Yes, it turns out there's more to creating good art than simulating the mechanics and technique of good artists. The human factor actually matters, and that fac

Yes, it turns out there's more to creating good art than simulating the mechanics and technique of good artists. The human factor actually matters, and that factor can't be extrapolated from the data in the model itself. In essence it's a lossy compression problem. It is technically interesting, and a lot of what it creates does have its own aesthetic appeal just because of how uncanny it can get, particularly in a photorealistic format. It's like looking at the product of an alien mind, or an alternate reality. But as an expression of actual human creative potential and directed intent I think it will always fall short of the tools we already have. They require skilled human beings who require paychecks and sustenance and sleep and toilets, and sometimes form unions, and unfortunately that's the problem AI is being deployed to solve in the hope that "extruded AI art product" is good enough to make a profit from.