AI Is Coded Postmodernism: A Look at Bohemian Rhapsody, The Matrix, and More

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A clear, provocative look at how generative AI mirrors key postmodern concepts—simulacra, hyperreality, pastiche, authorship, and nonlinear fragmentation.
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Generative AI operates through the same core mechanisms that define postmodern art—simulacra, hyperreality, challenged authorship, pastiche, mixed high/low culture, and fragmented nonlinear assembly—making it a concentrated, computational form of postmodernism.