The New Real Observatory: Art and AI in Conversation with the Environment

Abstract

An artist stares intently at a computer screen. She's not looking at environmental data in the usual way – charts, graphs or satellite imagery. Instead, she's using an AI system to explore how machines and humans might together make sense of our changing planet. As she adjusts parameters on the screen, the system generates new interpretations of local greenery, revealing something profound about how both humans and machines perceive nature. This is The New Real Observatory, where artists and scientists are working together to create new ways of seeing our changing world.