Dear friends, foes, and love interests,
Thanks to gimmicky cash grabs and some of the most masterful marketers in the world, artificial intelligence seems to be everywhere, but this didn't happen overnight. Successful artificial intelligence has been in the works for decades and has been used in many different industries for years. For this special edition of Fan Behaviour I will not be diving into any local artists or special events, but instead talking about what is poised to be art, music, and writing’s biggest threat in the years to come: artificial intelligence.
My hyper-awareness of artificial intelligence started with the app that turned users' faces into portraits within seconds (for a small fee, of course). That small fee was barely a fraction of the cost to receive the same service from a living artist, bringing what was once inaccessible to many, within arm’s reach. Much in the same way that cryptocurrency began to dominate the news cycle, almost out of nowhere, artificial intelligence has become more and more popular until it finally broke into the mainstream and is now a major part of pop culture, as well as pop concern. Artificial intelligence impacts many sectors, with the most obvious being technology. The uses of artificial intelligence, however, can be expanded into other industries, assisting day traders, city planners, personal assistants, and more. But what brought artificial intelligence into the mainstream - and into my nightmares, was none of these capabilities. Artificial intelligence has started to carve out a steadily growing place for itself in the art world. From visual art to the written word, artificial intelligence has begun to replace the work of living artists, even if that replacement is plagiaristic at best.
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