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If you were to find an unnamed, untitled painting of something abstract, would that be art? You have no idea what the artist is trying to say, and it would hardly matter if you did.

AI represents a reflection of human thought. It isn’t yet artificially intelligent with its own awareness that’s true but what even is art? Is it always a statement? What was Bob Ross trying to say by painting the same landscapes over and over? Was that art? Is commercial art contracted and created for the purpose of being bland and inoffensive to adorn a hotel lobby art? Is the hold music or royalty free recordings art? Art is subjective. The meaning is what the viewer/listener/reader finds in it.

A machine or a child with nothing to say could produce identical art and the meaning would be up to the viewer. At a certain point, once enough human experience is gleaned, it can be considered artistic. AI is the natural next step for humanity. Who knows what we’ll evolve into a million years. But this is the next step now.

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