As the Director of the AI and Digital Future team, Liou enjoys “painting” AI portraits for members and affiliates of the team. He is interested in exploring these portraits’ associations with the phycological projection of self, the perfectionist tendency of AI image, and the narcissist culture in social media. In addition to facilitating critical dialogs and research initiatives for the team, Liou aims to expand the collaboration to other constituencies on campus and to promote an active and pragmatic inquiry into technology's influence on human expression.

Jawshing Arthur Liou is Herman B Wells Endowed Professor of Digital Art and Associate Dean of the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design. Liou’s projects include a pilgrimage in the sacred mountains in Tibet, a journey through the tsunami-ravaged coastline of Japan, and a cinematic collaboration with scientists regarding the connection between endocannabinoids and memory. Liou works with lens-based materials and electronic imaging to create installations depicting mental and surreal spaces. Liou’s works have been featured in the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Rubin Museum in New York, Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, National Gallery Victoria, Melbourne, Seoul Museum of Art, Red Brick Museum in Beijing, and Sharjah Biennial.