As an artist, I think it is a net negative for us. Disregarding the copyright issue, I think it’s also consolidating power into large corporations, going to kill learning fundamental skills (rip next generation of artists), and turn the profession into a low skill minimum wage job. Artists that spent years learning and perfecting their skills will be worth nothing and I think it’s a pretty depressing future for us. Anways thoughts?
Agreed to all. Anybody can build the skills to be an artist if they want to, but using a computer to do that work is bypassing that.
what’s wrong with tools that lower the barrier of entry to any skill? i think reducing the time and effort needed to create something is a good thing. i don’t mean from the perspective of increasing productivity for capitalists, but for hobby projects.
i’m the kind of person who gets easily fed up with personal projects when they get too hard and i leave them unfinished, a tool like this (not at its current state) would be useful in theory.
disclaimer: i don’t support or endorse current iterations of AI art generators because of the present issues.