How AI Could Help Preserve Art

In recent months there has been talk about how artificial intelligence can create images from textual prompts. Therefore, when one associates the words artificial intelligence and art, one immediately thinks of DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, and other algorithms. In this article, instead, I want to discuss why artworks are often less safe than we think, and how artificial intelligence can help preserve them. "Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction." It is a mistake to think that cultural heritage is safe. Many of humanity's most valuable works are also among the most fragile. Throughout history, only a fraction of works of art has managed to survive over time. For example, during wars, cultural heritage is often damaged.