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> the dodgy GenAI calculator image It appears human beings are already forgetting the even more dodgy images some of us created before AI allowed us to reduce
by Nevermark 1y ago
> the dodgy GenAI calculator image
It appears human beings are already forgetting the even more dodgy images some of us created before AI allowed us to reduce said dodginess. Or actually get a picture we could post without too much shame. :)
And in this case, IMHO, the image has a significant amount of dodgy vintage tech charm.
Not every use of AI replaces a professional artist.
- Kudos 1y ago> Not every use of AI replaces a professional artist. It normalises it.
- llbbdd 1y agoThere is no reality past or present where someone would have been paid to make this
- uonr 1y agoI love those handmade bad sketch
- Nevermark 1y agoI did/do too. I think it is possible to value: 1. The techniques, inspiration and creativity of skilled human artists. 2. The personality of art by unskilled artists. 3. The use of generative AI to replace generic clip art. A little whimsy to dress up plain text. Is anyone really crusading to protect generic clip art? No? There should be something like rule 34 for social and cultural movements. For every movement, the ideological version will get performatively or knee jerk expressed, with shame throwing, in benign situations. > Actually, the dodgy GenAI calculator image at the top primed me for even more failure, making the excellent content that followed even more surprising. This was poor spirited, personal itch scratching. We can just compliment a writer on their writing, if they are a writer, presenting themselves as a writer, not a visual artist.
- pastel8739 1y ago> We can just compliment a writer on their writing I'm fairly confident that this article is primarily AI-written as well