that article reminds me that I've heard similar things from photographers who show disdain to the heavily denoised and flat images coming from smartphones and say "noise is good, show more of that!". Which is I guess why some go for analog film b/c of that distinct structure!

Don't you think the next generation of AI art will have a "draw like David" mode? (and I'm not saying it like it's a good thing...)

“These developments towards a stronger personal style in my art, though I am pained to admit it, come from the pressure of the existence of AI-generated images.

Should I be grateful for that?”

Be grateful you’ve risen to the challenge. No need to be grateful to the threat to your livelihood.

This is a gorgeous painting and an interesting take.

I don’t know that these “prompt engineers” are unable to produce this more crafted art style using AI. (If not now, it’s likely only a couple of years away…) The question is, will they ever have the taste to perceive it as an asset rather than a flaw? 😔

... And surely there will be artists who make art by using ML technology. But this does not change that art is more than just the final product.

For example why do I pay for Pepper and Carrot? After all there is already so much stuff readily available online. Well — for one thing because my (by Friday) 5 yo child is a big fan, so I asked him if he wanted to support the comic. But it is also because I care about the process behind it — not the result.

My opinion shouldn't carry much weight, but I wonder if the real solution to AI art is mostly to just let it run its course. After all, it lacks something much more important than brush strokes: Intended audiences and fitness for a purpose.

An AI might make something "close enough" for a project, but the person making that compromise would probably have just used clip art, in past decades. And it can't do better, because explaining all the context would grow prohibitively expensive.

Every single AI generated image uses learning images fed to the various AI machines. All AI art is based on human art. Every single dot of it.

Without the input of human art, AI art will stagnate. Without human input, from the front end by instructions, or in the back end by scanned and analysed art, AI art is going nowhere.

Treat it like a complex brush, and remember that AI is by nature derivative. It's not the brush strokes that make yours original but the input of your brain.

I like seeing more of the artistic side, but keep in mind that also for the craft side, we’re far from being at the end of the road.

There will still be people pushing the boundaries of how to make a canvas appear real — be it digital or analog — and AI can only make their techniques available to many more, but not invent new ones (at least for now).

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That last point about AI causing stronger styles is something I haven't really thought about but now can't stop thinking about

As a 3D artist, I can't really use stuff like brushstrokes, but I have noticed in the past year I've been moving towards more complex texturing and materials (which is unusual for the specific subject matter I work with)

I'm interested to see what larger scale effects we'll start to see over the next couple of years

also note, this era of generative-ML art is fundamentally bad at 3d. they fake 3d with 2d patterns that look good locally, but don't make sense in an actual scene. this becomes noticeable as incoherent lighting/shadows, inconsistent vanishing points, etc.

these are things that human artists get wrong too, so it's not a super reliable indicator, but generative-ML is often weirdly very good at some things and very bad at other things, in a way that humans aren't

This is not specific to AI, since 2000 there is a large standardisation movement in arts in general. It's really noticeable in music.

My position is if you want something that sounds/looks like everything else you should definitly use an AI or use the work of someone who likes to make standardized art.
I don't really like to make standardized music so I mostly don't do any. And I think it's fine, there is room for any kind of art in the world.
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Thanks for writing up your thoughts.

Now I'm not a digital artist but if you allow me to extend it to creatives, I feel I can contribute a little to the conversation.

In my opinion, there will be a countercurrent to AI generated work: the human factor.

When I read up about design, I've learned that the industry is pretty individualistic: the art is the identifying factor of the artist.

This could weaken you.

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