The world's first AI art museum, Dataland, has opened in Los Angeles.

On June 20, Google and media artist Refik Anadol opened Dataland, the world's first museum entirely dedicated to AI-based art. The museum is located in The Grand LA building, designed by architect Frank Gehry. The area spans 25,000 square feet.

The entire space runs on Google Cloud: Gemini models, diffusion systems, and neural networks generate 1.2 billion pixels of live imagery in real time. The inaugural exhibition is titled Machine Dreams: Rainforest, centered around the Large Nature Model, trained on nature data from around the world.

The museum responds to visitors: it reads emotions, generates soundscapes, and synthesizes scents using algorithms. The entire infrastructure operates on 87% carbon-free energy.

Alongside the opening, Google Arts & Culture launched the AI Artist Residency program. Four artists will receive $25,000 each, mentorship from Anadol's studio, and access to Google Cloud tools for six months. Their works will be featured in the Dataland exhibition and on the Google Arts & Culture website.

The collaboration between Google and Anadol began in 2016 as part of the Artists and Machine Intelligence program.

Source: blog.google