Self-Adjusting Netflix Shows? A.I. Prompts as Artworks? Three Artists Debate What Technology Has in Store for Creative Work

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Self-Adjusting Netflix Shows? A.I. Prompts as Artworks? Three Artists Debate What Technology Has in Store for Creative Work

Sebastian Errazuriz, Khyati Trehan, and Trevor Paglen joined Artnet's Sonia Manalili for the May 17 talk, in partnership with Mortlach.

By Richard Whiddington and Mortlach, May 22, 2023

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A New A.I. Image Generator Is Promising to Pay Royalties to Artists Who Submit Work to Train Its Model

So far, nearly two dozen artists have registered on Ascendant Art.

By Artnet News, May 19, 2023

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Baz Luhrmann, a Design Museum, and a Robot Artist Staged an A.I. Art Show Where Sparks—and Machine-Driven Creativity—Flew

At Chelsea Factory, the Ai-Da robot painted works based on thousands of crowd-sourced submissions.

By Richard Whiddington, May 15, 2023

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OpenAI Is Developing a Text-to-Model Platform That Can Generate 3D Images in Mere Seconds

Shap-E could be a game-changer for industries including interior design and architecture.

By Richard Whiddington, May 15, 2023

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Digital Artist Refik Anadol Lit Up the Facade of Gaudí’s Casa Batlló With a Live Projection of His A.I. Paintings—See It Here

This year's spectacle drew 65,000 people.

By Richard Whiddington, May 9, 2023

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Can You Spot A.I.-Generated Art When You See It? Google’s New Online Game Will Put Your Eye to the Test

Artists-in-residence at Google have created a game to test if people can differentiate between A.I. and human-made images.

By Richard Whiddington, May 8, 2023

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Tired of News About the Royal Coronation? A Māori Artist Has Created a Browser Plugin That Will ‘Switch Off the Toff’

Pikari Mai! substitutes all stories about the monarchy with Indigenous news.

By Richard Whiddington, May 5, 2023

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Vienna’s Tourism Board Is Using Cat-Themed A.I. Spin-Offs of Famous Artworks to Urge People to Go See the Real Thing

These new A.I. versions of Austria's most iconic artworks all feature cats.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 5, 2023

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Amnesty International Faces an Outcry From Photographers Over Creating A.I.-Generated Images of Protestors

The human rights organization removed A.I.-generated images after photojournalists criticized their use in an era of fake news.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 4, 2023

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Molly Crabapple Has Posted an Open Letter by 1,000 Cultural Luminaries Urging Publishers to Restrict the Use of ‘Vampirical’ A.I.-Generated Images

The letter pulls no punches, saying generative A.I. 'sucks the lifeblood' from living artists.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 3, 2023

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‘I Have Sold More Than $30 Million in NFTs’: Iconoclastic Digital Artist Refik Anadol in Conversation With Collector Adam Lindemann

The pair discuss NFTs, digital collecting, and the role of A.I. in art futures.

By Adam Lindemann, May 2, 2023

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Scientists Have Found Mysterious Markings on the Stone of Destiny, the Ancient Relic That Will Grace King Charles III’s Coronation

The stone has been used in royal coronations since the 14th century.

By Richard Whiddington, May 2, 2023

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‘An Opportunity Not to Be Missed’: Artist Alex Israel Is Touting His New Gagosian Show With a Press Release Generated by ChatGPT

The exhibition's wall text will also be generated by the language model.

By Richard Whiddington, May 1, 2023

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How Hot Are You? Art Collective MSCHF’s New Chat Site Lets A.I. Do the Evaluating

Hot Chat 3000 rates and matches users based on attractiveness.

By Richard Whiddington, Apr 27, 2023

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A Scholar Has Uncovered a Hidden Translation of the Gospels by Shining UV Light on an Ancient Biblical Text

His study found noticeable differences in how the Matthew chapters were translated.

By Richard Whiddington, Apr 27, 2023