Why AI-Assisted Art Still Belongs to the Artist: The Digitalia Perspective
100s of Artworks to Download Artificial intelligence in art has sparked everything from excitement to panic, from celebration to scandal. But in the middle of the noise, one truth has been consistently overlooked: AI-assisted art is still authored by the artist — if the artist is the one driving the vision. Inside the Digitalia Engine™ , the new poster-art archive by Sarnia de la Maré (iServalan / Pasha du Valentine), this principle sits at the core. Digitalia is not an AI gallery. It is an artist-led digital laboratory where tools, technologies and instincts collide. This pillar post unpacks what that means, why Digitalia is fundamentally authored artwork, and how AI fits into a broader 17-year creative practice. The Myth: “AI Makes the Art” The public conversation often assumes that: AI = automatic AI = generic AI = cheating AI = mass-production AI = no artistic intent But this is true only when artists relinquish authorship. Digitalia does the opp...