Article Analysis: How is artificial intelligence changing art history?

This article, "How is Artificial Intelligence Changing Art History?" by Verity Babbs, covers the DALL-E 2 AI which generates images based off of a text prompt. This AI is fed many samples and can generate images in the styles of famous artists. However, one of the issues that comes with it is the dataset fed. This dataset consists of many biases, as the majority of famous artists in history have been white males, as well as an overabundance of very similar art styles like impressionism and surrealism. While some do not accept DALL-E 2's images as part of art history, others think it should be incorporated into the arts education curriculum. I feel that DALL-E 2 should be a part of art history, as a paradigm shift in how art is considered. A major debate in the arts world is whether or not AI is creating new art or merely trying to replicate art that has already been created. While the subjects may be different, AI only generates based off of other artists. 

The AI image generator DALL-E’s response to the prompt “Mondrian painting of a tomato by the sea” (courtesy DALL-E), from "How is Artificial Intelligence Changing Art History?"