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Is AI Art Really Art?
I began to think about the question, “Is AI Art Really Art?” after I discovered that many art galleries and artist associations won’t accept AI art. At the same time, some artists creating AI art are making many thousands of dollars from selling their work, and a growing number of online galleries are selling AI art, though only a handful of physical galleries, mainly in a few countries in Europe.
Meanwhile, many thousands of AI artists are using programs like Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, DALL-E, Leonardo, and Night Café.
Videos
Why Many Arrested Can’t Afford Bail
Why Many Arrested Can’t Afford Bail is another video based on a chapter in Crime in America. The latest book from American Leadership Books, which specializes in books on the U.S. criminal justice system, the U.S. prison system, U.S. corrections system, and the U.S. courts, prosecutors, and defense attorneys. The book is written from a conservative perspective for those with conservative politics and suggests ways of fixing and reforming the system.
Media & Press Releases
How AI Got Started
Many people I’ve met think AI got started at the end of 2022, when ChatGPT was first introduced in November that year, and when some AI art platforms — Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and DALL-E — were made available to the general public.
But actually, AI has had a long history, though people didn’t call it that, when it was used for public surveillance systems or in digital assistants like SIRI, designed to answer simple questions, make recommendations, and schedule appointments.
Immigration Reform
Some Suggestions on Fixing the Illegal Immigration Mess
In the previous articles in this series I discussed how the illegal immigrants commit more crimes, especially drug trafficking, and how the crimes they commit add to the crime problem already facing America. The younger more recent illegal immigrants are the prime...
The Opioid Crisis
Countries Using the Death Penalty for Drug Dealers: An Approach that Works in Singapore
In the first article in this series, I described the ravages of an opioid crisis which is killing tens of thousands of victims each year. I also described some proposals to apply more stringent punishments, including the death penalty, to the dealers -- especially the...
The Citizen-Police Divide
HOW MISINFORMATION LEADS TO ANGER AGAINST COPS AND THE SYSTEM
Since the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri by the police in 2014, there has been a growing anger against the police, especially after several more police shootings and other arrest incidents led to deaths. The resulting protests and riots have, in...
Author Paul Brakke is a scientist based in Central Arkansas. He became interested in studying the criminal justice system when his life was turned upside down after his wife was falsely accused of aggravated assault