From Dürer’s rhinoceros to AI image diffusion models
From Dürer’s rhinoceros to AI image diffusion models
The article explores the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and image creation, comparing the advancements in AI image diffusion models like OpenAI's DALL-E 2 with Albrecht Dürer’s iconic 1515 woodcut of a rhinoceros. It discusses how both Dürer's artwork and AI-generated images challenge traditional notions of knowledge production and representation. Dürer's rhinoceros, produced from textual descriptions without direct observation, is paralleled with modern AI's ability to generate images based on vast datasets. The article examines the historical significance of the rhinoceros as a symbol of early globalization and the Anthropocene, together with the societal, epistemological, and environmental dilemmas posed by AI's rapid development. By drawing such parallels, the complex relationship between technology, art, and the representation of the world is highlighted, emphasizing the implications of AI in reshaping our understanding and documentation of reality.
AI, classification, Dürer, episteme, representation, rhinoceros.
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Birkin, Jane
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Manghani, Sunil
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21 March 2024
Birkin, Jane
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Manghani, Sunil
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Birkin, Jane and Manghani, Sunil
(2024)
From Dürer’s rhinoceros to AI image diffusion models.
Holotipus rivista di zoologia sistematica e tassonomia, 5 (1), , [4].
(doi:10.5281/ZENODO.10848177).
Abstract
The article explores the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and image creation, comparing the advancements in AI image diffusion models like OpenAI's DALL-E 2 with Albrecht Dürer’s iconic 1515 woodcut of a rhinoceros. It discusses how both Dürer's artwork and AI-generated images challenge traditional notions of knowledge production and representation. Dürer's rhinoceros, produced from textual descriptions without direct observation, is paralleled with modern AI's ability to generate images based on vast datasets. The article examines the historical significance of the rhinoceros as a symbol of early globalization and the Anthropocene, together with the societal, epistemological, and environmental dilemmas posed by AI's rapid development. By drawing such parallels, the complex relationship between technology, art, and the representation of the world is highlighted, emphasizing the implications of AI in reshaping our understanding and documentation of reality.
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Holotipus article 4, Vol5-1, 2024 1-20
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Published date: 21 March 2024
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AI, classification, Dürer, episteme, representation, rhinoceros.
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