Most artists create art that nobody cares about. This is just reality. You can make music, and likely nobody will listen to it. You can write a book, and probably nobody will read it. You have to create for yourself and if you’re extremely lucky someone else will care, but probably not.
AI art is a cute trick, but it makes this point even more true. Why would you care about a picture I drew when you could generate 100 of them in minutes and way better as well? The fact that you can put a coin in the vending machine and get a picture or song or novel completely devalues the end product.
What remains is the process of creativity, of choosing a medium and exploring the boundaries of what it can do. I saw a Picasso exhibit that showed all the studies and sketches he’d done in preparation for a piece. That process IS the creation of the art. The final picture isn’t even that interesting.
If someone feels fulfilled generating images, good for them, I guess. To me it seems like a cheap fix and a trick that we will all eventually grow tired of.
> Most artists create art that nobody cares about.
Except, in this age of social media, artists can harvest impressions and optimize for clicks. Which they do. I guess most parts of the world hasn't gotten to that point, nor will for years to come.
AI art is a cute trick, but it makes this point even more true. Why would you care about a picture I drew when you could generate 100 of them in minutes and way better as well? The fact that you can put a coin in the vending machine and get a picture or song or novel completely devalues the end product.
What remains is the process of creativity, of choosing a medium and exploring the boundaries of what it can do. I saw a Picasso exhibit that showed all the studies and sketches he’d done in preparation for a piece. That process IS the creation of the art. The final picture isn’t even that interesting.
If someone feels fulfilled generating images, good for them, I guess. To me it seems like a cheap fix and a trick that we will all eventually grow tired of.