Part 7 of 7 of the Series: Artpocalypse Now: The Rise of the Machines and the Fall of the Gatekeepers So here we are. The dust is still swirling, the lawsuits are still flying, and a thousand Reddit threads are…

Part 6 of 7 of the Series: Artpocalypse Now: The Rise of the Machines and the Fall of the Gatekeepers Let’s get something straight right out of the gate: if AI art tools have you shaking in your ethically-sourced artisanal…

Part 5 of 7 of the Series: Artpocalypse Now: The Rise of the Machines and the Fall of the Gatekeepers Beneath the lawsuits, the wailing about “soulless art,” and the dramatic YouTube rants in dimly lit bedrooms, there’s a deep,…

Part 4 of 7 of the Series: Artpocalypse Now: The Rise of the Machines and the Fall of the Gatekeepers Ah yes, the final, desperate incantation of the AI-art critic:“But it has no soooouuul!” Said with the same breathless drama…

Part 3 of 7 of the Series: Artpocalypse Now: The Rise of the Machines and the Fall of the Gatekeepers If the drama around AI art were a movie, it’d be part courtroom thriller, part Shakespearean tragedy, and 100% comedy…

Part 2 of 7 of the Series: Artpocalypse Now: The Rise of the Machines and the Fall of the Gatekeepers Ah, the starving artist. That tortured soul, fueled by black coffee and existential dread, slaving away in a dimly lit…

Part 1 of 7 of the Series: Artpocalypse Now: The Rise of the Machines and the Fall of the Gatekeepers Gather ‘round, fellow pixel-pushers and prompt-wranglers, because it’s time we address the utterly tragic plight of modern artists—those brave souls…