The tradition of creative automatons has flourished throughout history, such as Maillardet's automaton, created in the early 1800s. The concept of automated art dates back at least to the automata of ancient Greek civilization, where inventors such as Daedalus and Hero of Alexandria were described as having designed machines capable of writing text, generating sounds, and playing music. Throughout its history, artificial intelligence art has raised many philosophical concerns, including those related to copyright, deception, and its impact on traditional artists, including their incomes. In the early 21st century, the availability of AI art tools to the general public increased, providing opportunities for use outside of academia and professional artists. Īrtists began to create AI art in the mid to late-20th century, when the discipline was founded. ( January 2023)Īn image generated by DALL-E 2 based on the text prompt '1960's art of cow getting abducted by UFO in midwest'Īrtificial intelligence art is any visual artwork created through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) programs. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points.