DJ vs AI

As a self proclaimed Luddite I avoid most technology (and tease Paul about having worked for Skynet during his time as Creative Director for an Artificial Intelligence company). So imagine my surprise when a few weeks ago we started to play around with MidJourney, an AI used to create images through a series of prompts, and I LOVED it.

I am beginning to learn which words/ideas to use to get the stuff of my dreams. Right now it is a rapid fire inspiration machine…able to quickly produce worlds. I am looking forward to seeing how this fits in with the art world in the long run and hope that artists push beyond this initial image that comes of this collaboration. It feels almost like a trap…like when they put something very obvious in one of the Chopped mystery boxes. You still have to transform the ingredients and make it your own.