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Bober's avatar

I don't totally understand the artificial world we are sliding toward, but it is clear that somewhere along the way a lot of people have been tossed into life completely unprepared to live and celebrate it. Copying pictures or literature is not art; I believe it is called plagiarism.

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ItтАЩs like not copying the exact sentences but changing the words around. Copy all the same. ItтАЩs the same language put in a blender.

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Jumping in late. I use Midjourney and not DALLE-E but the concept is the same. It's not just a blender full of existing art, it draws in geography, and all kinds of other things as well. Yes on the blender part but none the less, the end result is something that the world has never seen before. Art is in the eye of the beholder, not just in the process of the artist. This is just a new category of art that should be separated from other forms of art. My daughter is an art history major in college so I do understand the concern. However, most people who just look at art don't really appreciate that kind of thing. It's a bit like a great musician who was heavily influenced by another musician or a genre. The public doesn't care, they just want it to sound good. The process has been quite therapeutic for me and there actually can be some thought and creativity involved.

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The people who care are curators.

Glad you are enjoying the process.

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I'm a musician so I understand the creative process but I can't do art with my hands to save my life. I have no idea where my daughter got it from. Pottery & sculpture are her primary fields and I'm in awe of her. There is still some creativity in the AI process, at least there is with Midjourney but it's obviously different than creating something from scratch through the process my daughter goes. Since it's not going anywhere I just feel as though it should go in it's own extremely clear category.

My larger concern is what this will do to fields like graphic arts. Since it is open source, there is nothing to stop a company from creating their own art and not paying for the services of a high end graphic artist. There is also no rule that I can't come up with something and sell it to a company for 10% of the price that a graphic artist would receive. I won't because I'm just having fun but some people certainly will. My concerns are not about whether it is art or not, it's about the ramifications of it.

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Not to be condescending, but itтАЩs a matter of knowing art history and learning how to appreciate and understand art in the context of history and current times.

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тАЬYouтАЭ is a general statement. Has in you. , anyone. Put in the condescending clause in case you thought тАЬ youтАЭ. ItтАЩs challenging to text , thereтАЩs no intonation.

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