Beyoncé Reveals Cowboy Carter Artwork, Shares Statement on New Album

act ii     COWBOY CARTER      3.29 Today marks the 10-day countdown until the release of act ii. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all of the supporters of TEXAS HOLD ‘EM and 16 CARRIAGES. I feel honored to be the first Black woman with the number one single on the Hot Country Songs … Read more

Help, My Friend Got Me a Dumb AI-Generated Present

“An artist friend of mine got me an AI-generated painting as a gift. I can see she tried to personalize the concept, and it’s nicely framed, but part of me still feels a little cheated. Is that fair?” —No Returns Dear No Returns, There’s something implicitly paradoxical about feeling “cheated” by a present. A gift … Read more

Canadian art teacher accused of selling students’ artwork online

A Montreal-area teacher gave his junior high school students an assignment last month: Produce an artwork in the style of Jean-Michel Basquiat. They must not copy the late New York painter’s art, the teacher wrote in a note to students. “I am very familiar with Basquiat’s work and will return copied work, because it is … Read more

Rapper Skepta Apologizes for Single Artwork Evoking Holocaust Comparisons

Skepta got accused of using antisemitic imagery as the cover art for his latest single — and considering the title of the track … an apology was more than warranted, which he gave. The British rapper announced this new song he’s set to release soon called ‘Gas Me Up’ … and for the promo image, … Read more

How to use Leonardo AI to generate stunning artwork and images

Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET With all the buzz around generative AI, a variety of AI-driven image creators have cropped up this year. One tool you may want to try is Leonardo. Named after the celebrated Italian artist, Leonardo offers a host of options to help you generate the images you want. Also: Thanks to my … Read more

Second suspect arrested in theft of Banksy stop sign artwork featuring military drones

LONDON — A second suspect was arrested in the alleged theft of a work by the elusive street artist Banksy of a stop sign adorned with three military drones, London police said Sunday. A man in his 40s was in custody on suspicion of theft and criminal damage, the Metropolitan police said. A suspect in … Read more

Valve received’t approve Steam video games that use copyright-infringing AI paintings

On Thursday, numerous shops reported on a June Reddit submit from consumer potterharry97 saying that Steam would now not be publishing video games with AI-generated content material. Later within the month, one other recreation dev penned an identical submit. Valve says that’s not fairly proper. In an announcement emailed to The Verge, Valve PR consultant … Read more