artificial intelligence 5 Questions About AI-Generated Art for Hotpot Founder Clarence Hu "We believe with AI sparking creativity, automating mundane tasks, that will free up humans to do what they do best, which is create. I think that if we can do that as an industry, that will unlock staggering levels of productivity and benefits for society."
artificial intelligence Is the World Ready for an AI That Can Create Images That Look Real? Hotpot is an AI-powered art maker that generates images from plain text and can replicate artistic styles like anime or the work of Vincent Van Gogh. It’s built on a system called DALL-E, which was developed by OpenAI and is capable of making shockingly realistic and creative images. The implications are huge for art, culture and society. NBCLX storyteller Peter...
Art This Teen Artist Went Viral for Portraits of Betty White, Kamala Harris Tyler Gordon is deaf and has a Vitamin D deficiency, and when growing up, he used art to cope. The 15-year-old self-taught painter has gone viral for past works including a portrait of Betty White and another of Vice President Kamala Harris. Gordon talks with LX News Now host Jobeth Devera about how his art lets him “talk without speaking.”
Native americans Most ‘Native' Art Is Fake or Stolen. Indigenous Artists Are Fighting Back A new generation of Indigenous artists is decolonizing the status quo.
Veterans Day ‘This Will Always Be Our Land': Why Native Americans Enlist at Such High Rates and the Challenges They Face In honor of Veterans Day, NBCLX explores what motivates Native Americans to serve in the military, their contributions to the U.S. armed forces and the challenges they face when they get out.
olympic spirit The Art of the Olympic Spirit: 5 Inspiring Moments From Tokyo The Olympic sprit was on full display in these five beautiful moments from Tokyo. We asked our team of artists to reimagine five inspirational moments through the eyes of their favorite artists.
teachers Meet the High School Teacher and Formerly Homeless Single Mother Who Inspired Her School Crystal Allenton never expected to be featured on a mural. But the single mother of three became the subject of a portrait emblazoned with the words “Ambition Never Rests” after her journey from homelessness to a college degree inspired her alma mater to honor her. Allenton, who is now a high school teacher in Pennsylvania, shared her story with NBCLX...
teachers How a Single Mother Overcame Homelessness and Inspired a Community 'This is the reality of our situation: I’m a mom, and I’m going to fight for our kids, and I’m going to fight for my education.'
murals Activists Fight to Preserve Street Art Made in the Wake of George Floyd's Death In the weeks and months following George Floyd’s death, art served as a form of protest and remembrance — first in his home city of Minneapolis and then around the world. Today, activists are fighting to preserve some of the impromptu works of street art painted on the plywood that boarded up businesses around the city during the protests. NBCLX...
crime How a Master Counterfeiter Went From Prison to the Hollywood Art Scene Arthur Williams Jr. did something thought to be impossible when he replicated the "counterfeit-proof" $100 bill.
