Artificial Intelligence Stole My Idea: The Future of Creativity

Artificial Intelligence is the new Industrial Revolution and will have a profound effect on all of our lives going forward. Current AI topics involve such mind-blowing research as talking to animals, detecting illnesses just by smelling human breath, driverless vehicles, simulating dead loved ones to help deal with grief and reading brain signals to create speech (in any language) for those who are impaired. The possibilities are endless and some are well beyond the reach of our current imagination.

As Ian Barnes works in the Creative Industries he is going to focus on how AI is beginning to master creative processes, including making visual art, writing poetry, composing music and producing video. Will a machine ever produce a masterpiece or will we always need that human touch?