MishMash aims to create, explore, and reflect on AI for, through, and in creative practices. More than 200 researchers investigate AI’s impact on creative processes, develop innovative co-creative AI systems and educational strategies, and address AI’s ethical, cultural, legal, and societal implications in creative domains. More about MishMash…
MishMash Events
MeshUp #19 – Neck-Deep in Digital Oil? Public Broadcasting Archives as AI Training Data Sets
Brecht Declercq discusses how public broadcasting archives are positioned as strategic AI training datasets, and the strategic, legal, and ethical implications.
MeshUp #20 – Weekly MishMash Gathering
Placeholder for MeshUp #20. Speaker and topic to be announced.
MeshUp #21 – Weekly MishMash Gathering
Placeholder for MeshUp #21. Speaker and topic to be announced.
Partner Events
Kurs: KI for produsenter
Kurs fra Den norske filmskolen om KI i filmproduksjon, med fokus pa arbeidsflyt, budsjettering, muligheter og utfordringer. Oppgitt sted er Oslo. Kurset gar over to dager hosten 2026, med datoer TBA.
Kurs: KI-generert film som kunstnerisk verktøy
Workshop fra Den norske filmskolen om generativ KI i filmskaping. Deltakerne utforsker verktoy, metoder og begrensninger gjennom produksjon av en KI-generert kortfilm. Oppgitt sted er Oslo. Nar er oppfort som TBA, og workshopen gar over fire kursdager.
ultima • oslo contemporary music festival
MishMash News
MishMash formally opened
MishMash held its formal opening event featuring discussions on AI's impact on creative industries.
MishMash's Board has been appointed
MishMash's Board has been appointed, with members from University of Agder, Notam, Reimagine, National Library of Norway, and Western Norway University of Applied Sciences.
MishMash's Council has been appointed
The MishMash consortium partners have appointed 18 council members from partner institutions to guide the centre's strategic direction and inform partners about ongoing activities.
Partner News
Human–AI Jamming: How Swarm Intelligence Can Shape Music
Researchers at the University of Oslo explore how swarm intelligence—inspired by flocking birds and coordinating ants—can enable musical collaboration between humans and AI agents.
Technology is making the music industry more individualistic and less gender-equal
A University of Oslo research project reveals how digital audio workstations are transforming music production while perpetuating gender inequality in the industry.
Bringing Viking ships back to life – one algorithm at a time
A PhD candidate at Østfold University College is building interactive 3D reconstruction tools for ancient Viking ships, making interpretive uncertainty visible alongside the digital model itself.
Vacancies
Check the list of open positions. Get in touch if you are interested in applying to an external fellowship program through one of our partners (for example, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowships or Fulbright). Partners are also open for hosting self-funded internships (for example through the ERASMUS programme).
Partners
+ Norwegian research partners
- The Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO)
- Norwegian Business School (BI)
- Østfold University College (HiØ)
- Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL)
- University of Inland Norway (INN)
- The Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHiO)
- Kristiania University College (Kristiania)
- National Library of Norway
- The Climate and Environmental Research Institute (NILU)
- NLA University College (NLA)
- Norwegian Academy of Music (NMH)
- Nord University (Nord)
- Norwegian Institute for Sustainability Research (NORSUS)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
- Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet)
- Simula Research Laboratory (SIMULAMET)
- SINTEF
- University of Agder (UiA)
- University of Bergen (UiB)
- University of Oslo (UiO)
- University of Tromsø (UiT)
+ Other Norwegian partners
In alphabetical order:
- AKKS Norge (In Norwegian)
- ANNO
- Atelier Nord
- BEK
- Bergen International Festival
- Borealis
- Cultiva
- DHKO
- Fynd Reality AS
- GramArt (In Norwegian)
- GRAMO
- Halogen AS
- Hamarregionen utvikling
- HelseINN (In Norwegian)
- JM Norway
- Kilden Performing Arts Centre
- KODE Bergen Art Museum
- Kunstsilo
- Kulturskolerådet (In Norwegian)
- Kulturtanken (In Norwegian)
- Media Cluster Norway AS
- Multikjetil AS
- Nasjonalmuseet
- Norwegian Centre for Arts and Culture in Education (NCACE)
- Notam
- Norwegian Society of Composers and Lyricists (NOPA)
- Norwegian AI Cloud (NAIC)
- Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) (In Norwegian)
- Oslo Kreativ AI (OKAI)
- Polyfon
- PUNKT
- Reimagine AS
- Sarepta Studio AS
- Skapia (In Norwegian)
- Skolene i Innlandet (In Norwegian)
- StoryPhone AS (In Norwegian)
- Oslo Science Centre
- TEKS
- TONO
- Ultima – Oslo Contemporary Music Festival
- Vest‐Agder Museum
- VRINN
