Ideas: Artificial intelligence and art: a decisive moment?

Now that generative AI can create everything from photorealistic portraits to imaginative landscapes, is the role of the artist — especially the photographer — about to become obsolete? Not necessarily. As professor Ahmed Elgammal points out, the advent of photography was similarly perceived as a threat to artistic expression in the 19th century. Yet it spurred new movements and gained recognition as an art form itself. In a similar fashion, AI could usher in a new creative era.