Why Artists Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst Want Us to Stop Minimizing—And Fearing—A.I.

You enter a cool, dark room containing a grandiose musical instrument with gilt panelling. Washed over with a sense of calm, you are transported by the sound of distant voices that ebb and flow in harmony. The scene described could have happened centuries ago and, perhaps, it is this very timelessness that makes it…