A few years ago, I inadvertently offended an artist friend of mine. We were discussing whether computers would ever generate art that matched what humans could create. She took the position that machines cannot "create"...more
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are having a moment. In March 2021, Beeple sold an NFT of digital art for $69.3 million; in May 2021, The New York Times sold an NFT of a column for $560,000. But what are you really buying when you...more