Artificial Intelligence in art: a contingency of contingencies

Artificial Intelligence (AI), especially in its current incarna#on of Machine Learning (ML), is an endeavor that is characterized by contingencies of two kinds. Intrinsic contingencies stem from the use of specific computational techniques that seem to decrease the control that human users exert on this technology. Relational con- tingencies emerge from the interaction of AI with other disciplines and contexts. I conduct an analysis of these contingencies on the backdrop of the visual arts with the aim to shed light on the complex relations between technology and creativity.