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With its Linz location, Ars Electronica is not only situated at the geographical heart of Europe, but also positions itself as a hub of European cultural intersection as partner institution in numerous collaborative EU-supported projects.

“Reason brings the truth to light.” This programmatic sentence characterized the Age of Enlightenment. Now we use probability distributions to approach reality. This refers to large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT (OpenAI) or Bard (Google), which are becoming central sources of information. An LLM is trained with massive bodies of text. It’s trained to…

Ars Electronica Solutions conceives, designs and  implements interactive and multisensory worlds of  experience. Creative, individual solutions are developed for temporary and permanent public exhibitions, brand lands, trade fairs and events. State-of-the-art media technology is used in production, but it never takes centre stage. Ars Electronica Solutions always makes sure that technology is only a means…

Transformation Lounge is a platform for promoting circular creativity, bringing together individuals from diverse communities such as art, industry, culture and government. Its purpose is to engage in discussions about the necessary “transformation” for the sustainable future of society and to create collaboratively new actions.

As part of this year’s theme exhibition, the IDSA FOUNDING LAB Exhibition highlights the topics explored within the FOUNDING LAB from an artistic point of view. Explorative and open-minded approaches of artists have proven their value to society time and again by offering unusual perspectives and alternative strategies to complex problems.