1996 BBC Archive segment asked: can a computer produce art?
phylter99 · reddit · 2026-10-02
A Reddit user shared a 1996 BBC Archive segment from "It'll Never Work" asking whether a computer can produce art. The decades-old clip captures early attempts at computer-generated art and public skepticism, resurfacing as an interesting contrast to today's generative AI boom.
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