The Miyazaki quote really hit home: “I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself.” I think most AI art misses the point entirely. Art is really about

The Miyazaki quote really hit home: “I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself.” I think most AI art misses the point entirely. Art is really about the person / people that make the work and their response to the time and context in which they live. It's usually a struggle to bring something new into the world, but it does feel magical and exciting - it seems to come from a very different place than interpolating past influences. AI art takes away all the magic, and without the sense of a person I think it has no artistic or aesthetic value - it just adds visual noise to the world. I think it will, unfortunately, disincentivise people to make new work, as although there is a world of difference between AI art and good art, it can be tricky to tell the difference at first glance, and to make anything good takes years of dedication and effort.