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C Phoebe
You have to hand it to the programmers
writing the algorithms and training the AI – the
creations are simply incredible by any standard.
Would judges in any art competition be able to
single out AI generated paintings without exception?
To be honest, I wonder whether anyone can reliably
answer that as plenty of experts have been fooled
by AI generated pieces. For me, it’s tantamount to
theft, though, when AI reproduces paintings or uses
photos without permission. Intellectual property
is fundamental to artists to ensure they don’t get
ripped off and can earn a decent living. Something
should be done about this while the genre is still
in its infancy, otherwise I imagine we can expect
A Jack further issues down the line.
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AI art doesn’t concern me in the slightest;
however you can understand why it causes so many
artists so much discomfort. I suspect it’s related to Richard
the unpredictability of where it will all end up. For my D Many artists seem to fear AI, whereas I’m all
part, having been involved in a collaborative project for it! In my humble opinion, this is all about artists
with a gaming company recently, I can see how they not wanting to move with the times. I think they are
go hand in hand. Over 50 artists were employed on the blinkered, in that they don’t see the benefits of the
project, and I found it fascinating to observe firsthand technology. Gone are the days when artists could
the interplay of both these creative forms and how this hole themselves up in a remote studio alone,
produced an altogether better product. Artists and painting in their same old style, and still expect to
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generate output without the other’s input. Now that question these days and artists can’t risk being out
I’ve had this experience, I’m even more convinced that of touch with what clients and society want from
there’s no threat. With all that I can bring to the table, I them, as we’re expected to be diverse in what we
won’t be sidelined in the foreseeable future. I just wish I produce. After all, artists are selling something
could get others to believe this too. and those who embrace technology rather than
bemoaning the loss of our traditional careers
will come across opportunities. They might be
Valentina surprised by what it’s like working with AI, however
counterintuitive it may seem.
B As a graphic designer I know more than most
about losing out to AI as our whole industry was turned
upside down by new technology in the 80s with many
Kiki
people being made redundant. And this has been
replicated more recently in the impact of digital on the E Nowadays technology steamrolls over
music industry as well as print media. People are often everything while genuinely skilled practitioners
reluctant to change, and this is no different, it’s just part are left bringing up the rear. If it were up to me,
of the evolution of art. A recent example is graffiti artists I’d have these AI people spend time with some
who are always being denounced for ruining art when, of our professionals so as to emphasise the hard
in actual fact they’re a long overdue breath of fresh air graft and unique skill that is part and parcel of
in a dusty old artworld. AI is on a collision course with creativity. You’ve got to know your Da Vinci from
artists for better or worse and that won’t be derailed by your Kandinsky in terms of objectives, theories and
anything human artists say or do, and nor should it be movements as well as have a grasp of differing
as far as I’m concerned. So the sooner artists from all artistic techniques. It’s about representations of
walks of like stop deluding themselves that things are the world from different perspectives, not how
going to go just how they’d like them to go the better, lifelike the computer image is because it’s made
because there’s little likelihood of that. from a million pixels.

4 S P E A K Work in groups. What do you think about the opinions expressed in the
reading? Which do you agree / disagree with? Why?
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