Dr. Emily L. Spratt - Art and AI Pioneer Outlier Detected

In E02 of Outlier Detected, we are joined by polymath Dr. Emily L. Spratt, fellow in the Data Science Institute at Columbia University. Notable for her doubly pioneering research in art history and data science, Dr. Spratt offers a critical approach to the ethics of emerging technologies for images and the philosophical foundations of data science. Her groundbreaking work on art and AI demonstrates how the humanities play an indispensable yet often-overlooked role in data science. In this interview, Dr. Spratt shares her journey on how she came to investigate Byzantine icons with AI, build algorithms to study French gastronomy, and theoretically approach the issue of copyright and digital image protections in the context of AI- and blockchain- based technologies. Dr. Spratt is also a strategist on the seemingly radical applications of data science for the international art market, the creative tech sector, and for museums, cultural heritage management, and even the environment.