AI model by Aalto University team can predict how to prevent wildfires
Researchers at Aalto University have developed an AI model that can predict the best way to prevent wildfires. More
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"I don't think AI knows what humans like" says Daniel Escobar
Over-reliance on AI tools for architecture like floor-plan generators could result in boring buildings, Online Lab of Architecture co-founder Daniel Escobar tells Dezeen in this interview. More
AI exposes designers and architects to copyright complications say experts
Increasing use of AI could have major copyright implications for designers and architects, warn experts as part of our AItopia series. More
Generative AI boom "could come to a fairly swift end"
Predictions about the potential impacts of generative AI may be overblown due to "many serious, unsolved problems" with the technology according to Gary Marcus, one of the field's leading voices. More
Rise of AI marks the "first time in history where we stop being monkeys" says Arturo Tedeschi
Designing using artificial intelligence is a fundamentally new form of creativity that is tantamount to an evolution of our species, AI-specialist architect and designer Arturo Tedeschi tells Dezeen in this interview. More
AI design could "bring back the beauty and aesthetics of the classical era" says Tim Fu
Artificial intelligence could give rise to a "neoclassical futurist" architecture style and will become "an everyday tool of necessity", says designer Tim Fu in this interview for our AItopia series. More
Architecture bodies responding to "real risks" of AI
Architecture bodies including RIBA and AIA are putting together guidance and policy requests to governments to help the profession deal with the potential risks and benefits of AI. More
Orbital Materials combines ChatGPT with physics to invent "transformational materials"
The first materials designed by AI could be less than 18 months away, according to Orbital Materials CEO Jonathan Godwin, who aims to harness the technology to create materials to help with carbon capture. More
Promptac toolkit lets users modify AI designs with hand gestures and real-world materials
Royal College of Art graduate Zhaodi Feng has created an interactive toolkit named Promptac, which allows users to input prompts to AI image generators using hand movements rather than text. More
AI's "eye-watering" use of resources could be a hurdle to achieving climate goals, argue experts
The growth of AI will put an increased environmental burden on the planet, say experts who argue it's time to think about the invisible physical infrastructures of our technology. More
Ten AI companies that architects and designers need to know
Dozens of AI tools are emerging that could dramatically alter how architects and designers work. As part of our AItopia series, Dezeen rounds up 10 of the most significant. More
"AI will never replace a Frank Lloyd Wright or a Mies van der Rohe" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are debating a feature in our AItopia series that examines the question of whether AI technology will end up taking architects' jobs. More
"As machine learning progresses tactile design becomes ever more important"
Design involving artificial intelligence will always require a human touch, write YuJune Park and Caspar Lam as part of our AItopia series. More
Dezeen in Depth asks if AI will really take architects' jobs?
This month's Dezeen In Depth newsletter looks at whether architects could lose their jobs to artificial intelligence and features an interview with Bjarke Ingels. Subscribe to Dezeen in Depth now. More
Rise of AI could see "a lot of people living as second-class citizens" warns Sony's Alice Xiang
Killer robots and god-like computers are far from the most pressing threats posed by artificial intelligence, AI ethicist Alice Xiang tells Dezeen in this interview. More
Will architects really lose their jobs to AI?
As part of our AItopia series exploring how AI will impact architecture and design, Dezeen examines whether the technology will end up taking architects' jobs. More
Seven AI-designed architecture projects from Dezeen's Pinterest
The impact of AI on design and architecture is an increasingly hot topic. Searches for AI design have risen significantly on Pinterest, and we've rounded up seven architecture projects from our AI designs board. More
Experts propose guidelines for ethical AI development in open letter
Global non-profit the World Ethical Data Foundation has released a set of guidelines for the voluntary self-regulation of the tech industry as it continues to develop artificial intelligence. More
"A deep understanding of humanity is way more complex than any algorithm" says Refik Anadol
For AI to properly emulate human emotions the field must become more inclusive, machine-learning art pioneer Refik Anadol says in this interview. More
"Elon needs all the help he can get understanding the universe" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Elon Musk's latest venture – an AI startup that the American entrepreneur says will seek "to understand reality". More