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A cynical but imo largely correct take on this phenomenon: "People prefer A.I. art because people prefer bad art" https://maxread.substack.com/p/people-prefer-a
by spondylosaurus 2y ago
A cynical but imo largely correct take on this phenomenon: "People prefer A.I. art because people prefer bad art" https://maxread.substack.com/p/people-prefer-ai-art-because-people https://maxread.substack.com/p/people-prefer-ai-art-because-...
(TL;DR - AI art is by design an attempt to reach the lowest common denominator, which makes it easy to digest, and a lot of people like stuff that's easy to digest.)
- rurp 2y agoSomeone on HN had a great summation in one of the art discussions that was essentially "Great human art rewards an interested viewer, AI art punishes them". Great art is full of interesting details, connections, and themes that the audience can get more from as their knowledge and attention increase. AI art is opposite. It's full of random details that make no coherent sense. A piece might look good at first glance but the more you pay attention the worse it becomes. I think that concept applies equally well for writing. For random low value writing or an uninterested audience sure the AI writing will be fine, maybe even good. But as the desire for quality goes up the value of the AI product will go down. This matches my own experience. Asking an AI to write a very brief story generally goes pretty well, but once you ask for more than a few simplistic paragraphs the quality falls off a cliff.