Science & Tech 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
Science & Tech 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
Science & Tech 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
Science & Tech 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
Science & Tech 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
Science & Tech 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
Science & Tech 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
Science & Tech 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
Science & Tech 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
Science & Tech ‘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 3, 2023
Science & Tech 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
Science & Tech ‘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
Science & Tech 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
Science & Tech 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
Science & 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
