https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/02\/06\/fridas-robot-arm-attempts-to-bring-dall-e-style-ai-art-to-real-world-canvases\/<\/a><\/p>\nOne could make a very reasonable argument that FRIDA (Framework and Robotics Initiative for Developing Arts) is as much a thought experiment as it is a research project. Certainly it butts up against similar questions around art and creativity as AI projects like DALL-E and ChatGPT \u2014 though the question is arguably even more in your face when it\u2019s a robot arm doing the painting on a real-world canvas.<\/p>\n
I recognize this is all extremely subjective, but at this point in the process, I\u2019d go out on a limb and say the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute\u2019s project has some catching up to do with software-based AI systems. Even so, it\u2019s fascinating to watch the project, which (obviously) gets its name from renowned Mexican portrait painter Frida Kahlo….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’ve seen plenty of robot arms that can paint, but they have a certain charm even when they’re silly. https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/02\/06\/fridas-robot-arm-attempts-to-bring-dall-e-style-ai-art-to-real-world-canvases\/ One could make a very reasonable argument that FRIDA (Framework and Robotics Initiative for Developing Arts) is as much a thought experiment as it is a research project. Certainly it butts up against similar questions […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"yoast_head":"\n
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