Anderson's new exhibition, I’ll Be Your Mirror, features works created by AI versions of herself and Reed. The exhibition, which is part of the Adelaide festival, includes an AI-generated Bible written in Anderson's style. Despite the ethical and legal questions surrounding AI, Anderson is comfortable with the idea of these algorithms continuing to create art in her style beyond her lifetime.
Key takeaways:
- Laurie Anderson, an American avant garde artist, has been using an AI text generator that emulates the vocabulary and style of her late partner, Lou Reed, co-founder of Velvet Underground.
- Anderson has been working with the University of Adelaide’s Australian Institute for Machine Learning, exploring language-based AI models and their artistic possibilities.
- A new exhibition, I’ll Be Your Mirror, featuring works created by Anderson and Reed's AI doppelgangers, has opened in Adelaide.
- Anderson does not see these AI models as a threat to her legacy, but rather as a continuation of her work, similar to how people continue to engage with the works of deceased artists and thinkers.