On 19 February 2025, students and staff from LSE and King’s College London gathered at the Science Gallery to celebrate the winners of the LSE and King’s AI ‘Art’ Challenge, a cross-institutional competition exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and human creativity. Co-organised by LSE100 and King’s Academy, the competition encouraged students to critically engage with generative AI tools and reflect on their implications for artistic expression, originality, and ethical use.
LSE LLB Law student Nurisabela Amira Shah was awarded first place for her digital artefact, Sentuhan Manusia ('Human Touch'). Her submission contrasts a monochrome AI-generated image, symbolizing AI’s efficiency yet lack of emotional depth, with a vibrant reinterpretation enriched with batik patterns and human hands - representing cultural heritage, artistic intervention, and authorship. The piece highlights the tensions between AI and human creativity, advocating for responsible AI use and reinforcing the idea that AI should remain a collaborator, not a creator, in the artistic process.
The competition was judged by a panel of experts, including Maria Tran, Matt Bond, Maitrayee Basu, and Lois Blackwell, with the event organised by Dr Emma Taylor and Dr Martin Compton. The AI ‘Art’ Challenge has sparked critical discussions on the role of AI in creative fields, reinforcing the importance of ethical considerations and human authorship in an increasingly AI-driven world.
Nurisabela Amira Shah