# Can a machine make art?

Programs now produce pictures and tunes that people enjoy. Whether art needs someone who means something by it is the heart of the question.

Connects to:
- [Why make art?](https://mapideas.org/i/ar_why)
- [Artificial intelligence](https://mapideas.org/i/te_ai)
- [Consciousness](https://mapideas.org/i/mi_conscious)

Source: https://mapideas.org/i/q_x_machine_art · open on the map: https://mapideas.org/#q_x_machine_art