When the artist Minne Atairu began using AI to making glossy, Afrofuturist images, she discovered a dataset biased toward white women, unveiling the myth of the neutral algorithm.
Engman’s experiments with AI offer an indelible collection of “cursed images” inspired by a feeling of being nostalgic for the present.
The pioneering artist was one of the first to reckon with AI. Now he’s happy the rest of the world is catching up.
Aperture presents “Image Worlds to Come: Photography & AI,” a timely and urgent issue that explores how artificial intelligence is quickly transforming the field of photography and our broader culture of images.