Launched in 2024, the AI Art Assembly aims to identify key concerns and opportunities for the arts and cultural sector navigating AI, and bring people together, moving beyond silos, to advocate for and influence the future of AI and arts in Ireland.
The 2025 Assembly was coordinated by Beta Festival and supported by ADAPT Centre, Coimisiún na Meán and The Digital Hub Development Agency, with speaker support from the British Council and The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon.
Key recommendations from the AI Art Assembly Report 2025:
• Establish an AI advisory council with dedicated arts and culture representation. • Invest in targeted AI literacy and critical skills development for artists and cultural workers. • Embed transparency, consent, attribution, and fair remuneration into AI systems and practices. • Adapt funding models to prioritise artists, artistic development, and long-term creative practice over AI-generated outputs. • Create funding opportunities for artists to experiment with emerging technologies. • Strengthen collective spaces for dialogue, collaboration, and advocacy across the arts sector. • Place responsibility for ethical AI practices on institutions and system developers, not individual artists.
The overarching recommendation: ensure that artists actively shape AI policy, governance, and cultural frameworks rather than simply expecting them to adapt to technologies designed elsewhere.
View the AI Art Assembly 2025 report below.
