Caterina Moruzzi

We are grateful for this opportunity to contribute to such an important conversation on AI and cultural rights, and to see our work with BRAID and individual research recognised in this global context.

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⚖️ Situating debates on copyright and the protection of human creativity within a cultural rights framework.
🎨 Suggesting examples of creative practitioners who have integrated AI responsibly into their practice.
📈 Examining the dangers of excessive hype surrounding generative AI.

Some highlights from our contribution include:
⏳ Reflections on the pressures AI places on creators, and the risks of reducing creativity to productivity metrics.
🌀 Clarifying what we mean by “original” in the context of AI-generated outputs.

You can read our full BRAID contribution here: shorturl.at/jiJCl

🗓 The Special Rapporteur will present the report to the UN General Assembly on Friday 31 October at around 11 am (NY time) and the session can be followed live through this link: webtv.un.org/live/

Delighted that my contribution and the submission with Kate Milner, Martin Parker, @kyrill.bsky.social, Anna-Maria Sichani and @paulawest.bsky.social as part of @braiduk.bsky.social are cited in the report on AI and creativity of the UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights.
🔗 tinyurl.com/mr27r6h2

Image of a bar of soap with the word "practice" embossed into it, held by a person who's arm is showing. The arm has tatoos of nature on it, a bird and some berries.

Proud to see two BRAID projects shortlisted for Impact Awards at #UKAIRS2025 Congratulations to the FRAIM project team, led by Denis Newman-Griffis & Susan Oman in collaboration with Blast Theory @hannahredlerhawes.bsky.social on their WIN & to @caterinamoruzzi.bsky.social on her honorable mention.

8. Authenticity Unmasked: AI and the Future of Creativity

🔉 Listen in! Dr @caterinamoruzzi.bsky.social: Authenticity Unmasked - AI and the Future of Creativity is the second episode of series two of Artful Inquiry, the ECA research podcast.

Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0VaK...

Find out about the series: www.eca.ed.ac.uk/eca-research...

Authenticity Unmasked Artist commissions Authenticity Unmasked CREA-TEC project

All the updates on the exhibition and its underlying research will be on the website:
🔗 crea-tec.weebly.com/authenticity...

Image credit: Chris Scott

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Authenticity Unmasked Artist commissions Authenticity Unmasked CREA-TEC project

Many thanks to the artists Georgia Gardner, dmstfctn, and Kinnari Saraiya, to our supporters @braiduk.bsky.social and Arts and Humanities Research Council, to our collaborators Laura Herman and the Content Authenticity Initiative, and @edfringe.bsky.social and Edinburgh Arts Festival.

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Authenticity Unmasked Artist commissions Authenticity Unmasked CREA-TEC project

As one visitor noted: “I’m glad to see a human response to AI. Hopefully this inspires more dialogue.” We share this hope. We aim to bring Authenticity Unmasked to new locations soon, to reflect with other audiences on when and how authenticity should be codified in digital systems.

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Thank you to everyone who visited Authenticity Unmasked! Over 10 days, nearly 600 visitors explored how AI is reshaping our sense of authenticity and trust.

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Heading to see the Authenticity Unmasked exhibition this week?

Listen in to Episode 2 of this series of the Active Inquiry podcast, which features @caterinamoruzzi.bsky.social discussing the exhibition, along with artists Georgia Gardner and Theodore Koterwas: open.spotify.com/episode/0VaK...

Authenticity Unmasked open daily 10:00-17:00 until this Sunday only!

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This exhibition is the last stage of my CREA-TEC fellowship, sponsored by @braiduk.bsky.social with funds from @ukri.org AHRC. It was developed through a collaboration between researchers, artists, and industry partners including Adobe and the Content Authenticity Initiative.

Authenticity Unmasked Artist commissions Authenticity Unmasked CREA-TEC project

Opening times:

🕕 10:00 – 17:00 | Free/Drop-In
📍 G.07 Informatics Forum, University of Edinburgh

If you want to know more about the works and the exhibition, sign up for the free guided tour happening on Thursday 14th August:

🔗 crea-tec.weebly.com/authenticity...

Come and visit Authenticity Unmasked at the Edinburgh Arts Fedtival and @edfringe.bsky.social!

The exhibit presents three newly commissioned artworks by @dmstfctn.bsky.social, Georgia Gardner, and Kinnari Saraiya that explore how AI reshapes our understanding of authenticity, truth, and identity.

A reel I put together for the ‘authenticity unmasked’ exhibition. And Tipping point.

See how AI and art are meshing and feel the feels it asks of you!

Free 7-17th -

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In 2018 I presented my ideas on creativity for the first time at a conference where she was present. I was too hesitant to approach her, I wish I had taken the opportunity to thank her for reawakening my passion for thinking about art and creativity.

Margaret Boden (1936-2025)

shorturl.at/0Z5aQ

I haven't stopped thinking about Boden's work since, and my engagement with the topic of creativity has always been in dialogue with her thoughts, guided by an aspiration to contribute to the field with comparable depth and clarity. 3/4

Then, I picked up The Creative Mind, a book that has deeply influenced my academic path. Boden's lucid writing gave me hope that my theoretical inquiry into the nature of art, creativity, and aesthetic perception could influence questions on the development of human and artificial creativity. 2/4

During the second year of my PhD, as I wrestled with the ideas I wanted to defend, I began to question whether those abstract questions concerning the nature of musical works warranted the effort I was investing in trying to answer them. 1/4

Make sure you read Amy’s book, it is an enlightening read for anyone interested in the nature of imagination and creativity, their role in human culture and the possibilities of non-human creativity.

📖 Amy Kind, Imagination and Creative Thinking, Cambridge University Press, 2022.

It was an honour to write a critical notice of this brilliant book by @Amy Kind, a philosopher whose work has been a point of reference since I started working on creativity.

🔗Imagination and Creativity: A Necessary Connection?, Analysis, doi.org/10.1093/anal... @oxfordunipress.bsky.social

CREA-TEC: Cultivating Responsible Engagement with AI Technology to Empower Creatives Led by Dr Caterina Moruzzi, University of EdinburghPartnered with Adobe Inc.Project website: crea-tec.weebly.comThis fellowship examines key aspects of the creative process to support

This exhibition is just one output from @caterinamoruzzi.bsky.social BRAID Fellowship which examines key aspects of the creative process to support artists’ needs in an ethical way when using AI. You can find out more here:

braiduk.org/crea-tec-cul...

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Join us for the CDCS Digital Research Prizes as we showcase creativity, excellence & impact in data-driven work!

The ceremony will be followed by lunch and a chance to connect with the CAHSS community and our wider network.

📆Weds 21 May
🔗 edin.ac/44mIyxG

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🚨 Deadline Extended! 🚨

Apply now to the CDCS Digital Research Prizes!

🔗 www.cdcs.ed.ac.uk/cdcs-prizes

Artificial Intelligence and Creativity The question of whether machines can be creative has been at the centre of debates among scholars and practitioners well before the inception of artificial intelligence (AI) as a recognised field of ....

Can AI be creative? My latest paper examines how technological advancements have shaped our understanding of machine creativity. Beyond technical achievements, the real challenge isn’t whether AI can create, it’s how we determine its value.

📖 compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Last week, a group of our BRAID researchers led by Dr Paula Westenberger & Dr Anna-Maria Sichani submitted a response to the UK govt #copyright & #AI consultation, advocating for the rights of creatives & transparency in AI development. Read the response: zenodo.org/records/1494... Well done team!