Lynn Hershman Leeson Has Been Using Artificial Intelligence in Her Art for Decades. What Does She Think of AI Fads?
Category
Article, Interview
Date
Apr 24, 2024
Source
San Francisco Chronicle
Author
Tony Bravo
Excerpt
As artificial intelligence has become a more regular part of the arts and culture conversation, I have frequently wondered, “What does Lynn Hershman Leeson think of this trend?”
The internationally acclaimed artist and filmmaker has been using AI and other cutting-edge technology as tools in her practice for years, from creating her interactive breathing machines in the 1960s to her use of a bot to write the script of her most recent film, “Cyborgian Rhapsody: Immortality,” which premiered at the Mill Valley Film Festival in 2023.
Who better to ask about AI in the culture than one of the pioneers of mixing art and technology?