Workshop

The Spring 2025 series of four workshops follow a through-line of critical polymathy: using the synthesis of different perspectives to give us a better look at popular technologies and production techniques.

These events will take place at the Ahmanson Lab every other Wednesday starting February 26th from 3pm-4pm during Spring 2025. See below for our topics.

 


This program is open to all eligible individuals. USC operates all of its programs and activities consistent with the University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.

 

 

Current Semester
ai art workshop
Mar 21 2024

Intro to AI Art Generation

When: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Where: Ahmanson Lab | Leavey Library, 3rd floor (LVL 301)
Event Type: Workshop
A beginner-friendly intro to AI art tools including Midjourney, stable diffusion, and Dalle. We’ll demystify parameters and prompt engineering so that even experienced users could learn a thing or two.
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intro to circuitry workshop
Apr 18 2024

Intro to Circuitry

When: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Where: Ahmanson Lab | Leavey Library, 3rd floor (LVL 301)
Event Type: Workshop
A beginner-friendly introduction to circuitry using breadboards and microcontrollers. Learn the foundations of electronics in a safe, but playful session.
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how to spot a bot workshop
Feb 9 2024

How to Spot a Bot

When: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Where: Ahmanson Lab | Leavey Library, 3rd floor (LVL 301)
Event Type: Workshop
Attendees will develop the skills required to recognize AI writing by learning how to masquerade as one. In a competitive group game, participants will engage with the nuances and idiosyncrasies of AI writing to fool their opponent team in distinguishing between bot and human players.
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avia workshop
Oct 24 2023

AI for Creative Production & Intro to AIVA Music Generation

When: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Where: Ahmanson Lab | Leavey Library, 3rd floor (LVL 301)
Event Type: Workshop
Attendees will learn about how AI is used for production across different creative fields, and receive an overview of related ethics issues. There will also be a hands-on workshop for how to use AIVA for music generation. Bring Headphones!
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filmora workshop
Nov 7 2023

AI for Polishing Creative Work & Intro to Filmora for Film Editing

When: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Where: Ahmanson Lab | Leavey Library, 3rd floor (LVL 301)
Event Type: Workshop
Attendees will learn about how AI is used for the post-production phase across different creative fields, and receive an overview of related ethics issues. There will also be a hands-on workshop for how to use Wondershare Filmora for video editing, including how to cut objects out of a video, and how to improve transitions.
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midjourney workshop
Oct 10 2023

AI for Creative Planning and Intro to Midjourney

When: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Where: Ahmanson Lab | Leavey Library, 3rd floor (LVL 301)
Event Type: Workshop
Attendees will learn about how AI is used for pre-production work across different creative fields, and receive an overview of related ethics issues. There will also be a hands-on workshop for how to use Midjourney for art generation, including the use of modifiers such as ar:, s:, and image input.

Part of a series of workshops on fundamentals of creative work with AI. Each workshop will take a look into how new AI tools are being used by creative professionals across multiple disciplines. Every workshop will also feature a hands-on portion where participants can learn about and experiment with some of the leading AI tools for creative work.
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chatgpt workshop
Sep 26 2023

AI for Ideation & Intermediate ChatGPT Techniques

When: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Where: Ahmanson Lab | Leavey Library, 3rd floor (LVL 301)
Event Type: Workshop
Attendees will learn about how AI is used for brainstorming and ideation across different creative fields, and receive an overview of related ethics issues. There will also be a hands-on workshop for how to craft ChatGPT prompts more effectively, including the use of parameters such as temperature and presence penalties.

Part of a series of workshops on fundamentals of creative work with AI. Each workshop will take a look into how new AI tools are being used by creative professionals across multiple disciplines. Every workshop will also feature a hands-on portion where participants can learn about and experiment with some of the leading AI tools for creative work.

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An AI-created image of a figure holding art materials.
Apr 6 2023

Directing with Generative AI

When: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Where: Ahmanson Lab | Leavey Library, 3rd floor (LVL 301)
Event Type: Workshop
In this workshop attendees will practice core creative literacies for work with generative AI. They will apply studio production techniques used in film, television, and games to learn to create a cohesive output from multiple AI tools at once, including image, text, and sound generation. This workshop is open to all skill levels.
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ai and memory workshop
Jan 19 2023

Memory Extrapolation & Artificial Intellegence

When: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Where: Ahmanson Lab | Leavey Library, 3rd floor (LVL 301)
Event Type: Workshop
Attendees in this workshop will exchange images and interpret them in either text or illustration. These interpretations will then be fed into image-generating AI and compared to their original products.
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ai co-authoring workshop
Mar 23 2023

Co-authoring the Sci-fi Future with Artificial Intellegence

When: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Where: Ahmanson Lab | Leavey Library, 3rd floor (LVL 301)
Event Type: Workshop
Attendees will learn about co-authoring using AI text generators, focusing on the genre of science fiction.
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