{"id":4515,"date":"2022-09-26T14:51:21","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T21:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juliafriedman.org\/?p=4515"},"modified":"2022-09-26T20:10:04","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T03:10:04","slug":"on-the-limitations-of-a-i-generated-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juliafriedman.org\/?p=4515","title":{"rendered":"On the limitations of A.I.-generated art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A gonzo, and now veteran (established in 1992), art journal <em><a href=\"https:\/\/coagula.com\/2022\/09\/07\/lena-moross-empathy-against-the-machine-ai-art-artificial-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coagula<\/a><\/em> seemed like a perfect venue to throw well-deserved shade on the newly fashionable A.I.-generated art. In this short essay, I contrast the limited capabilities of computer algorithm with the emotional nuance of analogue human-made art. To read the full article, click on the image below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coagula.com\/2022\/09\/07\/lena-moross-empathy-against-the-machine-ai-art-artificial-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/juliafriedman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-26-at-2.53.54-PM-400x468.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juliafriedman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-26-at-2.53.54-PM-400x468.jpg 400w, https:\/\/juliafriedman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-26-at-2.53.54-PM-768x899.jpg 768w, https:\/\/juliafriedman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-26-at-2.53.54-PM-1312x1536.jpg 1312w, https:\/\/juliafriedman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-26-at-2.53.54-PM.jpg 1628w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A gonzo, and now veteran (established in 1992), art journal Coagula seemed like a perfect venue to throw well-deserved shade on the newly fashionable A.I.-generated art. 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