Electronic Dreams: Exploring the Artistic Power of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence programs can now create stunning, original art with little human guidance. This book explores the potential and limits of this powerful new technology. It presents a collection of provocative AI-generated artwork including colorful compositions based on higher mathematics, breathtaking nature scenes, and the results of imagined collaborations between great artists including Rembrandt and Picasso. Other avenues explored include the ability of AI to transform existing images in unique ways, and to speculatively render the inner visions of geniuses including Shakespeare, Mozart, and Einstein. In addition to demonstrating the artistic abilities of AI, this book will stimulate discussions about the nature of intelligence, creativity, and art itself. Read more