The introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the domains of traditional art (visual arts, performing arts, and crafts) has sparked a complicated discussion about whether this might be an agent of disruption or an enhancement of our traditional art forms. This paper looks at the duality of AI, exploring the ways that recent technologies like Generative Adversarial Networks and Diffusion Models, and text-to-image generators are changing the fields of painting, sculpture, calligraphy, dance, music, and the arts of craft. Using examples and data, we illustrate the ways that AI can democratize creative expression, improve productivity, and preserve cultural heritage, while also examining the negative aspects, including: the threats to authenticity within art, ethical concerns around data, and issues including socio-economic factors such as job losses. While we argue for the context-dependence of the impact of AI (the potential for creative homogenization and the devaluation of human agency in artmaking), we also illustrate the potential for hybrid practices featuring AI in cuisine, etc. We advocate for the development of ethical guidelines, collaborative approaches, and inclusive technology development. In sum, we are articulating a vision of AI in which it amplifies our innate creativity while resisting the displacement of the cultural, nuanced, and emotional aspects of traditional art. The future will be determined by human choices about how to govern AI so that it becomes a mechanism for artistic evolution and not a substitute for the artist's soul.

OK, so you have to say it with a smile, no matter what you're saying, because the shape of your mouth makes a difference.

A major shift from skilled to unskilled workers was one of the many changes caused by the Industrial Revolution, when the switch to machines contributed to decline in the social and economic status of artisans, whose skills were dismembered into discrete actions by factory-line workers. We consider what may be an analogous computing technology: the recent introduction of AI-generated art software. AI art generators such as Dall-E and Midjourney can create fully rendered images based solely on a user's prompt, just at the click of a button. Some artists fear if the cheaper price and conveyor-belt speed that comes with AI-produced images is seen as an improvement to the current system, it may permanently change the way society values/views art and artists. In this article, we consider the implications that AI art generation introduces through a post-industrial revolution historical lens. We then reflect on the analogous issues that appear to arise as a result of the AI art revolution, and we conclude that the problems raised mirror those of industrialization, giving a vital glimpse into what may lie ahead.

AI tools have become incredibly powerful and increasingly good at mimicking human writing. GPT-3 and related tools like Jasper AI can compose articles, blog posts, and even entire books at scale. For the first time in history, it's possible to create thousands of pages of text with almost no effort at all. But a new backlash against this content is already brewing. As AI continues to scale up, we're going to see a strange trend -- bad, flawed writing will become way more prominent and way more commercially valuable. That might seem strange or negative, but it's actually a wonderful thing.

Did you know that computers can generate pictorial art? Have you ever wondered how can they do that? Did you know that the art generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been sold on auctions for thousands of $$$? Here you will learn how to become Artificial Intelligence (AI) Artisan by building, training and applying Generative Artificial Networks (GANs) - deep learning networks behind AI generated art. To get a taster on the kind of images you'll be able to generate by completing this course, have a look at the logo of this course, which has 6 examples of images generated with GANs:) The course uses Python as a programming language upon which you'll be able to build, train and use your own GANs.

AI has tremendous potential for benefiting humanity in every area of how we live and work. While most people realize this fact, their hopes for AI also come with a note of caution. A recent survey reported that 77% of Americans expressed that AI would have a "very positive" or "mostly positive" impact on how people work and live in the next 10 years. Another public opinion poll reported that an overwhelming majority of Americans (82%) believed that AI should be carefully managed. With such conflicting viewpoints on AI, organizations will need to manage the quality of the AIs they build.

Walking back from a business meeting, management consultant Emilia Higashi quickly developed blisters on her feet. She figured there had to be better way to make women's shoes – ones more comfortable and also sustainable, made from plants instead of animal or petroleum products. Soon, she was researching in Italy at the world's biggest footwear trade show. She fell in love with a design called Saccheto, or little sack, that has minimal seams and fits almost like a sock. Then, she looked worldwide for sustainable plant-based materials, including "leathers" made from wine residues, pineapple fibers, cactus and even algae.

Maker Faire Rome is the largest European innovation event publicly showcasing inventions, ideas, solutions, the latest discoveries in technological research, robotics and artificial intelligence. At Maker Faire Rome we are always looking for people who can show us the future that lies just around the corner, something we need today more than ever. This year's Maker Faire Rome will take place in phygital mode. From 8th to 10th October we will be back in attendance in Rome but we're also keeping the digital format on our channels, to reach the public everywhere and give all selected projects the opportunity to exhibit safely, onsite or online. And there's more: for 2021 we have redesigned the format and the duration of the event.

My recent claim that fashion needs more imagination when it comes to using artificial intelligence has been unexpectedly answered by a project combining e-commerce data and artisanship. Not an obvious pairing, but the brainchild of passionate'dataphile' YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP Chairman and CEO, Federico Marchetti, and HRH The Prince of Wales, whose appreciation and support of artisanal craftsmanship (and dedication to safeguarding its future) is decades-long. Marchetti and the YOOX NET-A-PORTER team worked with The Prince's Foundation to create a unique year-long apprenticeship to cultivate the next generation of luxury fashion artisans, informed and guided by customer shopping data and AI analysis of millions of images of historically successful products. To breathe life into artisanship as a viable and attractive career option, underpinned by data that empowers it to deliver the right product, for the right customer on the right sales platform, crucially sustaining the artisans' craft methods and their livelihood. The Modern Artisan project brought together six designers from Milan's Politecnico Di Milano Fashion in Process (FiP) research laboratory and four apprentices undergoing certified training in small batch production and hand-craft skills at The Prince's Foundation, Dumfries House, Scotland.

HRH The Prince of Wales (Front L) Federico Marchetti Front (R) and Back row, members of The Modern ... [ ] Artisan Project team. My recent claim that fashion needs more imagination when it comes to using artificial intelligence has been unexpectedly answered by a project combining eCommerce data and artisanship. Not an obvious pairing, but the brainchild of passionate'dataphile' YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP Chairman and CEO, Federico Marchetti, and HRH The Prince of Wales, whose appreciation and support of artisanal craftsmanship (and dedication to safeguarding its future) is decades-long. Marchetti and the YOOX NET-A-PORTER team worked with The Prince's Foundation to create a unique year-long apprenticeship to cultivate the next generation of luxury fashion artisans, informed and guided by customer shopping data and AI analysis of millions of images of historically successful products. To breathe life into artisanship as a viable and attractive career option, underpinned by data that empowers it to deliver the right product, for the right customer on the right sales platform, crucially sustaining the artisans' craft methods and their livelihood.