The Use of AI in Art - Beyond Creation, the Algorithms That Organize Global Culture

The Use of AI in Art — Beyond Creation, the Algorithms That Organize Global Culture

Artificial intelligence is profoundly transforming the world of art.
But its impact goes far beyond the creation of images or texts.

This video offers a reflection on the use of AI in art by highlighting an often invisible dimension: the algorithms that organize visibility, circulation, and cultural memory on a global scale.

In an environment saturated with content, creating is no longer enough.
Artistic presence now depends on automated systems that select, rank, and disseminate works.

This video is part of a Humanist Digital Art (HDA / ANH) approach, in which technology remains a medium, while human experience, memory, and responsibility stay central.

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The Use of AI in Art: Beyond Creation, the Algorithms That Organize Global Culture
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This reflection is also available in French:
L’utilisation de l’IA en art : au-delà de la création, les algorithmes qui organisent la culture mondiale
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Slide 1
The Use of AI in Art
Beyond Creation, the Algorithms
That Organize Global Culture

Slide 2
Artificial intelligence in art
is not limited to the creation
of images or texts.

Slide 3
It also transforms
the way artworks
circulate.

Slide 4
Algorithms now organize
cultural visibility.

Slide 5
They classify, recommend, rank,
filter what will be seen…
or ignored.

Slide 6
This organization is often invisible,
but its effects are very real.

Slide 7
The algorithm is not just a tool.
It has become a cultural mediator.

Slide 8
It influences what appears
in search engines…

Slide 9
…on social platforms,
in news feeds.

Slide 10
Thus, the recognition of an artwork
no longer depends solely on its creation.

Slide 11
It also depends on its
algorithmic circulation.

Slide 12
Artists no longer engage
only with a human audience.

Slide 13
They also interact with
automated systems.

Slide 14
These systems interpret, summarize,
and contextualize artworks.

Slide 15
They contribute to the construction
of contemporary cultural memory.

Slide 16
A partial, shifting memory,
shaped by technical logics.

Slide 17
This raises a question:
who organizes culture today?

Slide 18
Artists?
Institutions?

Slide 19
Or algorithms designed around
economic and technical objectives?

Slide 20
Understanding AI in art also means
understanding these invisible structures.

Slide 21
It means recognizing that creation alone
no longer guarantees presence.

Slide 22
Visibility has become
a major cultural issue.

Slide 23
In response, a responsibility
remains human.

Slide 24
The responsibility to reflect,
to observe, and to name
these transformations.

Slide 25
AI in art is not merely a technology.

Slide 26
It is an infrastructure
that shapes global culture.

Slide 27 — Conclusion
In this context,
to think about art
is also to think about algorithms.

© Gilles Vallée | Humanist Digital Artist, Poet, Sculptor
https://gillesvalleeart.ca

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