It depends on what you mean by "art".
There's different sorts of art for different purposes (commercial, fine, etc.), and for many of these sorts of art having an AI make it would be acceptable.
But when I think "art" without a qualifier, I think "fine art". And the purpose of fine art, for me, is human communication of ephemeral things that aren't possible to communicate in language.
I don't want AI generated fine art because it turns the art into just a pretty picture. It's no longer about another person communicating something significant and human to me. It removes its purpose for existing.
In that view, I totally understand why some art communities would ban AI-generated art. I don't see a problem with it. I'm sure other communities will not ban such art. That's fine, too.
But I know which community I would be more interested in paying attention to.
There's different sorts of art for different purposes (commercial, fine, etc.), and for many of these sorts of art having an AI make it would be acceptable.
But when I think "art" without a qualifier, I think "fine art". And the purpose of fine art, for me, is human communication of ephemeral things that aren't possible to communicate in language.
I don't want AI generated fine art because it turns the art into just a pretty picture. It's no longer about another person communicating something significant and human to me. It removes its purpose for existing.
In that view, I totally understand why some art communities would ban AI-generated art. I don't see a problem with it. I'm sure other communities will not ban such art. That's fine, too.
But I know which community I would be more interested in paying attention to.