Can artificial intelligence create art?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is entering the artistic arena, and it is fundamentally changing creativity and culture as we know it, a UNSW researcher says. Oliver Bown is Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Interactive Media Lab at the School of Art & Design. He says that as algorithms get smarter, computers will play more of a role in creating music, art, and other cultural artifacts. "While much of the discussion about artificial intelligence centres around automation and labour from an economic perspective, this particular case is in some ways more salient to our lives," A/Prof. "We're cultural beings, and artificial intelligence has the potential to fundamentally impact the way we do culture and the way we might understand ourselves."