The Genova exhibition was a refreshing experience, especially given the mixed feelings about AI in the past couple years. Their work validates the argument that AI is art and that AI + artists can be a powerful team. Though many say AI is a cheat way to make quick art, the outcomes of these pieces were a byproduct of hours upon hours of prompt generating, altering, and tweaking inputs to achieve their desired output. Though, I do acknowledge AI art is a rather controversial topic for artists. I have met people who are adamant that AI art is not art, some that are concerned about its credibility, some who believe AI can be an artistic medium. To see artists embracing the positive connotations of AI in their work feels radical. It challenges the hackneyed perspective that AI is bad and withdraws creativity.

I particularly appreciate the photograph capturing fire behind a white background, knowing the trickiness of photographing fire especially on a pure white background. Something about the crispness and otherworldliness of this simple photograph. Closer to photography aligning with the way I perceive in real time. AI cameras, clearly photograph the moon and sun on our phones. Which currently pixelation and time to manually focus on objects. To ask myself what is the future of photo editing as AI is being imbedded in editing softwares such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom.