Eric Cesal

Sep 9, 2024 | commonedge.org | Eric Cesal

Recently I had a lively discussion with a colleague about a new research paper released by Sakana.AI in which researchers built and ran a fully automated “AI Scientist” to conduct open-ended scientific research. My colleague works at the intersection of design and research science and agreed that the AI Scientist was pretty neat. He also agreed that the ramifications for the design professions were just as large, or larger, than the ramifications for research science.

Mar 22, 2024 | archdaily.com | Eric Cesal

This article was originally published on Common Edge. The rise of generative AI has given every design educator sufficient reason to reconsider both what to teach and how to teach it. Training an architect is a long process, and mapping it onto an uncertain future is a daunting task. Researchers at OpenAI, DeepMind, Meta, and similar companies seem constantly surprised by the rapid development and sometimes unforeseen capabilities of their AI creations.

Mar 21, 2024 | freedownloadcad.com | Eric Cesal

Disney Concert Hall, Frank Gehry, the product of decades of pioneering research. And 'Random Nonsense', done in 60 seconds with Midjourney. Image © Eric J. CesalThis article was originally published on Common Edge. The rise of generative AI has given every design educator sufficient reason to reconsider both what to teach and how to teach it. Training an architect is a long process, and mapping it onto an uncertain future is a daunting task.

Mar 19, 2024 | commonedge.org | Eric Cesal

The rise of generative AI has given every design educator sufficient reason to reconsider both what to teach and how to teach it. Training an architect is a long process, and mapping it onto an uncertain future is a daunting task. Researchers at OpenAI, DeepMind, Meta, and similar companies seem constantly surprised by the rapid development and sometimes unforeseen capabilities of their AI creations.

Mar 4, 2024 | thereader.mitpress.mit.edu | John Downer |Melanie Feinberg |Eric Cesal

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