The backlash against Generative AI is growing getty AI-generated media — images, music, writing and video — has steadily spread through the web, and the internet is becoming stranger by the day. The Dead Internet Theory is manifesting into reality and conspiracy theories are thriving, boosted by the rise of deepfake imagery and video. The …
BARCELONA — Architect-designer Antoni Gaudí, legend of Catalan Modernisme, is often quoted as having said, “Nothing is invented, for it’s written in nature first.” Whether or not that’s apocryphal, his legacy suggested something holier than human at work. This year, one of Barcelona’s most visited Gaudí sites, Casa Batlló, found a contemporary analog in “Structures …
Midjourney is one of the most popular and capable natural language artificial intelligence (AI) art generators out there, but it’s no monolith. There are a lot of exciting competitors, and not all of them will charge you for the privilege. Want to try your hand at prompting an AI to paint or draw you something …
Swedish photographer Annika Nordenskiöld’s winning image “Twin Sisters in Love.” Annika Nordenskiöld/Ballarat International Foto Biennale In the black-and-white image, two women tightly cradle each other–and an octopus. Humans don’t hug cephalopods every day, so how did photographer Annika Nordenskiöld manage to capture the highly unusual sight? You guessed it. With the help of AI. The …
Whether you like it or not, people are increasingly seeing art that was generated by computers. Everyone has an opinion about it, but researchers at the University of Vienna recently ran a small study to find out how people actually perceive computer-generated art. Could you tell if this was generated by a computer or a …
Valve’s stance on the use of AI-generated assets in game development is not discouraging, but the company will take action against any titles that violate copyright laws. This came to light on the r/aigamedev subreddit when a Reddit user named ‘u/potterharry97′ claimed that Valve refused to publish their game that included assets generated using AI. …