# AI-generated creatures that stretch the boundaries of imagination

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2022
- Speaker: Sofia Crespo
- Year: 2022
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/sofia_crespo_ai_generated_creatures_that_stretch_the_boundaries_of_imagination)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Can AI help us see beyond our human capabilities? Through a kaleidoscopic blend of technology, nature and art, neural artist Sofia Crespo brings to life animals that push the boundaries of creativity and imagination. Her artistic renditions of chimeras combine images of real-world endangered species to create something totally new -- with the intention of inspiring real-world conservation. Witness a speculative study of creatures that never existed, brought to life by AI.

## Lectures

1. [AI-generated creatures that stretch the boundaries of imagination](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/sofia_crespo_ai_generated_creatures_that_stretch_the_boundaries_of_imagination/3fddaaa01e8d), 10 min (TED's player)