The past 8 months, I have spent trying to understand the relationship between visual artists and generative AI technology. The journey that started from a place of uncertainty has been transformed through my interactions into a world rick in visions and potential. Having met so many talented artists working with generative AI to create past, present and future, I have realised the creative spirit of humanity is far from extinguished. This journey has taught me that in the face of new and scary futures, the human spirit shines brighter, transforming it into new and unique expressions. This metamorphosis of reality is akin to magic, and while generative AI is still being developed, artists have already started the work of realising potentials that could not even be imagined at the current moment. Where this technology takes us, in part lies with the technocrats who make it, but a large part lies in the hands of those who can recognise the unexpected – the artist. As we move forward, I see this tool becoming its own specialised field of art, at least in the realm of the digital and a powerful next chapter in the history of Art. Hundreds of years from today, when art history is written, generative AI may only be a small footnote, but it will open doors to whatever comes next. I am excited to see the story of human creativity move forward.
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