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Today 60 percent of the American population, according to recent reports, possesses a database implant that allows a range of augments to be downloaded directly into the brain. The artificial intelligence can allow a person, for example, with no chiseling experience the ability to create a lifelike wooden sculpture. While there are no reliable statistics within the art world, a recent anonymous survey of working artists in New York City under 40 reported an above-average augmentation rate compared with the general population.

Art Palm Springs: Collector Talks Keynote: “Augmentation: The End of Art?” Jens Filip, artist Hi everyone. Thanks so much to the talk organizers for the invitation to be part of this exciting event. I’m going to start really broad today and just say a few words about technology, so we’re all on the same page. Bear with me. Technology. OK. What is technology? One way to define technology is as a tool that augments human abilities, or acts as an extension of the human. When it comes to art, we could call a paintbrush a technology. Or for that matter, the paint, or the canvas. A musical…

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