Alexa Steinbrück

ALEXA STEINBRÜCK

Software Developer Creative Technologist Artist Consultant AI Educator

Expert for Artificial Intelligence in culture and creative industries.

Caring about technology & society.

Working with AI/ML since 2008.

Based in Leipzig, Germany

superstruktur.io

In spring 2025 I founded superstruktur.io , a software dev agency with a focus on human-centered AI and creative technology projects.

We're a collective of FLINTA* people working across Europe. Get in touch!

My AI Journey

From studying Artificial intelligence (2010-2013) at the University of Amsterdam, to co-heading the first lab for AI & Robotics at a German art and design university to speaking at NeurIPS conference.

AI is probably the longest constant in my professional journey, offering me an interdisciplinary landscape of topics to fullfill my curiosity and love for "friction" – on a creative, societal and technical level.

1. Art & AI

since 2008

My initial interest in Artificial Intelligence around 2008 was in a creative context: For my diploma at art school I used computer vision algorithms to build interactive art installations that made sense of the patterns in physical space. To complement my diploma from art academy, I completed a BA degree in Artificial Intelligence in the Netherlands (2010-2013). This was before deep learning became mainstream, so I learned a lot about symbolic AI, knowledge representation, as well as some machine learning. My thesis was in the field of Computational Creativity.

  • 2010-2013: BA in Artificial Intelligence, Netherlands

2. AI demystification & teaching AI

since 2018

Later, my interests expanded towards AI demystification and educating creatives and the public about AI. I co-led the first lab for AI & robotics at a German art and design university. Together with Daniel Leufer I created the website aimyths.org. Due to my engagement about the visual representation of AI in media, I became an advisor for the "Better Images of AI" project. I was Head of AI at XLab and part of the German university network KITeGG on integration of AI in design and art education.

3. Human-centered AI

since 2022

My current work focuses on the responsible application of AI technologies in cultural and science fields, exploring questions of control, agency and transparency.

1. Art & AI

since 2008

My initial interest in Artificial Intelligence around 2008 was in a creative context: Using computer vision algorithms to build interactive art installations that made sense of the patterns in physical space. To complement my diploma from art academy, I completed a BA degree in Artificial Intelligence in the Netherlands (2010-2013). This was before deep learning became mainstream, so I learned a lot about symbolic AI, knowledge representation, as well as some machine learning. My thesis was in the field of Computational Creativity.

  • 2010-2013: BA in Artificial Intelligence, Netherlands

2. AI demystification & teaching AI

since 2018

Later, my interests expanded towards AI demystification and educating creatives and the public about AI. I co-led the first lab for AI & robotics at a German art and design university. Together with Daniel Leufer I created the website aimyths.org. Due to my engagement about the visual representation of AI in media, I became an advisor for the "Better Images of AI" project. I was Head of AI at XLab and part of the German university network KITeGG on integration of AI in design and art education.

3. Human-centered AI

since 2022

My current work focuses on the responsible application of AI technologies in cultural and science fields, exploring questions of control, agency and transparency.

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Slap the slop!

Slap the slop!

activism ai design hci creative-control

Stickers against AI Slop

Vibecoding together with your client

Vibecoding together with your client

writing ai design softwaredev webdev

A few thoughts about how the future of software development and collaboration might look like

Panel on AI in Animation at DOK Leipzig

Panel on AI in Animation at DOK Leipzig

Critical AI Creative AI speaking ai art

I was a panelist at DOK Leipzig discussing artificial intelligence in animation film, organized by AG Animationsfilm / ASIFA Germany

Horsedogs - New Calendar!

Horsedogs - New Calendar!

art-making art not-ai other

Third edition of the Horsedogs calendar: Dogs 2026

Ars Biologica @ České Budějovice

Ars Biologica @ České Budějovice

Creative AI research speaking art ai

I presented an art project named Iris/Soil chromatography at Ars Biologica pavillon in České Budějovice (CZ)

Science communication with AI: Fraunhofer IKTS

Science communication with AI: Fraunhofer IKTS

research consulting coding ai communication webdev

I did an R&D project with Fraunhofer IKTS and Marianne Sellmaier about science communication with AI

Summerschool in Prague: Perma-Prompting Feral AI Agents

Summerschool in Prague: Perma-Prompting Feral AI Agents

Creative AI Critical AI AI literacy research coding art-making ai art design webdev

I participated in a summerschool on interdisciplinary approaches to AI agents.

