A Game of Dice: Machine Learning and the Question Concerning Art

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We review some practical and philosophical questions raised by the use of machine learning in creative practice.

• Beyond the obvious problems regarding plagiarism and authorship, we argue that the novelty in AI Art relies mostly on a narrow machine learning contribution : manifold approximation.
• Nevertheless, this contribution creates a radical shift in the way we have to consider this movement.
• Is this omnipotent tool a blessing or a curse for the artists?