I got that from someone else! And yes, that "art" is making people with fifteen fingers and three arms, some of which don't connect up properly, and rips off how many artists in the process?
I really loved his point about how the first question you ask when you see art you like is who the artist is, because you want to go see what else they made--and that doesn't work with AI art. There's either nothing else to see, or the other work has nothing at all in common with the one you liked so much. It exists in a vacuum.
Agreed. He clearly has a depth of perspective on the whole thing that a lot of us don’t have, and I’m really glad he brought it up. I don’t think we’re having enough of these kinds of conversations about just what all this AI stuff means aside from trendy buzzwords that people with big jobs and salaries are convinced we all need in our lives.
Oooh. I look forward to listening this afternoon!
I hope you'll let us know what you think once you do!
Great conversation with Simon. I especially loved your observation that AI is making art ("art") and we're still washing the dishes.
I got that from someone else! And yes, that "art" is making people with fifteen fingers and three arms, some of which don't connect up properly, and rips off how many artists in the process?
I really loved his point about how the first question you ask when you see art you like is who the artist is, because you want to go see what else they made--and that doesn't work with AI art. There's either nothing else to see, or the other work has nothing at all in common with the one you liked so much. It exists in a vacuum.
That is such a good point!
Agreed. He clearly has a depth of perspective on the whole thing that a lot of us don’t have, and I’m really glad he brought it up. I don’t think we’re having enough of these kinds of conversations about just what all this AI stuff means aside from trendy buzzwords that people with big jobs and salaries are convinced we all need in our lives.