ALEXA STEINBRÜCK
– Creative Technologies

My initial interest in Artificial Intelligence around 2008 was in a creative context: For my diploma at art school I used computer vision algorithms to build interactive art installations that made sense of the patterns in physical space. To complement my diploma from art academy, I completed a BA degree in Artificial Intelligence in the Netherlands (2010-2013). This was before deep learning became mainstream, so I learned a lot about symbolic AI, knowledge representation, as well as some machine learning. My thesis was in the field of Computational Creativity.

• 2010-2013: BA in Artificial Intelligence, Netherlands

Later, my interests expanded towards AI demystification and educating creatives and the public about AI. I co-led the first lab for AI & robotics at a German art and design university. Together with Daniel Leufer I created the website aimyths.org. Due to my engagement about the visual representation of AI in media, I became an advisor for the "Better Images of AI" project. I was Head of AI at XLab and part of the German university network KITeGG on integration of AI in design and art education.

• 2020-2022: Head of AI @ XLab at University of Art and Design Burg Giebichenstein (Halle, Germany)
• 2020: Launching website aimyths.org
• Since 2020: Advisor for the "Better Images of AI" project
• 2022-2024: Part of German university network KITeGG / gestaltung.ai on integration of AI in design and art education

My current work focuses on the responsible application of AI technologies in cultural and science fields, exploring questions of control, agency and transparency.

• April 2025: Founding my company superstruktur.io
• Paper "Creative ownership and control for generative AI in art and design" presented at CHI 2023 @ Workshop on Generative AI and HCI)
• Talk "Emotional Glossary of Creative AI" presented @NeurIPS 2022 @ Workshop on Machine Learning for Creativity and Design