Abstract
This article approaches the problem of digital entanglement by examining “the AI loop”: an ontological condition of our human co-emergence with the discourses, practices and technologies of Artificial Intelligence, at a time of its current “summer.” To posit the existence of such a loop is not to fall prey to any kind of technological determinism or uncritical adoption of the industry narrative. It is only to recognise the intensity and breadth of articulations, understood as forms of both data linkage and linguistic-affective expression, that machine-learning technology (which is a more accurate term for what gets referred to as “AI”) has generated over the last decade. While the starting point for the examination conducted here is philosophical, the specific cultural context for the analysis are provided by the transformation of artistic practice, and of the associated concepts of creativity and invention, by machine-learning models that go under the moniker of “AI.”
Original language | English |
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Journal | View: Theories and Practices of Visual Culture |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 20 Oct 2024 |
Keywords
- AI
- Creativity
- machine learning
- media art