Putting the Art in Artificial Intelligence: Photos
Machine-generated art has been exhibited in galleries all over the world since at least the 1960s. But artists and historians have historically disagreed over whether such exhibits are truly created by computers, or whether computers are simply another tool used by the human artist. Another open question: Can you even term a machine-generated image or object as “Art”?
British computer scientist Simon Colton has been exploring these questions with his A.I. project known as The Painting Fool. The A.I. system, adapted for exhibition in galleries, takes a digital picture of each visitor then selects from thousands of abstract templates and image filters. The Painting Fool makes its choices depending upon processes that govern the machine’s “mood” — for instance, scanning text from a newspaper. If its mood is dark enough, it might not paint at all.
The Painting Fool also learns from its mistakes and Colton is continually adjusting the A.I.’s algorithms to meet his seven criteria for true creativity: skill, appreciation, imagination, learning, intentionality, reflection and invention. The program has recently branched out to start producing sculptures, animations and poetry.
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