Fabio Severino argues AI cannot be truly creative, only computational

In an opinion piece for Artribune, economist and sociologist Fabio Severino argues that artificial intelligence cannot be considered truly creative because it merely calculates and recombines existing data, lacking human experience and intentionality. He defines creativity as 'producing from nothing' and contends that AI outputs are predetermined by human-written formulas and human-curated data. Severino dismisses broader debates about AI's future as unnecessary speculation, advocating instead for focusing on the present. He draws parallels to past technological shifts like cloud computing and streaming, which became central organically rather than through directed discourse. The article was published in Artribune Magazine #72 and features an installation view of Refik Anadol's 'Unsupervised' at MoMA New York as an example of AI-generated art.