Comics in the new age of artificial intelligence

AI generated image © 2023 EPFL/Peter Grönquist - CC-BY-SA 4. Cut/Paste , a new exhibition at EPFL Pavilions , Pavilion A, delves into the history of comics and showcases how artificial intelligence is changing the art and adapting classic 1950s narratives for today's varied mediums. "Wham, Bam, Kapow" - all traditional comic book style fight words that evoke memories of Batman and other iconic cartoons from the 1950s and 60s. Contrast this with comics in China, Korea and Japan today, sometimes partially generated by a computer and available online, and you have the story of a constantly evolving form of art and narrative. EPFL Pavilions' new Cut/Paste exhibition takes visitors from yesteryear's scissors-and-glue edits to today's artificial intelligence powered transformations, exploring the development and transformation of comics together with advances in technology. It's the culmination of a four year collaborative project between EPFL's Image and Visual Representation Lab (IVRL) and Computer Vision Laboratory (CVLab) in the School of Computer and Communication Sciences (IC), the University of Lausanne and Geneva's Comic School (ESBDi). "From cave drawings and presentations to movies and sharing swipeable images on our phones, the way that humans tell stories has constantly changed through time.