Thoughts of Mine

In the past few weeks, I have spent too much time reading arguments for and against "art"-producing algorithms. So much so that the thought of writing about it myself has crossed my mind once too often, so here we are. Setting the Stage Before we dissect the core questions at the heart of this debate, let's establish a few foundational statements that I hope we can collectively agree upon. Should it be permissible to share functions capable of reproducing copyrighted works? Yes. A tool capable of violating the law is not reason enough to forbid its use. For me, arguing that an "art"-generating algorithm should be restricted because it can produce images that are already copyrighted is unreasonable, considering that a simple copying machine is capable of that too. I don't think many people hold the producers of copying machines responsible for copyright violations by their customers. Should a function be allowed to compete in historically human-dominated mark