Aalto AI Talks: Creative practices and generative AI 4.5.2026

Description

New AI-based technologies are becoming part of everyday use. Join us for an insightful afternoon exploring AI in creative processes and artistic practice, including copyright as it relates to AI-generated content. Enjoy networking opportunities and open discussions with peers, complemented by coffee and tea.

Who can participate?

This event is free and open to anyone to join in person or remotely. Please note that some examples and tools are primarily relevant to those working or studying at Aalto University.

Preliminary program
 

• 12:30 –13:00: Coffee/tea
• 13:00 - 13:05: Welcome words — Enrico Glerean, moderator
   

• 13:05 - 13:35: The creative process behind AI short films — Krista Jäntti, Aalto Startup Center
  
  In this talk, I share my perspective on creating AI short films as a solo creator. What looks easy on the surface is not. Getting to a coherent, high-quality result requires a surprising amount of creative direction.
  
  I walk through how I work in practice, from shaping prompts and visual language to controlling tone, pacing, and story. AI does not remove the need for creativity. It shifts it. The role of the creator becomes more like a director, making constant decisions and guiding the outcome step by step.

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• 13:35 - 14:05: How (Not) to Use AI for Drama Series Development —  Katri Manninen, Aalto ARTS
  
  What should a screenwriter delegate to AI, and what should she keep to herself? In this talk, screenwriter and doctoral researcher Katri Manninen discusses her hands-on experiences of using generative AI in drama series development.

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• 14:05-14:15 - break 

• 14:15 - 14:45: Copyright and AI-generated content — Maria Rehbinder, Aalto Legal

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• 14:45 - 15:15: What If…? Untraining AI Through Artistic Approaches — Bruno Moreschi, Associate Professor, Aalto ARTS, Dept. of Art and Media 
  
  How can we imagine and create an AI that is more experimental, more transparent, and less driven by marketing logics? This talk presents projects, exercises, and exchanges that I have developed over nearly a decade with people (and with deconstructed or unconventional technological tools) applying artistic methodologies and practices. 
  
  It proposes working with the notion of an “untrained AI,” one that remains open to greater human agency, to error, to new possibilities and even to possible refusals.

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  • 15:15 - 15:45: Open discussion (and more coffee/tea)

Schedule and location

The workshop will be held at the Aalto University Otakaari 1, Espoo, Top Lounge (5th floor) (display on a map) and on Zoom (link will be sent to registered participants). The room might change depending on the number of registrations. You will receive detailed information a few days before the event.

Organisers

Dr. Enrico Glerean, Staff Scientist & Data Agent, School of Science & Aalto Scientific Computing

Krista Jäntti, Business Advisor, Aalto Startup Center

Martti Rahkila, Development manager, Aalto IT Services CDO Office

Jannika Rinnejärvi, Customer relations manager, Aalto IT Services

Kristian Hentula, Digital Workplace Lead, Aalto IT Services
 

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