---
type: concept
title: Generative AI as Artistic Medium
tags: [ai, synthetic-images, machine-learning]
related: [matthias-grund, media-lab-lectures]
created: 2026-07-13
updated: 2026-07-13
sources: ["output_cdfi/cdfi_uni_greifswald_de_bildende_kunst_aktivitaeten_medialab_lectures.md"]
---

# Generative AI as Artistic Medium

This concept treats AI-generated images not as random outputs, but as a distinct and independent image practice. 

## Structural Understanding
As proposed by [[matthias-grund]], the use of generative AI in art requires an understanding of the technological structures and standardization tendencies inherent in the underlying machine learning models. Rather than viewing the results as "willkürlich" (arbitrary), this approach emphasizes the material and ontological properties of synthetic images.

## Artistic Strategy
The artistic strategy involves experimenting with the medium to reveal what these images disclose about contemporary visual cultures and the hidden aspects of machine learning.
