While grappling with the question what A/I or artistic intelligence might be in the context of AI or artificial intelligence we learned about new types of data. These are synthetic data that are able to cover their tracks of origin in order - among other things - to provide a loophole for companies to avoid data transparency and data rights. 
As we discuss how imaging (and politics of representation) and imagination are related this was an important lectures to hear. Vicki Zhang is our go-to person about questions of AI and ethics.