I just don’t see the appeal of generative AI.
It doesn’t make Art. It doesn’t write.
It generates images, it produces text, all of it derivative of preexisting works — works with actual human passion behind them — and all of it IS UTTERLY MEANINGLESS.
I don’t want to mindlessly consume content.
I want art. I want NEW things!
I want my media to reinvent the wheel, to push the envelope of what’s “allowed,” to spin a new perspective on something that I’ve only ever seen through my own eyes before.
I to analyze. I want to pick apart every detail for intention. I want to connect with the writer, the artist, the creator — grasp that little flicker of understanding of another life.
I don’t understand the appeal of generative AI because I can’t divorce my love of art with my love of humanity.