{"id":208410,"date":"2026-05-04T05:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T09:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/elisavas-master-in-ai-challenges-designers-to-dissect-the-algorithm\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T05:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T09:35:13","slug":"elisavas-master-in-ai-challenges-designers-to-dissect-the-algorithm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/elisavas-master-in-ai-challenges-designers-to-dissect-the-algorithm\/","title":{"rendered":"elisava\u2019s master in AI challenges designers to dissect the algorithm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/design\/elisava-master-applied-ai-artificial-intelligence\/\">elisava\u2019s master in AI challenges designers to dissect the algorithm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/design\/elisava-master-applied-ai-artificial-intelligence\/\">https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/design\/elisava-master-applied-ai-artificial-intelligence\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-04 05:31:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.designboom.com\">www.designboom.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Program Overview<\/strong>: ELISAVA\u2019s Master in Applied AI for Arts and Design (MAIAD) is an interdisciplinary program designed to blend the fields of artificial intelligence with artistic innovation and critical reflection.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Curriculum Focus<\/strong>: The curriculum emphasizes the algorithm as a primary material for artistic creation, encouraging students to dissect, build, and provoke with intelligent systems to challenge and reshape cultural production, distribution, and belief.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Expert Faculty<\/strong>: The program is directed and taught by a faculty consisting of active professionals, practitioners, and award-winning contributors who share their extensive expertise in engineering design, AI, and the arts.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Specialized Modules<\/strong>: Key teaching modules include unconventional topics such as Writing Against Algorithmic Mediation, AI &amp; 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