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I really cannot fathom enjoying any "art" produced by an AI, excepting art that uses it as an assistant for boring tasks like texturing a video game.

Liquix 2y ago
but what will happen when "enjoyable art" and "AI art" are virtually impossible to differentiate between without tools? https://i.imgur.com/XSCN9Aj.png https://i.imgur.com/XSCN9Aj.png
- indoordin0saur 2y ago
  A very big part of art (probably the biggest part) is the meaning behind it. AIs have no internal "experience" or novel ideas so the art is ultimately meaningless, or only as meaningful as the idea behind the prompt the person put into it. This is why you can have an incredibly slick, high budget movie that is universally considered bad because it's soulless. If AIs become "conscious" or something and we actually have an interest in how they see the world I think their art could be interesting. Even without the consciousness I think that we can have interesting "art" that comes out of them based on how they see the world, which brings to mind things like the old Google AI Image generator hallucination/dream images from a few years back.
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chrisBob 2y ago
There are different kinds of "art" with different use cases. Sometimes I want to look at something thoughtful and meaningful by an artist making a profound statement about humanity where I can see the emotion and motivation. Sometimes I want something that adds a bit of color to the office. One of those may never be the domain of AI, but if I just want something with a flower and a bird that matches the colors of the rest of the room....? It is ok if you don't see any value in the second use case. Different people like different "art".
bloopernova 2y ago
Friend of a friend decided they could make art with generative AI, and they wouldn't need to practice any skills to do it. They honestly thought they were going to make billions from D&D art. They had also been incredibly jealous of the people who had practiced enough to get good at art or music. Generative AI art was their intended shortcut to money and respect, because practicing is difficult and tedious. They gave up after being told that nobody wanted their pictures. Now they're even more resentful because in their eyes their "valuable skill" was mocked.

Liquix 2y ago

but what will happen when "enjoyable art" and "AI art" are virtually impossible to differentiate between without tools? https://i.imgur.com/XSCN9Aj.png https://i.imgur.com/XSCN9Aj.png

indoordin0saur 2y ago
A very big part of art (probably the biggest part) is the meaning behind it. AIs have no internal "experience" or novel ideas so the art is ultimately meaningless, or only as meaningful as the idea behind the prompt the person put into it. This is why you can have an incredibly slick, high budget movie that is universally considered bad because it's soulless. If AIs become "conscious" or something and we actually have an interest in how they see the world I think their art could be interesting. Even without the consciousness I think that we can have interesting "art" that comes out of them based on how they see the world, which brings to mind things like the old Google AI Image generator hallucination/dream images from a few years back.
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chrisBob 2y ago

There are different kinds of "art" with different use cases. Sometimes I want to look at something thoughtful and meaningful by an artist making a profound statement about humanity where I can see the emotion and motivation. Sometimes I want something that adds a bit of color to the office. One of those may never be the domain of AI, but if I just want something with a flower and a bird that matches the colors of the rest of the room....? It is ok if you don't see any value in the second use case. Different people like different "art".

bloopernova 2y ago

Friend of a friend decided they could make art with generative AI, and they wouldn't need to practice any skills to do it. They honestly thought they were going to make billions from D&D art. They had also been incredibly jealous of the people who had practiced enough to get good at art or music. Generative AI art was their intended shortcut to money and respect, because practicing is difficult and tedious. They gave up after being told that nobody wanted their pictures. Now they're even more resentful because in their eyes their "valuable skill" was mocked.