Global Perspectives on AI and Cultural Production
What we do
We are an international research network studying the integration of generative AI in the cultural industries around the globe.
Projects
Five field sites
Fieldwork spanning Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
News spotlight
Announcement · Research funding
Our project is supported by a 2-year SSHRC Partnership Development grant
Because of the generous support of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), our project will start a new phase. Over the next years, we will be holding local research workshops with academic and industry partners located across Canada, Brazil, the Netherlands, Japan, and India.
Read more →Featured publication
A perspective from Nollywood: examining how GenAI is integrated in the Nigerian film industry
Simon, G., Poell, T., Nieborg, D., Mehta, S., & Caminhas, L. · AI & Society, 2026.
Upcoming events
Conference
AoIR 2026
Association of Internet Researchers
Mexico City · 14–17 October 2026
To share our work-in-progress in Mexico — stay tuned for more.
Workshop
GenAI & Creative Economies
University of São Paulo (ECA-USP)
São Paulo · 20–21 October 2026
Two days on how generative AI is reshaping the way cultural content is imagined, produced and circulated in Brazil.