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Anxiety about automation dates back hundreds of years.
Adding the word ‘arts’ to the Amusement, Recreation, Events and Arts Award will give the arts sector a safety net – but the details will determine its robustness.
It’s not all bad news – some freelancers are earning more than ever since generative AI came on the scene.
Conversations with Black, Indigenous and racialized artists in Western Canada point to key ways to protect and deepen equity-driven practices across cultural sectors.
A group of scholars explore how to prepare the next generation of creatives to innovate within human-AI collaborative frameworks.
The government hopes that by focusing on sectors that drive growth it will attract investment and boost prosperity.
Success in many workplaces is measured in part by creativity, but it can be hard to maintain it over time.
As digital replicas of real people become more common in image-based industries like fashion, urgent questions are emerging about the future of work in the cultural economy.
The ‘death of cinema’ has been touted ever since the introduction of the TV, but never fulfilled its promise.
Recent protests have called on the UK government to support artists and enforce copyright laws through a fair and responsible AI approach.
The arts are not a nice-to-have luxury. They play a crucial role in the UK economy, and precarious poverty should not be the inevitable lot of an artist’s life.
Supporting innovation and identifying regional clusters of creative industries are two recommendations from our recent report.
A new UK government signals new hope for the arts, but will Labour’s new “politics of service” ensure that necessary changes are made to creative education and the cultural industries?
Smaller live music venues are facing serious challenges to keep their doors open since the pandemic and the cost of living crisis. So is it time for proper financial intervention?
Could filmmaking become the new shipbuilding for Northern Ireland?
‘Hope labour’ leaves people working in creative industries open to exploitation as they try to develop their careers.
The community aspect of music fandom, as exemplified by the vast numbers of Harry Styles’ fans, encourages creative expression.
Google is one of a number of companies getting involved in AI music-generation.
Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow’s new book reveals the tricks behind ‘Chokepoint Capitalism’ – how big corporations use low prices to lock in users and creators, while locking out real competition.
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Professor of Cultural Economy, Adelaide University
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Distinguished Professor of Media and Communication, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor and Associate Dean, Research & Innovation, RMIT University
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Professor & Dean, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
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Emeritus Professor of Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Associate, Jetty Project, Newcastle University
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Senior Lecturer in Planning, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Faculty of Design and Society, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Communications and Media, Monash University
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Associate Professor, University of Canberra, Stockholm Environment Institute
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Jack E. Brown Professor of Law, Arizona State University
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Lecturer in Management, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Professor and Director of Urban Planning & Design, Monash University
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Australian Laureate Fellow, University of Sydney
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Professor of Art History and Museum Studies, School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies, University of Leeds