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A few years ago I mentioned Holly , a tool that allows anyone to make music with the voice of artist Holly Herndon. In 2021, voice emulation of this level was incredibly cutting edge but here in 2024, it's becoming part of a common toolkit where emulating yourself or others is not outlandish. They're even making laws about it because it's going to be a mess!
Herndon has been participating in many envelope pushing AI projects. It even landed her a New Yorker profile and a slot in the Time Top AI 100. In other words, a thinker and participant on the topic that is worthwhile. She also tends to collaborate a great deal with Mat Dryhurst, an advocate for the open internet and emerging technologies. Together, they create great things.
Back in May of 2022 they published Infinite Images and the latent camera, a blog post about their thoughts using DALL-E 1 and how DALL-E 2 features might push boundaries even further. Once again, an article from just two years ago feels outdated from this perspective - as inpainting and infinite zooms and CLIP are all becoming quite common.
However, the piece isn't so much about specific technology as it is about thinking about AI, what the tools may impact and how one might think of them historically. I particularly enjoyed the comparison to people scoffing at cameras as a means of making art; in a world of painters, film emulsion must have felt like a complete cheat. This quote stood out to me:
There are lots of great quips and observations throughout. I suggest you read it all; even if it feels a little dense at times. There's lots of positivity and optimism in there, including:
Herndon has been participating in many envelope pushing AI projects. It even landed her a New Yorker profile and a slot in the Time Top AI 100. In other words, a thinker and participant on the topic that is worthwhile. She also tends to collaborate a great deal with Mat Dryhurst, an advocate for the open internet and emerging technologies. Together, they create great things.
Back in May of 2022 they published Infinite Images and the latent camera, a blog post about their thoughts using DALL-E 1 and how DALL-E 2 features might push boundaries even further. Once again, an article from just two years ago feels outdated from this perspective - as inpainting and infinite zooms and CLIP are all becoming quite common.
However, the piece isn't so much about specific technology as it is about thinking about AI, what the tools may impact and how one might think of them historically. I particularly enjoyed the comparison to people scoffing at cameras as a means of making art; in a world of painters, film emulsion must have felt like a complete cheat. This quote stood out to me:
The same debates will rage about whether or not prompt based AI imagery can be considered Art, and will just as inevitably be relegated to history once everyone makes use of these tools to better share what is on their mind.I hope that's true, tho I think all the hand-wringing over it is necessary to ensure we put bumpers in place where we need bumpers.
There are lots of great quips and observations throughout. I suggest you read it all; even if it feels a little dense at times. There's lots of positivity and optimism in there, including:
Once the friction to share what is on your mind has been eliminated, the ability to co-create social narrative art experiences at the dinner table or the theatre seems conceivable and exciting!What a pleasant way to think about all these new tools; a dinner table experience!
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