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> AI art isn't as good as human art. But in a few years it will probably be better. This is a very big "probably". About as big as the "in a few years, AI driv
by mjr00 3y ago
> AI art isn't as good as human art. But in a few years it will probably be better.
This is a very big "probably". About as big as the "in a few years, AI drivers will probably be better than human drivers" line from 2015.
Regardless: an AI can definitively be better than a human at something like Go (a closed game with a clear win condition) or driving (a logistical task with no creativity). But how do you define "better" when it comes to art? From a technical perspective, AI is already better than the vast majority of human artists! Very few artists would be able to, say, draw images of nature to create something that has the same contours as a popular meme[0].
So, arguably, we're already at the point where AI-generated art is "better" than human art. The question is, does that matter? Or does it matter in the same way that it matters that a motorcycle is faster than Usain Bolt?
[0] https://i.imgur.com/jsI0HZH.png https://i.imgur.com/jsI0HZH.png
- Workaccount2 3y agoBy better, I mean the point at which having artistic ability is no longer a viable money maker. It already hardly is, but I know a few artists who get by working in corporate graphics departments doing all manner of graphic design. There will come a day when someone realizes they don't need a team of artists, they just need one. And that one doesn't need to be that good (read: paid well) either. Human art isn't going to disappear. Definitely not. But the value of it is on the cusp of falling dramatically. Banksy will stay popular and still command millions. However that kid who you graduated with that is "an incredible artist" probably just went from a 75% chance of a decent artistic career to a 3% chance.