While the tech-oriented hordes rave about AI as a shortcut to creativity, those who’ve committed to the challenges of communicating through their own hands, eyes, and hearts are struggling. The struggle is with meaning, purpose, and autonomy.
Do artists have to submit to Big Tech to stay relevant? Does the artist’s journey matter in a world dominated by screens and simulations? Furthermore, how do we all maintain our own well being when the shape of the human form is continually being manipulated by new gadgets, new media, and the ever-growing attention economy?