e30d #2 - The Mother of Muses (Claire Silver) Object: Genesis Artist: Claire Silver Owner: Flamingo DAO Date: June 2023 Claire Silver, an AI artist who prefers to remain anonymous, proclaims in her Twitter bio: “Taste is the new skill.” Digital technology has enabled access to creative tools on a scale previously unimagined, a trend that has been catalyzed further by the recent advent of various generative AI tools. After these tools have leveled the playing field for creatives, it is style (rather than technical proficiency) that becomes the ultimate metric of artistic merit. Nevertheless, there is a deeper implication at play in Claire’s motto, one that brings to the fore the very nature of creation and the relationship between artists and their art.