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Chicago Creative Machines is a lecture-performance series featuring artists who use machine learning and ML-adjacent tools and techniques in their creative practice. All events are free and open to the public.

Chicago Creative Machines, Series II at Experimental Sound Studio in Ravenswood, Chicago, IL will take place on February 23, March 2, March 9, and March 16, 2025 and will stream live online for viewing anywhere. See the Events page for details! Series II features Elois Zelada Cisneros, Caitlyn Min-ju Au, Bryan Pardo, and a free FluCoMa workshop by Ted Moore (bring a laptop!).

Chicago Creative Machines, Series I took place at ESS between February 25 and March 17, 2024. See the Events page to view archived video of the Series I presentations! Other CCM events include Music and AI workshops at Chicago Public Libraries, Lake Forest Library, and Ann Arbor District Library. Please follow us on Instagram for updates and please contact us if you’d like to book a Music and AI workshop!

Chicago Creative Machines presents inspiring, accessible programming that melds creative expression and technical explanation with the goals of spreading machine learning literacy and building community around original, ethical, and artist-driven uses of AI.