Over the past few weeks on ArtsJournal we've been showcasing year-end reviews of highlights (and low-lights) of a turbulent year in culture. But when you spend every morning scanning websites, blogs, and newspapers for what to put in our daily ArtsJournal report, you aren't just scanning for news; you’re monitoring a seismograph. Most days, it’s background noise—a hiring here, a firing there, a … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2025
AI that turns Museums into Conversations: The Digital Twin
Discussion about AI and the arts can be abstract, both on the up- and downsides. I'd like to offer a concrete potential use that could be transformative. This one is for museums. Next week I'll offer an idea for performing arts. Arguably, one of the biggest transformations in the arts over the past thirty years has been the shift in relationship between artists, institutions and their … [Read more...]
The Disney/OpenAI Deal: How the Creative Landscape is being Rewritten for Us All
Disney’s deal with OpenAI last week got a lot of attention because one of America's biggest most-storied legacy content companies finally made a big bet on AI. There are, however, clues in the deal that put into sharp focus what's really at stake. This is about much more than a brand giant licensing its IP to an AI company. The deal was announced as Disney's $1 billion “strategic investment” in … [Read more...]
The AI that has Colonized our Creativity
Everyone's talking about AI, and you're being pestered to use it every time you open your phone. But are you aware the extent that AI has taken over how much of what you see and hear online? A study by Five Percent reported a few weeks ago that 52 percent of all new text online is now generated by AI. Seventy-four percent of all writing online now shows signs of "involvement" of AI. The French … [Read more...]