In order to distinguish the generative visual products of AI systems from other types of imagery such as photographs, I have decided to create a neologism, the "AImage," to identify these works and distinguish them from other types of images. This rhetorical gesture distinguishes these statistical products from other machine made images such as CGI or photography, while providing a readily apparent label that has the same immediacy as "photo."
One of the problems with teaching during the pandemic is the accessibility of textbooks. Here are links to ebook versions of some of my books for anyone who needs them: