> Left unchecked, it’s not hard to imagine AI art crowding out illustrations that took days or weeks for someone to make.
This reminds me of what someone from the 1800's would say:
"If left unchecked, it is not hard to imagine photography crowding out paintings that took days or weeks for someone to make."
Or several thousand years ago when the pottery wheel was invented.
Or when humans learned to cast metals instead of having to chisel stone.
Art is the expression of human creativity. Art transcends the medium. In addition, making art more accessible to more people is a good thing.
There are probably a lot of people who did not consider themselves artists, but with creative use of prompts and img-to-img can actually create stunning works. That is a good thing, not a bad thing.
This reminds me of what someone from the 1800's would say:
"If left unchecked, it is not hard to imagine photography crowding out paintings that took days or weeks for someone to make."
Or several thousand years ago when the pottery wheel was invented.
Or when humans learned to cast metals instead of having to chisel stone.
Art is the expression of human creativity. Art transcends the medium. In addition, making art more accessible to more people is a good thing.
There are probably a lot of people who did not consider themselves artists, but with creative use of prompts and img-to-img can actually create stunning works. That is a good thing, not a bad thing.