Pioneering AI Art Beyond Galleries: How Taste Trumps Tradition with Claire Silver

Oct 12, 2023

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With the rise of AI, the way we judge the value of art is going to be revolutionized. Claire Silver believes that AI will dissolve the traditional skill barrier, making way for a new era where taste is the defining skill. An anonymous AI collaborative artist, Claire has produced art that isn't just confined to galleries. It's part of a permanent collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and has been sold at renowned places like Sotheby's. Claire has a way of describing how AI is going to revolutionize art and society that is compelling and accurate. If we are to crown a spokesperson for the industry right now, she’d easily be a prime candidate. You don’t want to miss what she has to say – and she has a lot!

Key Takeaways:

Taste is the new skill in the world of AI art.
It’s important to retain that divine spark in humanity that artists have been trying to capture for millennia as we become more integrated with AI.
AI is a versatile tool with diverse applications in art, and it's constantly evolving, offering artists new ways to express themselves.
AI is not theft. It’s a tool that can be used to augment human creativity.
AI democratizes access to creative tools and empowers individuals to explore their creativity in unprecedented ways.

Quotes:

“Taste is the new skill.”
“Using AI feels like the freedom of being a child and being able to express yourself.”
“I don't see AI leading us to an impoverished dystopia.”
“I collaborate with AI to produce transcendental art that evokes in the viewer a wordless truth.”
“I'm a caveman painting fire.”
“I think of AI as like the Holy Grail. You have to ask the right questions to be able to find it and to use it. And then the question is, “Who does it serve?”

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