“Artificial intelligence …. friend or foe? Many creative professionals see it as a threat which will take away their livelihoods. Yet some, like renowned photographer Michael Childers and printer/photographer Stephen Baumbach, are embracing the new technology.

In fact, the two have collaborated with each other and AI—and the results can be seen in the AI Photography exhibition, on display at Melissa Morgan Fine Art at Palm Desert from Friday, April 5, through Friday, May 10.

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“It doesn’t mean that Michael and Stephen used an artificial paint brush,” said Alec Longmuir, a director and partner at Melissa Morgan. “They combined the best of both worlds, welding them together. They are taking human figures and integrating them in an abstract environment…”

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