Ai Weiwei says art that can be replicated by AI is 'meaningless' – philosopher explains what that means for the future of art
Ai Weiwei, China’s most famous dissident and artist, has called art that can be easily replicated by artificial intelligence (AI) “meaningless”. What I find most striking about this comment is how it manages to look both backwards into the intricate corridors of art history and forwards into the uncertain future of the art world. Does Ai Weiwei mean that AI should make us rethink our appreciation of the works of art of the past? Or is AI so powerful that it should shape the mission of future artists? The undertones of this double challenge are familiar to philosophers of art, who have, at times, seriously entertained the claim that a...... Read Full article on HadNews