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The difference is that player pianos can only replay previously existing songs, while Midjourney can create something novel in under a minute. The problem that's being solved is not everyone wants to spend thousands of hours learning how to draw in order to have the (artistically competent) end product in their hands.



That doesn't mean art has been automated; it means we've invented a better paint brush.


A paint brush that will paint a painting for you, no artist needed.


As if the main thing behind being an artist is using a paint brush competently...

I think AI is terrible for a lot of midrange commercial graphics. I don't think it's bad for "art."


Maybe artist was the wrong word, painter would be more appropriate.


Most cases of people paying to see human performers are of performing already-written music though, so I doubt think that's the drawcard. Actually I don't think anyone truly knows why we obviously gain something from watching live performers that can't be obtained from watching them even on the best quality home entertainment system imaginable (*), but at least part of it is feeling like you're part of the performance, knowing that the performers feed off the reactions of the audience etc.

(*) And why has there never been a market for broadcasting music performances in cinemas?




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