Source: CNN
Summary
CNN reports on an AI-generated art competition, stating that it will be held at the annual SXSW festival. The competition aims to showcase the capabilities of artificial intelligence in creating art. The event’s organizer claims that the competition will allow attendees to experience the creative potential of AI.
Our Reading
The launch follows a familiar script.
This “innovative” competition is just a rebranding of the same old AI-generated art we’ve seen before. It’s not like this is a new concept or anything. The event’s organizer is just trying to make AI-generated art sound exciting by wrapping it in a shiny new package.
The competition will feature AI algorithms generating art in real-time, with attendees able to interact with the process. Because nothing says “art” like a computer program spitting out pixels.
The organizer claims that this event will “push the boundaries of creativity” and “challenge our assumptions about what it means to be human.” Yeah, good luck with that.
The real question is, what’s the prize for winning this competition? A trophy made by an AI algorithm, probably.
This is just another example of how tech companies try to make us excited about the same old thing by slapping a new label on it.
Original Observation: This is just AI-generated art with a marketing budget.
