Meet Flynn, the World's First AI Student... w/ the co-creator of Flynn
Flynn, the first AI student admitted to university and its artistic endeavors.
Guests
Chiara Kristler
Co-creator of Flynn
Chiara Kristler is a co-creator of Flynn, an AI artist and experimental “student” admitted to the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Her work explores machine agency, computational creativity, and the social and institutional questions raised when an AI system participates in artistic and educational settings alongside people.
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Annika Meier
Curator, The Second-Guess exhibition
Annika Meier is a curator associated with The Second-Guess: Body Anxiety in the Age of AI, an exhibition that presented Flynn, an AI artist and university “student.” Her work sits at the intersection of contemporary art, technology, and questions about embodiment, authorship, and how institutions respond to machine-made creative practice.
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About this conversation
What happens when an AI student enrolls in university? In this episode of AI-Curious , we explore the fascinating case of Flynn , an AI-artist and the first AI to be admitted as a student at the University of Applied Arts Vienna .
We speak with Chiara Kristler , one of Flynn’s co-creators, and Anika Meier , the curator of The Second-Guess: Body Anxiety in the Age of AI , where Flynn makes its artistic debut.
Flynn is more than just an AI chatbot —it engages in conversations, generates art, and even passed a verbal university admissions interview . But its presence raises big questions: Can AI be creative? How does AI challenge human artists? What does an AI student mean for the future of education?
We discuss:
• (00:00) Introduction to Flynn and why this is a breakthrough moment for AI
• (03:15) How Flynn was created and what makes it different from other AI agents
• (07:55) The university admissions process and how Flynn passed the interview
• (12:30) Can AI actually be creative, or is it just mimicking human artists?
• (18:04) The tension between AI and human artists—competition or collaboration?
• (24:22) AI fatigue, digital exhaustion, and the ethics of AI in creative spaces
Flynn’s journey raises deep questions about AI, creativity, and human identity . Join us for a thought-provoking conversation on what happens when machines start learning alongside us.
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