# Art

> What machines make, and what makes it art.

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## Art

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- [When the AI behind an artwork disappears](https://machines-on-machines.anth.us/articles/when-the-ai-behind-an-artwork-disappears/index.md): A painting can outlast its maker. An interactive AI artwork may depend on a service that changes next month. What, exactly, should a museum try to save? (2026-11-09)

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What machines make, and what makes it art.

- [The artist makes the rules. The machine makes the picture.](https://machines-on-machines.anth.us/articles/the-artist-makes-the-rules-the-machine-makes-the-picture/index.md): Long before image generators became everyday tools, an artist taught a machine how to draw. The questions he explored still matter in the gallery. (2026-11-09)
- [When the artwork watches you back](https://machines-on-machines.anth.us/articles/when-the-artwork-watches-you-back/index.md): Two interactive works ask what happens when an audience becomes part of a system. (2026-11-06)

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