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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Dalya Alberge

‘A kind of magic’: Peter Blake says possibilities of AI are endless for art

Peter Blake at his home in London in 2022.
Peter Blake at his home in London in 2022. Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Observer

While artists are among those who fear the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on their creativity and copyright, pop artist Sir Peter Blake has been inspired by the technology to create a new series of portraits.

At the age of 91, Blake has been collaborating with a robot powered by AI and is excited by the artistic possibilities of this “kind of magic”. He has been working with technicians in directing a robot to convert photographic portraits of people into painted portraits of them within minutes.

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