AI Art’s Hollow Victory: Faster, Cheaper, and Forgettable
We aren't AI artists
About two years ago, we began seeing the first significant advancements in AI-generated images. These images started to look noticeably better. The strange shapes and unnatural features were being replaced by more realistic ones. Still, I couldn’t shake the concern that, even with these improvements, I wouldn’t like them. At that point, I started questioning not just the fact that this new art was being created using the work of artists without their permission or compensation, but also the very nature of AI-generated art itself. It felt like it devalued human creativity, existing as nothing more than a cheap imitation.
While a few years ago that critique may have been true, it was clear that the technology was steadily improving as generative models advanced. I speculated that, within a few decades, once this technology was fully refined, it would lead to a major—and possibly permanent—shift in how future generations create art.
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