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AI Art 101: What Is AI Art and How Does It Work?
Read this for a basic overview of today’s revolutionary “Art” trend
AI art refers to “art” (a very contentious point) that is created using artificial intelligence as a tool or medium. There are various forms of AI “art,” including images (and various types of images at that), music, videos, poetry, stories, and more. For our purposes, we’ll be focused on images.
As to whether AI “art” actually qualifies as art is a matter of intense disagreement. However, there is a hard-to-ignore-or-dismiss artistic character to AI art, which is…
Being an effective AI “artist” comes down to having a vision, understanding the software (or toolset) you’re working with, and then accurately and effectively inputting your vision (via text prompts) into the software.
That may not be traditional art when it comes to making images, but it’s still a form of art — albeit a new one.
What is Artificial Intelligence?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has of course been around since computers were invented. In the early days of AI, computers were used to do things like solve math equations and play chess.
I spent hours playing on my father’s electronic chess set. The higher the levels, the more competitive the chess program. The only problem was that, at the highest levels, it could take up to an hour for the computer to make a move!
As technology advanced, so did the capabilities of AI. It’s no longer your granddaddy’s AI. Today, AI is used in a variety of applications ranging from medical diagnosis to autonomous vehicles and from stock market analysis to writing copy.
In the future, AI will be able to do even more complex tasks such as understanding human speech, recognizing emotions, and even engaging with humans in a natural way. If you’ve tried ChatGPT or Replika, you know we’re not that far away.
