This operates on the very narrow view that the only value of art is its aesthetics, and that art can be measured against objective ratings. I value art because

This operates on the very narrow view that the only value of art is its aesthetics, and that art can be measured against objective ratings. I value art because it communicates something from an actual human being, like an exchanging between consciousnesses. When I can derive the choices of an author or photographer or any other class of artist, I find a mutual perspective that, at the root of it, makes me feel understanding and understood. This article (posted here a few days ago) has a great argument on why AI art isn’t art: https://erikhoel.substack.com/p/ai-art-isnt-art https://erikhoel.substack.com/p/ai-art-isnt-art