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Right now we use the term ‘AI art’ in a very hasty and unthoughtful manner. The term makes it seem like the AI itself is the reason for the produced art when it is in reality still driven by the human urge to express ourselves. Humans are behind every facet of ‘AI art’—training data, creating models, prompting models. There is not a single moment where the AI actually makes…
The tool user vs. the true creator: 
 Case 1 
 When tasked with programming a new mechanic or feature in their game, the tool user will search for a tutorial that explains how to program and implement it. The tool user views game development as a wall of switches, and they look for the right combination to flip so the desired outcome can be achieved. 
 The true creator, on the other…
We are entering a world of automated variation and extensibility of media, and this piece is a prediction of what might come. 
 The ability to extend and variate media is becoming easier, more accessible and nuanced, allowing for more complicated, specific instructions on just how to variate and extend. 
 “In the style of” 
 A great artists life’s work becomes a…
If you want to deepen your understanding or yield interesting insights, a powerful framework to deploy is the act of thinking in multiple domains. 
 We already do this in our daily lives without thinking about it. When you are reading or learning about something, you’re naturally applying what you read to your own life, your specific context and situation. But there is a way to…