The algorithmic art: Exploring the intersection of human imagination and AI technology.

Today, many people perceive that algorithmic art is the result of recent innovations. The key word here is ‘perceive’ as neither Frieder Nake (born 1938) nor Harold Cohen (1928–2016), the pioneers of algorithmic art, are rarely mentioned within the current epistemic context. Nake’s first public cont...

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Publicado en:Ekphrasis (2067-631X) Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 48 - 73
Autores principales: COLSON, Alicia J. M., GROSS, Eduard-Claudiu
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Publicado: Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Theatre & Television 2024
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        Generative artificial intelligence
        Computer art
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