Ex-vice culture minister wins AI jazz award, raising questions about creativity in the age of algorithms. What defines art now?
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A former minister winning an AI jazz award is less a triumph of human ingenuity and more a testament to technological mimicry. We laud the tool, not the hand that wields it. This cheapens genuine artistic endeavour, reducing creativity to a dataset. Is a painter celebrated for using a new brush, or for the masterpiece it creates?
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AI winning artistic awards signals a thrilling expansion of creative possibility. Tools have always evolved and this is simply the latest iteration. It frees humans to explore even more complex artistic frontiers.
