Art & Tech A Photographer Submitted an A.I.-Generated Image to a Prestigious Art Competition to Be ‘Cheeky.’ It Won a Top Prize Anyway Boris Eldagsen has refused the award, saying his submission was intended to start a discussion about the use of A.I. in photography. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 17, 2023
Art & Tech The FBI’s New Mobile App Helps Identify and Locate Stolen Art—and You Can Report Tips The app offers access to the FBI’s stolen art database. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 12, 2023
Art & Tech Meet the Robotics Company Beloved by Generative Artists for Transforming Their Digital Art Into Physical Reality Artmatr's technology has been used by artists from Tyler Hobbs to Barnaby Furnas. By Min Chen, Apr 11, 2023
Art & Tech Children Who Are Exposed to Awe-Inspiring Art Are More Likely to Become Generous, Empathic Adults, a New Study Says The study found that children who viewed inspiring videos were more likely to help refugees. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 29, 2023
Art & Tech Did Monet Owe His Hazy, Impressionistic Style to the Early Effects of Climate Change? A New Scientific Study Suggests So The artist painted at the height of the Industrial Revolution. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 28, 2023
Art & 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
Art & 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
Art & 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
Art & 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
Art & 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
Art & 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
Art & 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 6, 2023
Art & 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 Artnet News, Jan 26, 2023
Art & 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
Art & 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