These A.I.-Generated Images Hang in a Gallery--but Are They Art?

When it comes to creativity, is artificial intelligence a powerful new tool or an existential threat? A San Francisco gallery is taking on this question in a new exhibition: "Artificial Imagination" features eight artists who used A.I. image generators to create the pieces on display. The artists' methods vary: Some fed their A.I. tool of choice phrases to generate their entire piece, while others created illustrations or sculptures based on the tool's recommendations. The show is on view at bitforms' West Coast gallery through the end of the year. From robots that make their own art to image-generation tools that mimick history's greatest painters, A.I. is quickly permeating creative spaces--and generating lots of questions.