The results of one of the 105 collective experiments with text-to-image AI. Prompt: “A small mechanical figure stands inside a futuristic world made of geometric shapes, its determined expression centred against a backdrop of dramatic skyscrapers and glowing neon fairy lights.” Prompters: Urben, Stina, UnrealCity, oculardelusion

Between meat and machine: experiments in AI art

As text-to-image AI excites and enrages the world, the 105 cryptoart collective* calmly ponders the joys of using AI to make art.

Text-to-image AI has hit the collective imagination big time since companies like Midjourney and DALL-E opened to the public last year. Servers are grinding away with…