The story of AI images isn’t just about robots, but also about the people behind these strange, futuristic visuals.
AI Art
AI-Generated “Impossible Statue” Is a Dispassionate Steel Mess
The sculpture, based on AI analysis of works by Michelangelo, Rodin, Käthe Kollwitz, Takamura Kotaro, and Augusta Savage, would make a great hood ornament for Elon Musk’s next venture into space.
To Draw Museum Visitors, Vienna Turns to AI (and Cats)
The city has launched a new cat-paign — ehm, campaign — that puts a feline spin on famous Austrian artworks.
AI-Generated “Dope Francis” Fools the Internet
Many thought the picture of Pope Francis in a puffer jacket, created using Midjourney, was the real deal.
AI Image Generators Finally Figured Out Hands
Midjourney fixed its inability to render hands realistically, one of the telltale signs of an image being AI-generated.
Digital Artists Are Pushing Back Against AI
Using the hashtag “No to AI Art,” artists protest AI image generators’ use of their work without permission or compensation.
AI, WTF Do You Know About Pain?
Something in this era of AI-generated art feels debased, devalued. That something is me, the artist.
And the Winner Is … AI Art?
Refik Anadol’s AI-generated art made a guest appearance at the Grammys.
Artist Banned From Subreddit Over Work Resembling AI Art
A moderator for the popular community r/Art, which has nearly 22M users, told artist Ben Moran to “find a different style.”
This Wacky AI Tool Will Finish Your Artwork for You
In the latest twist in the saga of AI image generation, Stable Diffusion’s “Diffuse the Rest” will turn any sketch into a finished work.
What if Van Gogh Could Paint Your Hometown?
Neither Picasso nor Hilma af Klint ever visited the Faroe Islands, but in a new exhibition, a museum uses AI to imagine how these artists would have painted their archipelago.
Meta Launched an AI Video Generator, and It’s Creepy
The technology isn’t available for public use, but Meta (formerly Facebook) released a series of eerie sample clips based on prompts like “cat watching TV” and “spaceship landing.”