Thread by @Melt_Dem

1/ excited to add 3 of @refikanadol's "machine hallucinations" to my collection

this series of algorithmic AI paintings uses image data from MoMA's collection

i'm fascinated by @GreatDismal's sprawl trilogy, esp the 3rd book, mona lisa overdrive

let's talk sci fi x art

2/ in mona lisa overdrive, an art dealer hunts for the mysterious creator of "cornell boxes"

she finds they're made by wintermute, a now defunct AI, connected to a robotic arm, living in space orbit assembling objects from the abandoned home of the family who built the AI

3/ the art and music world has long maintained creativity is one of the last domains where humanity is uniquely capable in ways a machine is not

but, with art like Refik's, we must ask - can an AI pass an aesthetic turing test?

i think the answer is "yes"

4/ the first AI generated art sold at auction was 3 years ago, in 2018.

the art was created by 3 students who used GAN to generate the image, using code originally written by another person.

AI art introduces all sorts of interesting new questions!

theverge.com/2018/10/25/180…

5/ but the most profound question is one explored often in sci fi and one of the reasons why i love the medium

if technology is a tool, where does the self stop, and where does the tool begin?

i'm excited to see more machine generated art, music, and writing emerge 👽

6/ crypto, web3, DAOs, and the open-source infrastructure and tooling being built are the perfect medium for this new mode of creative expression.

more interestingly, the technology becomes part of the artistic expression. that's a boundary being pushed by @muratpak today.

7/ the role of art & artist in our society is changing, and adapting to advances in technology, changes in taste, and shifting consumption mediums. pixels that paint.

techno-surrealism is here, and the corporations want to own it. but the future of art is decidedly cypherpunk 🤟