The Journey of Becoming India's First AI Artist | Harshit Agrawal | TEDxGWH School Bannerghatta

In this talk artist Harshit Agrawal describes his journey of becoming India's first AI Artist. He talks about how he began his journey studying in premiere technology institutes of IIT and MIT and then decided to pursue making art with technology- to explore the poetics of technology beyond only its utilitarian and practical purposes. He strongly feels that we need to build more intimate and critical relations with technology today- particularly AI to collectively engage with it and guide its creation. He held India's first solo exhibition of AI Art and continues to bring Indian art and culture to the world of AI globally. Harshit Agrawal is an Indian technologist, India's first AI artist, and an MIT Media Lab and IIT Guwahati graduate with over 12 years of experience in AI and creative expression. He is Google Arts and Culture's first artist resident in India and has held residencies globally, alongside contributing to Adobe's Gen AI charter and authoring various publications and patents. He achieved major milestones by holding India's first solo AI art exhibition in 2021, being the only Indian artist among seven at the first global AI art exhibition in 2018, and curating India's first AI NFT exhibition. His accolades include the 2023 Sanatan Sangeet Puraskar for Digital Art and three Lumen Prize nominations, with permanent works featured in Germany's HNF museum and global venues like the Tate Modern. Furthermore, he has delivered four TEDx talks, conducted workshops at premier institutions like IIT Bombay and NID, and received coverage in international media outlets such as the BBC and New York Times. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx