Free From Limitations: The Validation of Machine Hallucinations at MoMA

Since 1929, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City has served as an art lover’s mecca. It’s a lighthouse that shines a light on avant-garde paintings and sculptures, and since the definition of “modern art” is continually in flux, its collections are, too. Now, this distinguished institution is validating digital art. <blockquote> As the Lead Data Scientist for Refik Anadol Studio (RAS), working in collaboration with Refik Anadol, I’m thrilled to see our work, “Unsupervised,” accepted into the MoMA. </blockquote> At RAS, we bring data aesthetics to the greater public, showing that the potential of AI extends beyond text generation. We live to see the human impact of our art — how it affects people of all ages and backgrounds on an emotional level. It’s a shared human experience, and a highly accessible one. <iframe frameborder="0" height="480" scrolling="no" src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FLRRTMNFguYo%3Ffeature%3Doembed&display_name=YouTube&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DLRRTMNFguYo&image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FLRRTMNFguYo%2Fhqdefault.jpg&key=a19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=youtube" title="Refik Anadol's Unsupervised at the MoMA in New York City" width="854"></iframe> “Unsupervised” captured by gottalovenewyork on YouTube AI-generated art is of course, not without controversy. One of the most widespread misconceptions is that digital art in general and AI-generated art in particular is not legitimate artwork. Yet, even AI-generated art isn’t entirely created by machines. It requires a human touch. As the visionary behind “Unsupervised,” Anadol creates art from raw data. This is new in digital art. Previously, artists who came before him used data to follow a template to produce a facsimile of something that has already been created. Refik’s work is something entirely different. <a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/free-from-limitations-the-validation-of-machine-hallucinations-at-moma-7d56a38c335a">Website</a>