"Art is dead, dude." At least that is the perspective of a prize-winning artist-programmer. He might have added the art market as well as the meaning of the word "artist." With artificial intelligence breaking through barriers in the art world, values are shifting, concepts such as creativity and uniqueness are getting undermined, and the entire realm of popular and fine arts is being turned into a commodity service. The attached Briefing examines how this is happening and what it means going forward.