Neural Synthesis

This panel, curated together with Lucas Evers from the Waag, is centred around Guy Ben-Ary’s project cellF, the world’s first neural synthesiser.

The discussion will extend from philospher Nora Vaage’s reflection and essay on Ben-Ary’s work, opening up questions about his conceptualisation of the neural network as his rockstar alter-ego—and as such, an extension of his body and a “functioning human brain”—in relation to current work on artificial intelligence, creativity, and autonomy.