Musings on technology, AI, and the future of capital-A Art

We urgently need to reaffirm our collective recognition of artists and the intrinsic value of human creativity.

With new AI programs, the shadow of another machine replacement looms just around the corner. Minister of Heritage Pablo Rodriguez, pictured, needs to listen, writes Martha Rans.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MARTHA RANS

May 3, 2023

We’ve all heard the stories about how the latest artificial Intelligence (AI) programs, trained on millions of human-created artworks, are now “creating” images, song lyrics, poems, essays, and more. Some Canadian artists have embraced the potential of AI, including...

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