Does Art Exist? / AI & Art

Either something is called "art" for

a reason or not.

Mr. Allen said.

"Art is dead, dude. It's over. A.I. won. Humans lost.""

Midjourney, which uses a complex process known as

"diffusion" to turn text into custom images

A.I.-generated art has been around for years, But tools released this year — with names like

DALL-E 2, Midjourney and Stable Diffusion

Can AI (artificial intelligence software) create art?

The answer depends on what you understand to be art's primary function.

Some things are called "art,"

others are not

Apps like DALL-E 2 and Midjourney are built by

scraping millions of images from the open web