Science & Tech We Asked ChatGPT About Art Theory. It Led Us Down a Rabbit Hole So Perplexing We Had to Ask Hal Foster for a Reality Check A simple ChatGPT inquiry turned into a very strange ride. By Ben Davis, Mar 2, 2023
Science & Tech Another Instagram-Famous Photographer Has Owned Up to Using A.I. to Generate Some of His Oddly Ravishing Images Emanuele Boffa admits to using A.I. art generation, in addition to a host of post-production technologies. By Min Chen, Mar 1, 2023
Science & Tech After Sending ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’ Out on Loan, the Mauritshuis Has Hung an A.I. Facsimile in Its Place. Fans Are Not Happy The controversial portrait was submitted through an open call for ‘Pearl Earring’ substitutes launched by the museum. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 28, 2023
Science & Tech A Photographer Who Found Instagram Fame for His Striking Portraits Has Confessed His Images Were Actually A.I.-Generated Jos Avery previously insisted his photos were taken with a Nikon D810. By Richard Whiddington, Feb 24, 2023
Science & Tech See the Majestic Shots of Dolphins, Whales, and Stingrays That Won a Major Underwater Photography Competition The Underwater Photographer of the Year competition saw some 6,000 submissions in 2023. By Artnet News, Feb 20, 2023
Science & Tech A Revolutionary Tool Gives Artists a New Weapon in the Fight Against AI Art Theft Glaze uses cloaking technology to disrupt the models without altering the appearance of the artwork. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 15, 2023
Science & Tech Netflix Japan Is Drawing Ire for Using A.I. to Generate the Background Art of Its New Anime Short The streamer says its use of A.I. technology is due to a "labor shortage" in the anime industry. By Min Chen, Feb 7, 2023
Science & Tech Researchers in Cairo Used CT Scans to ‘Digitally Unwrap’ a 2,300-Year-Old Mummy of a Teenager, Discovering 49 Gold Amulets A scarab amulet, buried in the mummy's chest, has also been replicated with 3D printing. By Min Chen, Jan 26, 2023
Science & Tech Researchers Used Facial Recognition Technology to Identify a Long-Lost Painting by Raphael A new study concludes that the previously unattributed de Brécy Tondo is nearly certainly a work by the Italian Old Master. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 24, 2023
Science & Tech In an Ironic Twist, an Illustrator Was Banned From a Reddit Forum for Posting Art That Looked Too Much Like an A.I.-Generated Image Moderators of the subreddit told the artist, "You need to find a different style." By Min Chen, Jan 10, 2023
Science & Tech The San Francisco Ballet Is Catching Heat for Promoting Its ‘Nutcracker’ Performances With A.I.-Generated Art The company used Midjourney to generate the promotional images. By Richard Whiddington, Dec 23, 2022
Science & Tech Gm, Frens! The Art World’s Discord Membership Exploded Amid the NFT Bubble. Can It Survive the Crypto Winter? When artists and galleries rushed into NFTs, they also moved onto a niche social media app. Then, everything shifted. By Josie Thaddeus-Johns, Dec 21, 2022
Science & Tech Independent Artists Are Fighting Back Against A.I. Image Generators With Innovative Online Protests The image-sharing site ArtStation has become the latest flashpoint in the debate over A.I.-generated art. By Richard Whiddington, Dec 16, 2022
Science & Tech Why Meitu, China’s Adorable A.I. Anime Filter, Just Skyrocketed to the Top of International App Charts Meitu's "A.I. Art" tool turns selfies into anime avatars. By Richard Whiddington, Dec 14, 2022
Science & Tech Bizarre, Biomorphic Housing Structures Known as ‘Binishells’ Are Popping Up in Los Angeles Binishells are made by inflating a gigantic neoprene bladder with air, then covering it in a thin coat of reinforced spray-on concrete. By Laurie Pike, Dec 9, 2022
