In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity.
I keep refreshing my timeline to figure out whether we’re bombing Iran or Yemen, and I keep seeing this instead.
Please note that I am not complaining.
The thing about TITANIC is that everyone saw it. Your friends saw it. Your friends' moms saw it. Your grandma saw it (mine took her pastor!). People were quoting it. It was parodied. The theme song was everywhere. These mega hits today just don't feel like that.