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Take the computer from a real artist, they can still make art. Do the same to an AI "artist" and see how long they keep claiming to be such. (pawb.social)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Imagine trying to convince someone to spend 5 years of their life learning to paint, instead of just waiting for technology to improve.

You mean like they had to do for virtually all of human history? I can imagine it quite well.

If artists are next to be this century’s town criers, that’s okay.

This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. As if art was meaningless to humanity.

I suppose you would have an AI paint over the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

For virtually all of human history people brought their laundry to the riverside and beat it on rocks. This weird puritanism that "only humans should be allowed to draw pictures" is ridiculous.

If an artist can create something hand-made and unique then they'll be able to continue doing so. Same for people who make art for the love of making art, no one's going to stop them. But that 90% of "artists" who create corporate logos or generic furry porn may disappear, I'm not going to shed a tear.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

That is in no way the same thing and I said nothing about being allowed to do anything.

If you do not look at a painting like A Starry Night and feel the human connection between you and Van Gogh's awe at the night sky or look at the painting in the cave in Lascaux and understand that you are looking through the eyes of someone who lived thousands of years ago, I don't know what to say. I feel sorry for you, I guess.

There is no connection like that with AI-generated art because there is no human or emotion or even eyes involved. It's not the same and it never will be the same unless AI become as aware and able to understand the universe as we are. I won't be holding my breath.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Over it? No. I'm not in the habit of destroying works of art. But if in a few hundred years it needs to be restored, I'd prefer an AI does it instead of a human.

Is your stance that art can only be done by humans?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No, my stance is that you are trivializing art and its significance and its connection to our humanity.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Ah, okay.