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A journal of Visual Art
Speaking of Creativity
The demand for creativity as a staple of business operations has never been more broadly intense. So we assume that it is somehow in supply and in practice more than ever as well. Yet when we survey (e.g. as on LinkedIn) the ability to describe what it is, and therefore to know how to make it happen or find it, the common definition is as stubbornly elusive as the demand for it is intense. The unresolved debate of "creativity" as a "problem" to solve is a performative ambigui
Malcolm Ryder
Sep 12, 20232 min read


The Machine of a New Soul
Today, many people all over the world practice the ancient Japanese art of suiseki. This involves appreciating the natural shape of a rock or stone . Practitioners search for, collect, and present stones that evoke other natural forms. -- gemsociety.org Ingenuity means the quality of being clever, original, and inventive . -- Encyclopedia Britannica, britannica.com Soul : emotional or intellectual energy or intensity, especially as revealed in a work of art or an artistic
Malcolm Ryder
Jun 19, 202321 min read


Let’s Not Be Stupid About AI and Copyrights
Because you’re reading this, I’m going to give myself the liberty of presuming that you have seen AND read the Forbes article, “AI-Created Images Aren’t Protected By Copyright Law According To U.S. Copyright Office” and perhaps noticed the following. “But the drawings, which were all created by Midjourney…” “the images in the Work […] are not the product of human authorship” “animals have taken photos…” “A person who provides text prompts to Midjourney does not ‘actually for
Malcolm Ryder
May 29, 20233 min read


THE INTELLIGENCE OF ARTIFICE
Results, Automagically We can be surprised only so much to find out that encyclopedias of everything seem now to be available. Our common experience of using web search engines easily lands us on subjects and facts that we neither already knew about ourselves nor were going to create. Even further, discovering the extent of information already developed about some new-to-us topic is usually somewhere between humbling and intimidating. We may not know any of the people involv
Malcolm Ryder
Jan 15, 20234 min read
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