enrolled in his Illustration II: Art Direction class fall semester, to form SAILD because he believed they would benefit from exposure to the new technology. The final project for the class was a magazine called VIS, dedicated to exploring AI.
To create the magazine, the students made use of some of the AI tools that exist already (including ChatGPT, Bard, and Midjourney). Durado sees SAILD as the ideal space to further explore the platforms and their applications, especially in a design context.
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