Bot Development for Messenger Platforms (2025 guide)

Bot Development for Messenger Platforms (2025 guide)

writing research ai communication webdev hci privacy

I wrote an article about how to build bots for Telegram, Whatsapp and Signal

FutureRaw Website Launch

FutureRaw Website Launch

Creative AI coding design webdev

I built an interactive webapplication, using creative coding, 3D and 360 video to interact with recycling materials from local industries

Lecture at TU Dresden

Lecture at TU Dresden

Critical AI Creative AI Feminist AI speaking teaching ai art feminism

I gave a talk at TU Dresden Digital Humanities program about our critical creative AI practice in my artist collective Moving Target

Materialmixer

Materialmixer

Creative AI coding design ai webdev

I built an interactive WebGL shader tool for tuning material properties of recycling materials (part of FutureRaw project)

AI Myths - Workshop at AI week Leipzig

AI Myths - Workshop at AI week Leipzig

Critical AI How we talk about AI AI demystification AI literacy speaking teaching ai communication

I gave a talk at the Leipzig Graduate Academy's AI Week addressing persistent myths and misconceptions about AI.

Art in the Age of Average - the new AI-thoritarians

Art in the Age of Average - the new AI-thoritarians

Critical AI Creative AI research art ai

I attended this conference organized by Hito Steyerl and Francis Hunger at the art academy in Munich

Hackathon Winner - Open Data & Tourism & AI

Hackathon Winner - Open Data & Tourism & AI

coding ai webdev

We won the first prize at a hackathon focusing on open data, tourism usecases and AI technologies.

Founding superstruktur.io

Founding superstruktur.io

Critical AI Creative AI Creative control & GenAI How we talk about AI AI demystification AI literacy Feminist AI consulting coding speaking teaching research curating ai hci webdev privacy

I founded my own company, a creative technology agency focused on human-centered AI and working with FLINTA* collective across Europe.

Horsedogs - Dogs 2025 Calendar

Horsedogs - Dogs 2025 Calendar

art-making art not-ai other

I created the second edition of the Horsedogs calendar 'Dogs 2025' – Sitting horses again :-)

Website for Creatrices

Website for Creatrices

coding design feminism communication webdev

Developed a campaign website for Creatrices.ch, a Zürich-based association of architects and artists.

Synthetic Streetstyles

Synthetic Streetstyles

Creative AI Creative control & GenAI research art-making art ai design creative-control

Fashion & AI photography project exploring visual style, haptics and multi-modal translation

Book Appearance: Training the Archive (Hartware MedienKunstVerein)

Book Appearance: Training the Archive (Hartware MedienKunstVerein)

Critical AI Creative AI Visual representation of AI How we talk about AI AI demystification AI literacy writing ai art design

I have been interviewed about the use of AI technology for visual collections and museums

Talk at Burg Giebichenstein

Talk at Burg Giebichenstein

Creative AI Creative control & GenAI AI literacy speaking ai art design

I delivered a guest lecture at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design (communication design) on AI applications in creative practice.

Headless WordPress with Gatsby

Headless WordPress with Gatsby

writing webdev

Technical article on implementing headless WordPress architecture using Gatsby for improved performance and developer experience.

Ist das meins? – Workshop at LAG

Ist das meins? – Workshop at LAG

Creative AI Creative control & GenAI AI literacy Critical AI teaching art ai creative-control

Creative technology workshop conducted at LAG focusing on creative ownership and control

Switching Email Provider to Proton

Switching Email Provider to Proton

writing communication privacy

Article exploring the transition from mainstream email providers to privacy-focused Proton Mail.

Presentation of working paper @ CHI

Presentation of working paper @ CHI

Creative AI Creative control & GenAI speaking ai hci

I presented our working paper on creative ownership and control for generative AI at CHI 2023, the premier international conference on human-computer interaction (HCI).

Palantir sponsoring Leipzig art show

Palantir sponsoring Leipzig art show

Critical AI Creative AI activism ai social-justice

Time for some activism

Talk @ NeurIPS 2022

Talk @ NeurIPS 2022

Critical AI Creative AI Creative control & GenAI speaking research ai art design hci creative-control

I presented my project Emotional Glossary of Creative AI at NeurIPS 2022, one of the most important conferences in machine learning and artificial intelligence research

Exhibition (Y)OUR DATA IS A BATTLEGROUND

Exhibition (Y)OUR DATA IS A BATTLEGROUND

Critical AI Creative AI Feminist AI exhibition art-making ai art design

My art collective Moving Target Collective exhibited three art installations

Better Images of AI Advisor

Better Images of AI Advisor

Critical AI Visual representation of AI AI anthropomorphisation AI demystification AI literacy consulting curating ai communication

Became advisor for the Better Images of AI project, helping improve visual representation of AI in media.

Launching aimyths.org

Launching aimyths.org

Critical AI AI literacy AI demystification AI anthropomorphisation coding ai communication

Together with Mozilla fellow Daniel Leufer, we created aimyths.org - a comprehensive resource dedicated to debunking common myths and misconceptions about artificial intelligence.

XLab for AI & Robotics at Burg Giebichenstein

XLab for AI & Robotics at Burg Giebichenstein

Critical AI Creative AI Creative control & GenAI Visual representation of AI How we talk about AI AI anthropomorphisation AI demystification AI literacy teaching research art-making ai art

Between 2020 and 2022 I was the co-lead of the first lab for AI & robotics at a German art and design university, bridging technology and creative practice.

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