Berlin-based German artist Boris Eldagsen (*1970) studied philosophy and visual arts at the Art Academies of Mainz, Prague, and Hyderabad. Since 2000, his photomedia work has been shown internationally in institutions and festivals, including ACP Sydney, EMAF Osnabrück, Edinburgh Art Festival, ELEKTRA Montréal, BACC Bangkok, and the Kochi-Muziris Biennale. Since 2004, Boris has lectured on art, creativity, and AI at over 30 international art academies and institutions. He is currently teaching “AI for Creatives” at LABASAD – Barcelona School for Art & Design. Boris is one of the few internationally recognized experts in AI-generated images and videos and is a regular guest at panel discussions and events such as TEDx, World AI Conference Shanghai, and C2 Montréal. His refusal of the Sony World Photo Awards in April 2023 kicked off a global debate. He was "the poster boy of the AI debate" and his image “The Electrician” became “The picture that stopped the world” (The Guardian).