The Vision of Artificial Intelligence. The Text-to-Image Algorithm for Contemporary Architecture

In the current scenario, the systems developed to automatically improve their performance from the datasets made available to them have multiplied and have extended the field of action to disciplines deemed distinctly human. In the scientific literature there are numerous studies about the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in architectural design considered as a design support mechanism able to reduce material waste and simplify the conversation among the different domains in the process. So, while in the field of architecture until recently the interdisciplinary approach provided by AI was useful to optimize work and decision-making time, as well as to obtain more design and material variations, in the last period people began to explore unusual horizons for mathematical algorithms such as the visual construction of architectural design. The aim of this essay is to reflect on the contribution of these algorithms in order to explore the aesthetic and housing needs of people and the role that the designer must assume in this context.