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When Art Pleases Algorithms: Trading Meaning for Likes

Can Art Still Show Us the Truth?

Yogesh Malik
4 min readDec 18, 2024

What is art to you?

— A window to the soul?

— A rebellion?

— A mirror of truth?

Or is it just another product on your screen — optimized for likes, swipes, and sales?

🏷️️ You stand before a painting.

The brushstrokes are perfect,
the colors blend like poetry,
but something feels… empty.

Who made it?

A human artist fueled by sleepless nights and aching dreams?

Or an algorithm trained to mimic creativity with cold precision?

Does it matter?

Can you tell the difference?

The Fractured Truth: Where Do You Stand?

Close your eyes for a moment.

Imagine a world where facts are fluid, where every truth comes customized to your liking.

Your feed delivers headlines that affirm what you already believe, and art — that old mirror to humanity — shifts to fit this fractured reality.

But what happens to the artist’s role?

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Yogesh Malik
Yogesh Malik

Written by Yogesh Malik

Exponential Thinker, Lifelong Learner #Philosophy #Future #ArtificialIntelligence https://FutureMonger.com/ https://medium.com/quotes-and-thoughts

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