Here is the challenge: 50 pictures in four different styles. Half of them created by artists, the other half generated by AI. Could you tell the difference?

This was the test designed by blogger Scott Alexander. In total, 11,000 people took part online. The average score was just over 60% correct guesses, but when it came to ImpressionistA 19th Century art movement known for small but visible brush strokes. pictures, the test-takers mistakenly identified every image as human-made - except for the one picture not generated by AI.

AI fans argue that computers can create images that are "new, valuable, and surprising" - the definition of creativity by scientist Margaret Boden.

Audiences respond to "artistic intent" - the human desire to create and perform.

But perhaps it is wrong to think of a competition between humans and computers. In the future, creatives could work with AI to make hybridA mixture of two distinct species that combine to form one organism. artforms.

Can computers create great art?

Yes! The general public cannot tell the difference between human and AI art - and may even prefer the latter.

No! AI can make convincing copies of artistic styles, but they are still just copies. Machines will not start a new artistic movement by imitating work that already exists.