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Are AI-generated images art? | Learn the phrasal verb ‘sift through’

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How AI Generates Art

With existing forms of digital art, a person creates an image with the help of a computer. But with artificial intelligence, a computer creates the image. And so critics believe that if a computer creating the image, then the image is not the work of a person. AI supporters, however, beg to differ. They admit that aComputer creates the image, but a person programs the computer. A person gives the computer detailed instructions and a person selects among many potential images. That all requires human judgment. And that's the art. To me, it sounds like a new form of artistry.

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