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Now that we have art without an artist, can we finally admit that "death of the artist" was bullshit and art was about human connection all along. (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 2 months ago by sovecon@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml

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People want to have it both ways.

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[–] sovecon@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

ai art is art because people are mad about it.

jokes aside, i think that machine art is going to basically just replace clip art and the like. it's like what happened to pottery. there are still artisinal potters (i love handmade pottery and the craft itself) but for everyday dinner plates you don't seek the connection and craftsmanship. you just need a plate.

some art has use-value as decoration (easily replaced with machines) and other art is about personal, emotional, or political communication (even if it could be replaced, it wouldn't be.)

[–] MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 months ago

ai art is art because people are mad about it.

Most persuasive point here haha

Also seems useful to separate the economic impacts of AI art (on artists, on the environment, etc.) and larger criticisms of how AI is currently used (destroying the usefulness of search engines) from the question of whether AI art has artistic value.