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I'm struggling to understand this take because we already have the meme of the starving artist and their angelic patron. What you're claiming is essentially th
by SR2Z 2y ago
I'm struggling to understand this take because we already have the meme of the starving artist and their angelic patron.
What you're claiming is essentially that when tools make it faster and easier to create art, art gets worse.
In the past this has certainly not been true - every new tool has led to new and wonderful forms of art. I'm not sure why it would change now.
- shortrounddev2 2y agoI believe there's a substantive difference between digital art tools like photoshop or illustrator and LLMs. LLMs do not create "art", they create images. Previously, you had to PAY an artist to create art. Now, you pay for an API to create an image loosely based on the specifications you give it. As a result, there is less art in the world.
- nh23423fefe 2y agoyou said there was a "substantive difference" but you just gave an ungrounded definition?
- shortrounddev2 2y agoI'm not quite sure how to define the difference, but I can tell you that LLMs do not create art, and never will.
- SR2Z 2y agoArt models, to me, are very powerful paintbrushes. The technical skill of the artist is less important, but their ability to create art that makes people FEEL is more important than ever.