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“Bowerbirds: Optimization, the Evolution of Aesthetics, and Art”: U-M Institute for Data & AI in Society
U-M art, information, and digital studies professor Sophia Brueckner discusses how the curatorial behavior of Australian bowerbirds, the “artists of the animal world,” has long fascinated evolutionary biologists, recently inspiring a “bowerbot” robot, which uses AI software trained on photographs of bowerbirds’ elaborate creations. 6–7:30 p.m., 1040 Dana Bldg., 440 Church. Free, but preregistration required at midas.umich.edu/news-events/events. [email protected].
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