The Academy's stance is a direct response to rising anxiety over the existential threat AI poses to the creative workforce. Some industry analysts speculate the stance may also be a reaction to the completion of a performance by Val Kilmer, who died in 2025, using AI technology.
The plan began with ENIAC [Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer]. Commissioned by the Army Ordinance Corps at the midpoint of World War II, ENIAC was the world's first electronic general-purpose computer. Built of metal cabinets packed with 17,468 vacuum tubes (descendants of the lightbulb that would, in later decades, be superseded by transistors), it could dash through five-thousand additions a second - at the cost of enough kilowatts to power your modern household for three years.
At the Indianapolis Art Center, "Awakened Infestation: AI in Contemporary Art" presents a bold examination of the complex relationship between creativity and artificial intelligence. The exhibition encompasses a diverse range of art forms, including painting, ceramics, photography, weaving, and AI-assisted works. It highlights artists who are not only experimenting with new tools but also actively questioning the dangers associated with them.