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Meet A.I.C.C.A., Artist Mario Klingemann’s New A.I.-Powered Robot Dog That Generates—and Poops—Art Criticism

But what is this "performative sculpture" really critiquing?

By Min Chen, Jul 11, 2023

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A Virginia Museum Repatriated a Nigerian Sculpture and Received a High-Tech Replica in Return. Could the Exchange Shape Future Restitutions?

It is hoped that digital scans and replicas could help institutions reach an agreement over the return of disputed objects.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 7, 2023

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A Gnarly Old Tooth Found in a Museum Cabinet Could Provide the Key to Understanding an Ancient Relative of the Hippo

Desmostylus fossils have been found on the West Coast and in Japan.

By Richard Whiddington, Jul 5, 2023

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Can Impressionism’s Lack of Queer Representation Be Fixed… With A.I.? See How One Artist Uses the Tool to Offer an Alternate Art History

ClownVamp presents 23 works at Canvas 3.0

By Richard Whiddington, Jun 30, 2023

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Marvel Is Catching Flak for the A.I.-Generated Opening Sequence to Its New ‘Secret Invasion’ Series

'I'm devastated,' tweeted one artist.

By Richard Whiddington, Jun 22, 2023

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Yale’s Vast Collection of Millions of Artworks and Objects Is Now Searchable Online. Here Are 7 of the University’s Greatest Treasures

Lux allows users to search across 17 million objects from the Yale University Art Gallery to the Yale Center for British Art.

By Min Chen, Jun 21, 2023

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A.I. Art Experts Dismiss Fears That the Technology Will Destroy Humanity. But It Could Make Culture Really Boring

Four A.I. experts weigh in on the future of creativity in the age of artificial intelligence.

By Adam Schrader, Jun 21, 2023

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See Inside the World’s First A.I. Art Hackathon, Where Artists Trevor Jones and Hackatao Sparked a Human-Machine Alliance

The event, which took place at NFC Lisbon, has been followed by a series of NFT drops.

By Artnet News, Jun 14, 2023

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Scientific Journal ‘Nature’ Says No to Publishing A.I.-Generated Images and Videos, Calling Out Their Lack of ‘Integrity’

The journal, however, will allow text created using large language models, provided their use is documented.

By Richard Whiddington, Jun 14, 2023

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A.I.-Generated Versions of Art-Historic Paintings Are Littering Google’s Top Search Results

Google is apparently rolling tools that should make it easier to assess the context and credibility of search results.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jun 2, 2023

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A Danish Artist Has Debuted an A.I. ‘Camera’ That Generates Images Using Your Geolocation Data

The camera's design was inspired by a mole's snout.

By Adam Schrader, Jun 1, 2023

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A Prophetic San Francisco Pop-Up Art Show on the Possibilities and Dangers of A.I. Is Looking for a Permanent Home

Select pieces that explore technology's "power for destruction and good" remain on private display in the Mission District's Salesforce Tower.

By Adam Schrader, May 31, 2023

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Unprecedented Scanning Technology Reveals the Titanic in its Entirety After 100 Years on the Ocean Floor

The scans have revealed some of the passengers' personal possessions and even unopened champagne bottles.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 25, 2023

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The World’s First A.I.-Generated Statue, Cobbling Together the Styles of Five Celebrated Sculptors, Has Landed in a Swedish Museum

'The Impossible Statue' cherry-picks the aesthetics of Michelangelo, Rodin, Käthe Kollwitz, Takamura Kotaro, and Augusta Savage.

By Richard Whiddington, May 24, 2023

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Adobe Has Added New A.I. Capabilities to Photoshop, Allowing Users to Edit Images Using Text Prompts

Just highlight an area of an image and tell the program what you want to see there.

By Brian Boucher, May 24, 2023