How authorship is made and named: a meta-aggregator / Creative AI Tools & Resources Database (Creative AI Lab)
Creative AI Tools & Resources Database (Creative AI Lab)
https://proud-paprika-325.notion.site/Creative-AI-Database-241be15d927a480d956c45f30b3d1996
peripheral comparatorMachine participation in authorshipMeta-aggregationactive
The archive's reading. The database records tools for making with machine learning, and the saved launch reports show no record of works or of how their authorship is attributed; it meets the census question only at its edge, where the Lab's programme asks about 'creative agency, authorship and ownership' and where the launch credits a named curator for a contribution. The row rests on launch reports from HOLO, King's College London and Serpentine: the database itself is unread.
| Relation to this census | peripheral comparator |
|---|---|
| Record type | database |
| The question it answers | Which tools and resources are available to artists and researchers who incorporate machine learning into their practice (tool discovery; authorship not recorded in the saved sources)? |
| Kind | a database of tools for artists, designers, engineers, curators and researchers (Serpentine); an ongoing project to aggregate tools and resources for practitioners incorporating machine learning and other forms of AI into their practice (King's College London) |
| Operator | the Creative AI Lab, a partnership between Serpentine R&D Platform (Serpentine Galleries, London) and the Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London; supported by AHRC funding and a LAHP-funded PhD scholarship |
| Evidence | catalogue |
| Unit of record | a tool or resource entry (the database's own unit and fields are unread) |
| What it records | software, research, theory and education at the intersection of art and AI (King's College London); at launch, a list of 65 essential tools contributed by Luba Elliott (HOLO, third party) |
| Whose authorship it keeps | not recorded: the database aggregates tools and resources, and the saved launch reports describe no works or authors held in it |
| Under what name | not recorded: the database's own page was script-rendered and unread |
| Who holds it | the Creative AI Lab (Serpentine and the Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London), funded by the AHRC and a LAHP PhD scholarship |
| Authorial function and responsibility | not recorded for works; the launch report credits a contribution by name, a list of 65 tools 'contributed by creative AI curator and researcher Luba Elliott' (HOLO); the Lab's programme, beside the database, held a discussion on 'creative agency, authorship and ownership' (15 November 2021) |
| Method | curated aggregation of tools and resources by the Lab and its contributors; the Lab's wider programme runs research workshops, public discussions, writing sessions and online tutorials (R&D Labyrinths) |
| Coverage | geography: not stated (a London partnership; the Lab also works with the Digital Theory Lab at New York University and Rhizome); period: launched 9 July 2020; 'Ongoing' per Serpentine |
| Count | value: 65 essential tools at launch (HOLO, third party); the current count is unread; as_of: 2020-07-09 |
| Holdings | a list of 65 essential tools contributed by Luba Elliott at launch (HOLO); resources for software, research, theory and education at the intersection of art and AI (King's College London); behind-the-scenes work on Serpentine Digital Commissions that use machine learning or AI (King's College London, quoting Eva Jäger) |
| Stated limits | its scope is tools and resources for practitioners 'interested in incorporating machine learning (ML) and other forms of artificial intelligence (AI) into their practice'; the database itself (the Notion page) is script-rendered and saved 6 characters; its entries are unread |
| Data access | an online database on a public Notion page (script-rendered); a website, creative-ai.org, named by King's College London |
| Licence | not stated in the saved sources |
| Lifecycle | state: active; detail: Serpentine lists the Lab '9 Jul 2020 – Ongoing'; the latest dated item on the saved Serpentine page is a 2023 position paper; the database's current state is unread |
| Version and time | launched: 2020-07-09; position_paper: 2023; read: 2026-11-01 |
| Founded | 2020 (launched 9 July 2020) |
What its record can settle
- that the Lab launched a database of creative AI tools and resources on 9 July 2020, and who runs and funds it
- that its launch list of 65 tools was contributed by a named curator
- what the Lab's research questions are (AI/ML tools and artistic practice, curatorial change, critical practice, aesthetics)
What it cannot settle
- which tools or resources the database now holds (unread)
- whose works were made with those tools, or under what name
- how authorship of AI-made art is attributed in the Lab's commissions
- whether the database is still maintained: the saved sources say 'Ongoing' and show no entry dates
Kept apart
- NOT read from the database itself: the Notion page is script-rendered and unread; the row rests on launch reports
- NOT a record of works or authors: it aggregates tools and resources
- NOT the Creative AI Lab as a whole: the Lab's events, tutorials and position paper are its wider programme
- NOT independent of the Lab: King's College London and Serpentine are the Lab's partners; HOLO is the third party
Evidence
- holo_launch (a third-party account):
Serpentine R&D Platform, in collaboration with the Department of Digital Humanities, King’s College London, launches the Creative AI Lab database
https://www.holo.mg/?p=631 · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 3c4ee84973cc8605… - holo_aggregate (a third-party account):
to aggregate tools and resources for artists, engineers, curators & researchers interested in incorporating machine learning and other forms of artificial intelligence into their practice.
https://www.holo.mg/?p=631 · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 3c4ee84973cc8605… - holo_65_tools (a third-party account):
One of the launch highlights is a list of 65 essential tools, contributed by creative AI curator and researcher Luba Elliott.
