Duane KeiserNov 29, 2023Real-Time AIIt has been several months since AI image generators were introduced and, as far as I know, no painters have lost their jobs, art is...
Duane KeiserJun 27, 2023Liquid ThoughtMy Grandad used to write me letters every now and then, usually in pencil. He wrote about how he was doing; about his fishing or a car he...
Duane KeiserMay 7, 2023Degas, Photography, and AI"Every year the aspiring photographer brought a stack of his best prints to an old, honored photographer, seeking his judgment. Every...
Duane KeiserMay 5, 2023The Knock-Off MachinesI’m not sure if you’ve heard about it yet, but there is a new printer that can print AI images on canvas and recreate the look and feel...
Duane KeiserApr 28, 2023On Painting and AlgorithmsEric Joyner The following is an essay I wrote around 2010 about painting and computers. I stumbled across it recently as I was looking...
Duane KeiserApr 23, 2023The Avocado Turing TestAs promised, here is my attempt at getting Midjourney to emulate my painting. I chose my avocado/spoon painting (seen above) because I...
Duane KeiserApr 20, 2023AI vs CezanneThe purpose of the following exercise is to see whether AI can notice, or be instructed to notice, Cezanne’s unique and deceptively...
Duane KeiserApr 14, 2023The Woman in the White DressImagine a collaboration between you and an artist whose only job is to help you realize your creative vision. He possesses a broad range...
Duane KeiserApr 7, 2023ChatGPT Many years ago, an older Senator infamously described the internet as a “series of tubes.” I will do my best to avoid such descriptions...
Duane KeiserApr 1, 2023pAIntingAs I read some of the reactions to AI, I'm reminded of what the French painter Paul Delaroche said in the 1800s upon seeing one of the...