Upcoming Events and Visits
28 Jul 2025
Trending Thoughts Seminar Series “A for AI. B for Bronowski. C for Comfort (or Lack of).”
Synopsis Discussions on AI veer from comfort in its promises of abundance for all human lives, to discomfort that we will […]
11 Jul 2025
Launch Event: Building Responsible Smart Cities
As Asia experiences rapid urbanization – home to over half of the world’s megacities and projected to account for 40% […]
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Past Events and Visits
8 Jul 2025
LKYCIC Seminar Series: “The Creativity of AI”
This paper examines how people evaluate the creativity of AI-generated versus human-made artworks. Using commissioned works in three styles (charcoal animals, minimalist logos, and watercolor landscapes) researchers generated AI versions with Stable Diffusion. Participants rated each artwork’s creativity (0–10) and bid in auctions to assess monetary value. AI-generated landscapes were rated more creative and received higher bids. Creativity perceptions were influenced by detail, scene composition, and color use. Interestingly, visual errors did not reduce, and sometimes enhanced, creativity ratings. The study concludes that participants often preferred AI-generated art, particularly landscapes, due to their higher aesthetic appeal and creative presentation. [...]
30 Jun 2025
[PEB & SIP CPD points] Malthus Enigma: Technology, Science, and Policy for a Fragile Earth
Synopsis With stable climates and global ecosystems in peril, Malthus’ proverbial predicament is as important as ever: How do we sustain […]
25 Jun 2025
Visit by Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements
LKYCIC was delighted to host a visit by Dr Ick-Hoi Kim (Rick) and his delegates from Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements on 25 June 2025. [...]