Datasets too large and fast-changing to handle by conventional means, along with the methods for analyzing them. They are both a material and a target for artists.
Big data has this quality of overwhelming specificity that tips into the cosmic. I was seduced by the idea that a machine could learn beauty from this mountain of particulars—not classify it, but synthesize it from scratch.
Sarah Meyohas, Sarah Meyohas on Irreducibly Human
Today’s neural networks represent a new era that would not be possible without big data. It’s driven by a statistical approach—just look at how ChatGPT has grown and the trillions of assets that AI systems are trained on today.
Christiane Paul, Christiane Paul on Defining AI Art