What is AI Art?

AI art refers to artwork created with artificial intelligence systems, typically using machine learning algorithms trained on existing images to generate new visual content. Tools like Midjourney, DALL-E, and Stable Diffusion generate images from text prompts, producing dreamlike, often surreal imagery that has drawn comparisons to Surrealism’s interest in unconscious image-making. The technology has sparked debates about authorship, creativity, and art’s future. AI systems often produce unexpected juxtapositions and transformations reminiscent of Surrealist techniques. Contemporary artists increasingly incorporate AI as one tool among many, using it to generate starting points for further development or to explore visual possibilities beyond conscious imagination. Surrealism Today explores the intersection of AI and surrealist practice through tutorials and digital art features.