Film
This Is Not How You Make a Doc About AI
Two Sundance films ask all the wrong questions about artificial intelligence technology and its attendant issues.
Artificial Intelligence
Art
Can We Create an Intersectional AI?
The perils associated with AI are intricately entwined with racial capitalism, labor exploitation, the automation debate, and data theft.
News
Ethical Questions Arise After AI “Completes” Keith Haring Painting
The artist had left the 1989 painting intentionally unfinished as a commentary on the AIDS crisis that ultimately took his life.
News
Database of Artists Used to Train AI Leaks to the Public
A list of artists purportedly used to train Midjourney includes prominent names such as Banksy, David Hockney, and Yayoi Kusama.
Art
As a History Professor, This Is How I Use AI in Class
Instead of assigning my routine Gladiator review, I asked students to query ChatGPT about the film’s historical inaccuracies.
Art
What’s That Weird AI Bird Popping Up All Over TikTok?
The strange and ever-changing “Erosion Bird” meme taps into the uncanniness and inconsistency of artificial intelligence.
Art
Inside the Magical World of AI Prompters on Reddit
The story of AI images isn’t just about robots, but also about the people behind these strange, futuristic visuals.
News
New Tool Helps Artists Protect Their Work From AI Scraping
Nightshade works by subtly shifting the pixels in an artwork in order to “confuse” the technology, allegedly protecting artists’ works.
News
Student Uses AI to Read Ancient Scroll
21-year-old Luke Farritor identified the first word in a scroll that was buried in mud and ash during the 79 CE eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
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Meta's AI Sticker Generator Proves We Can't Be Trusted
While the stickers can be innocent and cute, some prompts yield disturbing racial biases that show how AI can be abused.
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Artists Call on Congress to Stop Corporations From Copyrighting AI Art
Together with writers and performers, visual artists declared an AI Day Of Action to fight for their copyrights.
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AI-Generated Artwork Not Eligible for Copyright, Judge Rules
The ruling argued that “human authorship is a bedrock requirement of copyright."