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A test of AI’s artistry

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We asked DALL-E to generate an image in the style of our illustrator, Noma Bar. Specifically, we asked DALL-E for an image that conveyed a central, robotic figure and to use negative space to suggest public affairs and issues. We asked for an image that was captivating and thought-provoking. The bot produced the image on the left. Then we asked the same of Bar. His image is on the right. The comparison is telling. Notably, the image on the left is cluttered, full of nonsense letters and squiggles. It borrows some of Bar’s techniques and is built around a face, but it does not pick up his great strengths: simplicity of lines, use of negative space, intellectual curiosity and provocation. His image achieves all of those and more.

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