Artificial intelligence is transforming our entire world, from street billboards to brain surgery. Art is no exception. An ever-growing number of creators use AI models, while a lively debate is under way over whether works created in this way can even be regarded as artistic creations.
Enter Nóra Bereczki, an AI artist working under the alias Digital Umami who's attracting increasing attention. Her video series that bring Hungarian poets and writers to life has appeared widely on social media, and this summer she won an image-generation software contest from among 52,000 entrants, taking home the $100,000 grand prize.
Her winning series is titled Dolce Impossible, inspired by the Mediterranean summer. It consists of ten images that depict typical holiday scenes, which many people can relate to, but each of them contains a surreal element. For example:
What is the difference between an average AI-generated image and art? Why is it dangerous to see artificial intelligence not as a tool but as a partner? What role can AI play in education? How should we prepare our children for the new world shaped by artificial intelligence? And will machines really take our jobs? These are just some of questions we discussed with Nóra Bereczki.
