Let’s talk about AI art.
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@oatmeal It's a beautifully crafted and very thoughtful take. It reminded me of something @pluralistic said in one of his many blogs some time ago (I think). That what makes something art is the dialogue between artist and the audience. It's not the object. And with AI generated art, the artist's part of the dialogue is reduced to the prompt to generate the object.
It may be a very pretty object, but it's an empty dialogue.
@oatmeal I enjoyed reading your comic and there's only one thing I'd like to add: generative AI is immensely expensive and unlike to last because of it. It's a sector of tech that burns 6-7€ for every € of revenue they make. And they're not even paying royalties yet, but they will soon enough. It's gonna end up in the dustbin of tech bubbles like so many things before it.
@oatmeal Loved it. Pairs well with your this-is-how-projects-actually-come-together frame from "Erasers are wonderful" https://theoatmeal.com/comics/creativity_erasers I bet those who sell or buy into AI tools don't know the power of erasers, since they want to go from plan to finish without the very detours (and optional suffering) that make the journey worthwhile and that give the end result a soul. 💌
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a drawing of a falling laptop and a paintbrush on dark grey background; the paintbrush and the laptop both drip a bit of colorful paint.
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A cartoonist's review of AI art
@oatmeal ever noticed how it's "AI art" when generated but "content" when human made? :thaenkin:
(just to be clear, this is not a jab at your use of the term, it makes sense here obviously as a way to connect to the audience; just a general observation)
