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51吃瓜 (FSC) recently hosted Applied Imagination: Where Artificial Intelligence Meets Human Creativity, a fascinating symposium that explored the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and human creativity. The day-long event held in the Campus Center Ballroom featured a series of leading voices in art, design, ethics, and innovation and examined how AI is transforming artistic expression and opening new possibilities across disciplines. 

"We stand at a pivotal moment where artificial intelligence is not replacing human creativity but amplifying it in unprecedented ways," said Professor Jack Harris, chair of the Visual Communications Department. "This symposium highlighted valuable frameworks for understanding and harnessing these technologies while preserving the uniquely human elements of creative expression." 

After using an AI assistant to help open the program, Assistant Professor Michael Berrell put a spotlight on the field鈥檚 quickly shifting landscape. 

鈥淥penAI introduced ChatGPT 946 days ago,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 less than 1000 days. Think about just how short of a time that is. What other technology has had so much of an impact on the arts, on law, ethics, on creativity, and especially on education in such a short amount of time? ChatGPT and AI in general have had a major, major shift. We鈥檙e doing this event at a really important time.鈥�   

Symposium Speakers: 

• Jessica Signorello - FSC Class of 2018, Media Arts Teacher, Northport High School 
• John Derosa - Media Arts Teacher, Northport High School 
• Jana Farmer - IP and Technology Law; Data Privacy and AI Governance; Art Law 
• Jennifer A. Santorello, EdD - Curriculum Associate, Commack UFSD 
• Heather Snyder Quinn - Assistant Professor of Design, 2024 Civics Institute Fellow, DePaul University, Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media, School of Design 
• Tim Needles - 鈥婣uthor of STEAM Power: Infusing Art Into Your STEM Curriculum鈥� 
• Kinza Kasher - Senior Design Consultant at Doblin (Deloitte Digital) 

Throughout the event, seven industry experts shared presentations and perspectives and addressed topics ranging from AI-augmented creativity and ethical considerations to emerging artistic practices, redefining education with AI, and the future of creative fields. 

Abigail Gilmore, 鈥�27, a visual communications major and business management minor, attended the event to 鈥渇ind ways to incorporate AI into my work so there is a middle ground in the real world,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 feel like Farmingdale is always on top of what鈥檚 going on.鈥� 

Lydia Jackman, 鈥�27, a visual communications major and business management minor agreed. 鈥淚 want to learn how to work with AI and find new ways to use AI to make my designs better and communicate with the world better,鈥� she said. 鈥淎nd I really like how our professors are very open with communicating with us beyond the classes and the homework鈥�and take the time to consider their students鈥� future in design and how to get a better perspective on it.鈥�  

鈥淭rying to understand how to integrate AI, what it is, and how to work it into the curriculum is a bit like trying to change a tire on a moving car,鈥� said Associate Professor Jason Lotz, PhD, chair of FSC鈥檚 AI Taskforce. 鈥淭he technology is changing so rapidly. And with all the potential that it brings, it also brings some challenges.  

鈥淐reativity is about working with what you have. And AI is a way to get access to things, but it still requires that essential aspect of imagination鈥攖he human touch,鈥� he added. 鈥淭he reality is, we are all makers. We are all participants in the industry of responsible citizenship, and Farmingdale is poised to confront this new technology, and embrace it, and get the most out of it.鈥� 

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