Butoh, a millionaire artificial intelligence artist, gains a personality

It’s an interesting idea, and it’s fun to see the idea of ​​an AI agent explored in the relatively benign world of artistic expression.

However, Bhutto still poses some ethical conundrums. Many working artists Rightly worry about the impact of artificial intelligence It is what defines their profession, where models trained on millions of copyrighted works are used to produce countless replicas on demand.

Maybe Butoh is something completely different. Clingman is An early adopter of artificial intelligence in artUsing neural networks as part of the artistic process, and as a type of theatrical performance. His previous creations include video installation Ever-changing images generated by artificial intelligence And that robotic dog Stool critiques of visual artworks.

While Buteau produces expensive images using a model trained in public work, Klingerman does not see this as outright plagiarism. “Image models and LLMs are the new search engines,” he says. “For me, creativity is kind of finding something that already exists in a space of possibility, and identifying that as interesting, while making sure it looks[like]it doesn’t already belong to anyone.”

Bhutto’s images are aesthetically pleasing but they also look — to my untrained eye, at least — like somewhat generic renderings of AI-powered image generators.

While Bhutto’s project raises some interesting questions about what artistic agency is, I think for now it only underscores the importance of human intelligence and innovation. The spark of creativity goes back not to the machine that produces an endless stream of images with feedback from the audience, but to the artists who came up with the idea in the first place.

What do you think of Bhutto and his artwork? Is it a worthwhile technical idea or just another way to make money from generative AI and meme currencies? Send a message to [email protected] Or leave a comment below to let me know.