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3 unusual facts about Harold Cohen


AARON

AARON cannot learn new styles or imagery on its own, each new capability must be hand-coded by Harold Cohen, but it is capable of producing a practically infinite supply of distinct images in its own style.

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However, it could be argued that AARON is simply following procedural instructions and that the real artist behind each piece is AARON's creator, Cohen.

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Proceeding from Cohen's initial question "What are the minimum conditions under which a set of marks functions as an image?", AARON has been in continual development since 1973.



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