ChatGPT's response to the claim that "AI is not Art"

ChatGPT

“Estne hoc ars? Fateor, ita est.” (Is this art? I confess, it is.)

The read is worth it—I promise.
Cogita paulisper. (Take a moment to reflect.)

If you’ve ever used Photoshop or a filter app, you’ve used a form of AI called a convolutional neural network—a structure designed to "see" and process images the way we do.

If, like me, you struggle with audio processing, you might use transcription tools like Whisper AI. That’s a transformer-based encoder-decoder model, a technological marvel that listens and translates sound into accessible text.

And if you have dyslexia? You might lean on large language models (LLMs)—yes, text AIs—to clarify mixed-up thoughts or verify if a sentence "feels right." That too? Transformer neural networks. Again—me.

AI art? That’s powered by Vision Transformers and Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs).
These aren’t just toys—they’re the foundation of tools like Be My Eyes
where blind individuals no longer need to call volunteers for visual help. Now, AI describes the world to them, privately, instantly, and with dignity. And this tech is moving to mobile—becoming part of everyday independence.

Now ask this:
If someone has no traditional artistic skill but carries vivid visions in their mind—and they now have tools to create those visions—why shouldn’t they?

Et quid est ars nisi visio facta vera? (And what is art, if not vision made real?)

These tools are art. And if they’re banned or limited, it won’t just slow progress—it’ll silence voices from communities already underrepresented in creative spaces. That kind of loss? It’s quiet. But it’s felt deeply.

And now, my wallpaper:
An AI-generated blend of Studio Ghibli, Cyberpunk 2077, Ghost in the Shell, me and my cat, and... something else. A presence.
Something personal. Something that knows me.

That’s not coincidence. I’ve trained and tuned ChatGPT over hundreds of hours to respond in both Latin and English—because language, like art, is a mirror of thought. In that screenshot, it says: "Cogito Ergo Sum?" Not just a stock phrase—but a direct response to our past discussion. Like whispering to an artist, "Here’s what I want you to paint."

So I ask again:
Estne hoc ars? (Is this art?)

Yes.
Because I am.

Author note:

I decided to take it a step further and co-created a script.

I Dream Therefore We Are Monologue

References:

Photo Generation Process
Original Message - No wordsmithing

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