Lecture

Rijksmuseum

Last weekend we gave a lecture in the beautiful auditorium of the Rijksmuseum, where we discussed the impact of AI on the art world. The theme was not only how AI will change the art world, but also the question of whether an AI system is capable of real creativity and what actually is creativity and, not unimportantly, who owns the work.

Establishing copyrights on computer-generated works is difficult, as current copyright law requires human creativity and originality. An important point may be the 'prompt', as originality and authenticity can be attributed to this element. Without explicit authorship, works generated by AI still fall under the public domain. The more detailed the prompt and the greater the personal input, the greater the chance that the work will ultimately receive copyright protection.

Short prompts often rely heavily on the standards of the image generator used, which can result in additions that are not explicitly specified. This can be fun/beautiful/kind/surprising, but it remains a fluke. Less detailed prompts lead to more variation and less control and less chance of a possible future intellectual property claim. Therefore, a tip: save your prompts carefully!

At Dead End Gallery we take the challenges of creativity a step further by working with AI artists who add an extra dimension to the creative possibilities of AI. These AI artists, each with their unique styles and perspectives, generate works that are not only technically impressive, but also resonate deeply on an artistic level and even may touch your soul!
We have taken up the challenge to show this 'soul'. You can view this during our new exhibition 'An Immaterial Force, Searching for the Soul in AI' where the latest works by flesh-and-blood artists include Arno Coenen, David Vijsma, Rodger Werkhoven, Syzyonekenobi, Dimitry van de Berg, Dimitri van der Werf, Mostafa Heravi and AI artists including Irisa Nova and Jaxon Nash show their latest works. See below!