AI and Art

Sean Coleman and Nevdon Jamgochian

2025-12-19

Big Idea

• Consider how AI influences the production of knowledge in the Arts

AI Music

Currently, the platform is promoted as an opportunity for filmmakers and producers. But in the future, perhaps every individual will have personalized music generated for them based on their interests, tastes, and evolving moods. We already have algorithms on streaming websites recommending novel music to us based on our interests and history. Soon, algorithms may be used to generate music and other works of art that are tailored to impact our unique psyches.

• What do we lose if we all have personalized art?

Portrait of Edmond Belamy

• Who is the artist behind the painting?
• Is Al able to create art?
• Who owns the artistic knowledge?

Cory Doctorow – AI “art” and uncanniness

• What does Doctorow mean when he says AI art is “uncanny”?
• Is the “invisible hand” producing knowledge, or just rearranging it?
• What does Doctorow mean by AI having effects without agency?

Big Question

• Is AI another tool for creating art or can we consider it an artist？