The newly launched AI Art Magazine features artwork from around the world, including this image from ... [+] Irish conceptual artist Kevin Abosch.The AI Art MagazineArt made with artificial intelligence is ubiquitous online, appearing on platforms from Instagram and Reddit to websites hosting generative AI tools themselves. Now, artists have a new and somewhat ironic outlet for showcasing their digital, algorithm-assisted creations: paper.A polished new print publication, The AI Art Magazine, focuses entirely on AI and art, as its name suggests. The first issue, which came out Dec. 6, spans 176 pages filled with artwork submitted in response to an international open call and selected by jurors artists, graphic designers, technologists and one AI-generated judge named Xiaomi that looks part robot, part anime character. The independently funded biannual magazine, which is published in Germany, costs 22 euros (roughly $22.95) and doesnt include ads, at least not yet.This project is fueled by pure passion and a shared vision to chart the course for the future of AI art, reads a magazine mission statement. It is a collective effort, driven by a community that dares to imagine, innovate and inspire.The cover of the magazine's inaugural issue features work by Japanese artist Emi Kusano, who shares ... [+] her approach to AI in an interview.The AI Art MagazineThe jurors include Boris Eldagsen, who turned down a prestigious photography award after revealing hed generated the winning image with AI to provoke debate. In brief blurbs, the judges share why they chose to feature particular works, while accompanying essays and interviews allow the creators to elaborate on their artistic process, what excites them about incorporating AI into their work and their views on its strengths, weaknesses and limitations.It is a world-shaping technology that needs the voices of artists to engage with it critically and creatively, to ask where it might fail us and how it might better our lives, artist Kevin Esherick says in a Q&A. The best way to understand these technologies is to work with them.Read More: Peru Expedition Uncovers 27 New Species, Including Rare Swimming MouseEsherick was just 20 when his older brother died, and its a loss he feels daily. The piece featured in the magazine, a hazy, dreamlike image of his late sibling, is part of his deeply personal series Im With You, which imagines a world where his brother is still here to share in lifes moments.The Brooklyn-based artist trained an AI model on pictures of his brother, then disrupted the image generation process, leaving only a cloudy imprint of his form. Esherick produced more than 100,000 images for the collection, then narrowed them down to 24, naming each after a song his brother loved or would have loved. In Especially in Michigan 2024, seen in the magazine, its as if his deceased family member exists behind a veil, in another realm of consciousness.For me, these pieces are reflections on grief and memory, absence and presence, joy and hope, Esherick says. Theyre about possibility, what couldve been, and what lives on.The magazine itself centers on whats possible at a time when artists are grappling with what AI means for them, their futures and creativity on the whole. The inaugural issue includes 50 images in all, with the next issue scheduled for the summer.Essays and interviews allow a slect number of featured creators to elaborate on their artistic ... [+] process and what excites them about incorporating AI.The AI Art MagazineIn Multiple Sclerosis Ataxia, Sabine von Bassewitz tries to visually convey the experience of a relapse marked by spasticity and movement difficulties, not to mention emotional upheaval. The work depicts an artist sitting on the floor drawing with a disembodied hand while wearing a shoe on one arm.I find it very difficult to describe the symptoms verbally in a way that my listeners can understand, the German photographer says in the magazine. I often get the impression that even the neurologist treating me doesnt fully understand even though she is very familiar with the subject. Midjourney, on the other hand, seems to understand me.AI Is A Reality And Will Not DisappearIn the past couple of years, AI has fundamentally transformed the art landscape as widely used generative tools like Midjourney, Stable Diffusion and OpenAIs Dall-E enable anyone to create images simply by inputting text prompts. This rapidly evolving field has sparked passionate, and often divisive, debate among creatives. Some embrace machine learning as a tool that can steer them in weird and wonderful directions, while others are angry their work is being stolen from the internet to train AI datasets without credit or compensation. Many also fear it will steal their livelihoods.I fully understand traditional artists' concerns, Mike Brauner, the magazines publisher and co-founder, said in an email interview. However, you need to recognize that AI is a reality and will not disappear. We are at the very beginning of something groundbreaking, and I can only encourage every artist to familiarize themselves with the new possibilities.Brauner, founder of Hamburg-based creative agency Polardots Studio, co-founded the magazine alongside illustrator Christoph Grnberger, author of the book Age of Data: Embracing Algorithms in Art & Design, which focuses on the aesthetics and creativity of a new generation of designers turning to algorithm-supported tools. The pair chose to produce the magazine with open-thread binding to contrast digitally created art with traditional bookmaking, resulting in a striking homage to the fusion of modern technology and classic artistry.While The AI Art Magazine is currently print-only, Brauner revealed plans to launch a companion online database where artists can display their work. We received an overwhelming number of submissions from 40 countries for our first open call, he said, and we really want to give those a stage to present themselves."We are at the very beginning of something groundbreaking," says Mike Brauner, publisher and ... [+] co-founder of the new biannual magazine.The AI Art Magazine