[ISEA95] Panel: Pierre Lévy – Cosmic Creativity Panel Introduction

Panel Statement

Panel: Cosmic Creativity

Design and aesthetic decision making have previously been dominated by individual choices ussaully grounded in a singular cultural model, and naturally limited in choice. Artificial creativity opens new models of creative progression, leading to a quickly evolving aesthetic and changed relationship among author, audience and process.

  • Pierre Lévy, France, is a philosopher, researcher and teacher. He has published numerous works on computer technology, including Les technologies de (‘intelligence (La Decouverte). Following a mission for the French Ministry of Education under the auspices of Michel Serres, he developed a network system known as “arbres de connaissance” (Trees of knowledge) with Michel Authier. He lectures at the Hypermedia Department of the Universite de Paris VIII.