All about AI
Fantasy Funk oh!
A collectors guide for the uncollectible fantasy creatures imagined by Midjourney AI (this is our first book 😍)
Picture Limitless Creativity at Your Fingertips
Artificial intelligence can now make better art than most humans. Soon, these engines of wow will transform how we design just about everything. Wired • november 17, 2022 by Kevin Kelly Illustration: off-site research facility
Dolly Parton’s Jolene cover is a triumph of AI, artistry, and technical genius
Singer and technologist Holly Herndon used AI to create a deepfake rendition of the classic tune. Fastcompany • november 8, 2022 by Jesus Diaz Photo: Chris McKay/Getty Images
Inside the weirdly competitive industry of robots writing letters in human handwriting
Several companies are fighting to be the one that tricks you into thinking a real person has written you a thank-you letter. Fastcompany • october 28, 2022 by Elissaveta M. Brandon
Shutterstock will start selling AI-generated stock imagery with help from OpenAI
The stock image company is also promising to reimburse creators whose work is used to train AI art models with a new Contributors Fund. The Verge • october 25, 2022 by James Vincent
We’re Witnessing the Birth of a New Artistic Medium
Expect AI art to go the way of Warhol. The Atlantic • september 27, 2022 By Stephen Marche
Fearing copyright issues, Getty Images bans AI-generated artwork
Getty sidesteps potential legal problems from unresolved rights and ethics issues. Ars Technica • september 22, 2022 by Benj Edwards
OpenAI’s image generator DALL-E can now edit human faces
The feature was previously off-limits for fears of misuse The Verge • september 20, 2022 by James Vincent
Artist uses AI to generate color palettes from text descriptions
New technique uses an image synthesis model and some JavaScript to work its magic. Ars Technica • september 13, 2022 by Benj Edwards
Online Art Communities Begin Banning AI-Generated Images
As AI-generated art platforms like DALL-E 2, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion explode in popularity, online communities devoted to sharing human-generated art are forced to make a decision: should AI art be allowed? Waxy • september 9, 2022 by Andy Baio
Flooded with AI-generated images, some art communities ban them completely
Smaller art communities are banning image synthesis amid a wider art ethics debate. Ars Technica • july 12, 2022
The joy of AI
Once you try a text-to-image program, the joy of artificial intelligence seems undeniable despite the many dangers that lie ahead. Fastcompany • july 9, 2022 by Jesus Diaz
AI is making scientists rethink language learning—and raising questions about grammar
For years, linguists believed that learning language is impossible without a built-in grammar template. New AI models prove otherwise. Fastcompany • july 9, 2022 by Morten H. Christiansen and Pablo Contreras Kallens
What Robots Can — and Can’t — Do for the Old and Lonely
For elderly Americans, social isolation is especially perilous. Will machine companions fill the void? The New Yorker • may 24, 2021 By Katie Engelhart