We’re the first ones growing up with always-available digital companions that sound almost human. That means we get to decide: individually and together, whether these tools stay helpers or quietly become replacements. Paying attention to when we reach for them instead of a real person might be one of the more useful skills we can build right now.
Artificial Intelligence

Why constant availability might be training us out of human skills

The growing gap between people who use AI to practice and people who use it to replace.
By Leaf Richards 2 Nov 2026
A snapshot of our digital archive in motion, bringing together years of articles, projects, research, and creative work in a single interactive environment. Each node represents a record, while the connecting lines reveal relationships across topics, activities, and time.
Artificial Intelligence

Turning Digital Archives into Interactive 3D Knowledge Graphs

See how interactive 3D graphs transform large digital archives into navigable networks of projects, activities, and evidence.
By Arts Incubator Winnipeg 19 Oct 2026
New technologies give artists more ways to approach familiar creative challenges, but the most useful tools are those that respond to real needs. Our work examines how recording equipment, audio software and AI-assisted processes can fit into practical production workflows without losing sight of artistic intention. The aim is to make more approaches possible, leaving creators better equipped to decide how their work should sound and reach an audience.
Artificial Intelligence

Making Better Audiobooks: The Technology Behind Professional Audio Production

Our program is developing practical audiobook workflows that combine human narration, AI-assisted audio, editing and accessible digital publishing.
By Arts Incubator Winnipeg 14 Oct 2026
Sometimes the best way to understand technology is to build something yourself. Bush Chess gave us an opportunity to experiment with algorithms, test ideas and see how small changes in the code affect the way a computer plays.
Artificial Intelligence

Experiments: Using Classical AI Instead of an LLM

Learn how Bush Chess uses algorithms, search trees and mathematical evaluation to make strategic decisions without a large language model.
By Arts Incubator Winnipeg 11 Oct 2026