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CIAC researcher Hugo Paquete awarded CEEC-FCT grant with project on AI and Sound Creation

CIAC researcher Hugo Paquete has recently had his application approved under the 7th Edition of the Scientific Employment Stimulus Competition – Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), with the project entitled “AI as Catalyst: Transformative Impacts on Digital Performance, Computer Music, and Cultural Creativity.”

The project proposes an in-depth exploration of the transformative effects of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Digital Performance and Computer Music, situated at the intersection of Sound Studies, Digital Art, and Cultural Creativity.

The research examines the dual role of AI as both a disruptive force and a creative resource in Computer-Based Electronic Music. The project develops original concepts such as “data-sound” and “AI-Chimera”, an experimental hybrid form that merges human and artificial creativity, exploring how AI uses digital data to generate new algorithmic sonic territories. Through the innovative use of prompt engineering in musical composition, the project employs large language models as tools in computational art processes, investigating the emergence of new forms of creative collaboration.

One of the central arguments is that AI transcends its role as a mere tool, emerging instead as a creative collaborator in artistic processes. This perspective engages with notions of “techno-animism,” suggesting that technological objects may display characteristics traditionally associated with living beings.

The project is structured in three complementary phases, combining theoretical and practical research, in collaboration with national and international institutions, including:

  • Absonus Lab (artistic direction by the researcher)
  • Porto Planetarium (research in immersive sound)
  • International partners, particularly for work in 4D sound spatialisation

By exploring the complexities of AI’s role in sound creation, this project aims to make a significant contribution to the discourse on the future of artistic practices in an increasingly AI-driven environment, positioning CIAC as an active contributor to international research in digital art and artificial intelligence.

Website and additional information: https://hugopaquete.com.

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