https://www.holo.mg/?p=631 · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 3c4ee84973cc8605… - holo_date (a third-party account):
Creative AI Lab: Serpentine and King’s College launch database ● 09/07/2020
https://www.holo.mg/?p=631 · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 3c4ee84973cc8605… - holo_self (a third-party account):
HOLO is an editorial and curatorial platform
https://www.holo.mg/?p=631 · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 3c4ee84973cc8605… - kcl_launch (the resource's own statement):
On Thursday 9 July the Creative AI Lab launches its website presenting a database for software, research, theory and education at the intersection of art and AI.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/the-department-of-digital-humanities-and-the-serpentine-launch-creative-ai-lab-website · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 51fff0bbedd32966… - kcl_collaboration (the resource's own statement):
Creative AI Lab is a collaboration of the Department of Digital Humanities at King’s College London with the Serpentine.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/the-department-of-digital-humanities-and-the-serpentine-launch-creative-ai-lab-website · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 51fff0bbedd32966… - kcl_ongoing (the resource's own statement):
The Creative AI Lab database is an ongoing project to aggregate tools and resources for artists, engineers, curators & researchers interested in incorporating machine learning (ML) and other forms of artificial intelligence (AI) into their practice.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/the-department-of-digital-humanities-and-the-serpentine-launch-creative-ai-lab-website · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 51fff0bbedd32966… - kcl_hidden (the resource's own statement):
With the Creative AI Lab we have an opportunity to share some of the behind-the-scenes work that’s gone into producing Digital Commissions that use machine learning and/or artificial intelligence.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/the-department-of-digital-humanities-and-the-serpentine-launch-creative-ai-lab-website · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 51fff0bbedd32966… - kcl_jager (the resource's own statement):
Eva Jäger, Arts Technologies Assistant Curator - Serpentine
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/the-department-of-digital-humanities-and-the-serpentine-launch-creative-ai-lab-website · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 51fff0bbedd32966… - kcl_funding (the resource's own statement):
The project is supported by funding from the AHRC and by a LAHP funded PhD scholarship.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/the-department-of-digital-humanities-and-the-serpentine-launch-creative-ai-lab-website · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 51fff0bbedd32966… - kcl_website (the resource's own statement):
The research into available tools and creative practices we publish today on the website creative-ai.org will support the work of artists and cultural institutions alike.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/the-department-of-digital-humanities-and-the-serpentine-launch-creative-ai-lab-website · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 51fff0bbedd32966… - serp_programme (the resource's own statement):
The Creative AI lab is a research programme for cultural institutions, artists, engineers, and researchers with an interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML).
https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/creative-ai-lab/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 22f3217cec73cee1… - serp_database (the resource's own statement):
produce the Creative AI Tools & Resources Database , a database of tools for artists, designers, engineers, curators and researchers
https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/creative-ai-lab/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 22f3217cec73cee1… - serp_questions (the resource's own statement):
how AI/ML tools can support artistic practices how artistic and curatorial practices are changing due to AI/ML creative AI/ML as a critical practice the aesthetics of AI/ML
https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/creative-ai-lab/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 22f3217cec73cee1… - serp_partnership (the resource's own statement):
The Creative AI Lab is a partnership between Serpentine R&D Platform and the Department of Digital Humanities, King’s College London.
https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/creative-ai-lab/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 22f3217cec73cee1… - serp_partners (the resource's own statement):
Digital Theory Lab, New York University Rhizome , New Museum, New York
https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/creative-ai-lab/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 22f3217cec73cee1… - serp_ongoing (the resource's own statement):
9 Jul 2020 – Ongoing
https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/creative-ai-lab/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 22f3217cec73cee1… - serp_authorship_event (the resource's own statement):
Join us online for a discussion around the impact of artificial intelligence on human-centered notions of creative agency, authorship and ownership.
https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/creative-ai-lab/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 22f3217cec73cee1… - serp_event_date (the resource's own statement):
Tactical Entanglements: Creative AI Lab in conversation with Martin Zeilinger Online 15 Nov 2021
https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/creative-ai-lab/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 22f3217cec73cee1… - serp_tutorials (the resource's own statement):
run online tutorials known as R&D Labyrinths
https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/creative-ai-lab/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 22f3217cec73cee1… - serp_position_paper (the resource's own statement):
Creative AI Position paper 2023
https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/creative-ai-lab/ · read 2026-11-01 · http 200 · sha256 22f3217cec73cee1…
Unchecked
creative-ai-lab-database--notion (the database's own Notion page): http 200 with 6 characters of text (script-rendered); unread and unquoted, so the row rests on the launch reports (HOLO, King's College London, Serpentine); the website creative-ai.org (named by King's College London and unsaved); the 2023 Creative AI position paper (a download, not saved); the database's entries, fields and present count
Cite: Lee Sharks, ed. "Creative AI Tools & Resources Database (Creative AI Lab)." How authorship is made and named: a meta-aggregator, leesharks.com, compiled 2026-11-01. https://www.leesharks.com/apparatus/aggregators/creative-ai-lab-database