AI and Art

Communications of the ACM 

AI is comprised of two ingredients: algorithms and data, and "Both of these are man-made," said Tony Fernandes, founder of HumanFocused.AI and CEO of UEGroup, a design company that employs artists. "People are fascinated to see what happens when both are allowed to run on their own and to look at what they generated,'' Fernandes said, adding that creating art requires inherent human influence. "To say that AI creates art is to say that anyone can replicate the work of Picasso," he said. "What makes Picasso's work relevant is the human spirit, imagination, and desire for expression. Picasso experimented with cubism to achieve something new.