I just signed up for A.I. Painter at NightCafe and asked it to draw some Mormon themed paintings. The results were less than stellar. I think the A.I. Painter needs a lot of upgrading. Although the Daniel C. Peterson painting was pure gold.
In the style of Arnold Friberg paint a picture of Captain Moroni riding a tapir:
In the style of Pablo Picasso, draw a picture of Mormon apologist, Daniel C. Peterson:
In the style of Frank Frazetta, draw a picture of Joseph Smith in the Sacred Grove:
In the style of Anime, draw a picture of the 3 Nephites:
In cartoon style, draw a picture of Cain in Mormon mythology:
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"I'm on paid sabbatical from BYU in exchange for my promise to use this time to finish two books."
I don't claim to be much of an incisive critic of the fine arts, but this A.I.-generated stuff really speaks to me.
As for Dan Peterson's A.I.-generated portrait, well, damn. Well done, our soon-to-be robotic overlords.
The real Dan Peterson isn't very artful to behold. Sure, he's a being of eternal value, has hosted several tours with the Cruise Lady, regurgitated a biography of Muhammed, and has mastered the uppity Mid-Atlantic accent in his speech, all of which are noteworthy achievements, but none of which are especially inspirational in an artistic sense.
However, where our mortal vision fails, A.I. can see in the dark and beyond. It has rendered Dan in a way that shows the abstractions of his powerful ego, the delicateness of his human body, the robes of his academic attainment, the marble halls of his profession as a Mopologist. Yes, A.I. has made Dan vulnerable, even frail, an insecure man-baby shaking his rattle (or dowsing rod), someone who is quietly lost in the haze of gourmet-soda, soft middle age.
Thank you, A.I., for seeing through the dark for us.
"There is no path to happiness. Happiness is the path.”
