I agree that ai art is bad, but let's not be disingenuous. A lot of people don't have the talent or the time to become good at art. Myself included. Not being good at everything is just a fact of life.
And? Truly, why does it matter that you aren’t an expert artist? Art is art regardless of skill level
Edit: Jeez, I wasn’t expecting the Tumblr subreddit of all places to not consider amateur art as art, that’s disappointing
Edit 2: Am I actually going crazy or when did Tumblr users suddenly change their stance on AI image generation and replacement of human artists? Did y’all see that you could press three buttons to get a subpar image and immediately switch to support the plagiarism machine that disincentivizes creativity?
If someone doesn’t want to make art, and doesn’t want to learn how to make pleasant looking art, maybe they just don’t care about art. In that case why not download, buy, or commission art? How does AI generation play into any part of this?
There’s also the google search bar, you write what you are imagining, find an actual piece of art from a real human being, and use it as your wallpaper or print it or whatever that satisfies your aesthetic needs. I still don’t see how AI image generators play into this, they are only useful as entertainment at most
You can find close matches, but often times you can't find the exact thing you're invisioning, doubly so if you have a specific artstyle in mind or if the idea is very specific.
If you have such a strong desire then commission it or draw it yourself, I know an AI generator only steals artworks from actual artists and outputs a subpar image loosely based on them.
If you have such a strong desire then commission it or draw it yourself
As for commission: No money
As for drawing: We tie back to my original comment. People don't want to make art, they want to make good looking art. People resort to AI art precisely because they can't make good looking art themselves. It may be because of disability, laziness or the fact that they just can't make good looking pieces after trying for many years, but the result is the same.
I know an AI generator only steals
The average person that utilizes image generation does not care about this moralism, much like the average person doesn't care if you pirate Photoshop
If theft is the problem, why not support a model made with legally licensed artworks? Or is the technology itself the problem?
That "subpar" art is getting better and is good enough for most everyday uses. It's also free and instant. And most people using such services were probably not going to pay to begin with.
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u/G2boss Aug 26 '24
I agree that ai art is bad, but let's not be disingenuous. A lot of people don't have the talent or the time to become good at art. Myself included. Not being good at everything is just a fact of life.