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January 2026
By Bernd Fesel  A thought experiment with our vocabulary about Art and AI _____ Wondering about a conceptual vacuum The revolution in generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has impacted the visual arts in a disruptive manner: This might be what the iphone moment was for music. AIs ability to generate complex, aesthetically sophisticated images in seconds...
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By Susan Robertson Grenoble Alpes Métropole and Aalborg are the winners of the 2026 European Capital of Innovation Awards (iCapital). The European Commission announced the winners this month at the Cities Innovate Summit in Turin, the reigning European Capital of Innovation (2024-2025). Grenoble Alpes Métropole, awarded the title of European Capital of Innovation, receives a €1 million prize, coming out on top thanks to its ‘forward-thinking approach to sustainable urban development and...
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