Monash University has joined an eleven-member international consortium running Project CULTURAI, a four-year initiative examining how to ensure creativity is strengthened rather than diminishes by artificial intelligence.
Monash's team, led by Xin Gu, an associate professor from the Faculty of Arts, holds the scientific lead on the project, setting the research agenda.
The project, funded by a €5 million Horizon Europe Pillar 2 grant, is coordinated by the KB National Library of the Netherlands and launches September.
CULTURAI will run Living Labs in which creators in music, film, gaming and digital storytelling co-design and test human-centred AI tools, produce a global benchmarking analysis for European policymakers, and establish an International Competence Centre for AI literacy and training.
The project also addresses ethics, governance, labour market impact and inclusivity across public cultural institutions including libraries, archives and museums.
Associate professor Gu said the most widely used AI tools had often been developed without meaningful involvement from the creative communities whose work trained them.
"CULTURAI is about giving creators a say in how their rights and livelihoods are affected, ensuring AI strengthens rather than diminishes creative autonomy," she said.
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