And don’t even get me started on all the fascist rhetoric coming from the creators of these generators, how many users simply want to “humble artists” of spite for not taking the time and patience to learn to draw or paint*.
To quote the article “Art is dead Dude” - the rise of the AI artists stirs debate from the BBC’s website:
Many artists were furious, but Mr. Allen was unmoved: “It’s over. A.I. won. Humans lost”, he told the [New York Times].
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So what is [Mr Mostaque]’s message to young artists worried about their future career, perhaps in illustration or design? “My message to them would be, ‘illustration design jobs are very tedious’. It’s not about being artistic, you are a tool”.
He suggests they find opportunities using the new technology: “This is a sector that’s going to grow massively. Make money from this sector if you want to make money, it’ll be far more fun”.
They don’t care if the art is soulless and striped of culture. The only care about creating a product to consume and will gleefully stripe away everything that makes one an artist in favor of the cheap, instant gratification of custom art.
People already view art posted online as author-less and up for grabs (which is why they have no qualms with copyright infringement), so they are banking on people’s entitlement.
* And for those using “ ai makes art accessible” as an excuse for supporting these ai image generators , that is not how you make art accessible. Funding art programs in public schools and grants is making art accessible. Making all museums free is making art accessible.
Lowering any and all barriers of entry for the arts is how you make art accessible which require big systemic changes but it’ll revitalize culture which is beneficial to all.
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