Artist Matteo Rattini trained a neural network to create images of contemporary sculptures based on Instagram’s algorithm suggestions.
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See Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch” in Its Entirety, Thanks to AI Restoration
In 1715, the colossal painting was trimmed from all four sides, and the removed pieces were later lost.
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Why Do AI-generated Portraits Fail at Realism?
Why do these portraits almost always fall short of being lively or authentic?
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How Racial Bias in Tech Has Developed the “New Jim Code”
When machine learning and the use of computers are emphasized in artistic research, in reconstructions, or in beauty contests, viewers often take the results to be scientific, objective, and unbiased. But they are not.
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Using AI to Question What Art Is
Lawrence Lek’s AIDOL tells the story of an AI composer making music in a world rendered in video game graphics.
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Critics Say Facebook’s Measures to Limit Manipulated Videos Are Insufficient
“Facebook wants you to think the problem is video-editing technology, but the real problem is Facebook’s refusal to stop the spread of disinformation,” said Drew Hammill, a spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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600,000 Images Removed from AI Database After Art Project Exposes Racist Bias
The image tagging system that went viral on social media was part of artist Trevor Paglen and AI researcher Kate Crawford’s attempts to publicize how prejudiced technology can be.
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How One Meme Reveals the Difference in How Humans and AI “See”
As AI technology grows more sophisticated, neural networks can generate pictures people are comfortable looking at. It takes a surreal reject of an image to remind us of how differently a computer perceives the world.
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Artificial Intelligence as a Godlike Tool for Experimentation
The AI-powered art exhibition Forging the Gods portrays the interaction between humans and machines in a nuanced manner.
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The Gamification of Intimacy Through Dating Sims
Digital technologies for games are developing at an unprecedented pace, compelling us ask how they are potentially shifting society’s relationship to intimacy and social interaction.
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One Very Special AI Robot Is Granted Saudi Citizenship
The robot’s new status raises questions about AI’s future, the treatment of women, and the meaning of citizenship.