It's good to know someone else was thinking about the nuances around AI art. I was getting worried that somebody would label me when I recently reviewed an AI art anthology called Art Ex Machina that Sandman's Dave McKean took part in; and I liked it. I don't see AI Art being used in stylized cartooning, but you never know if it will.
Plus it's really nice to know I'm not the only one who thought of co-ops and the like being more common in the comic scene.
In all of the AI art that I’ve seen, the illusion has been revealed once I looked at the smaller details. There are all these strange smudges and details that make no sense. To me, once there’s no discernible author with any intent, it becomes completely boring. I don’t have any insight into what will be commercially viable or successful in the future, but I wonder if AI art will become something like self-driving cars, which seem to be perpetually 10 years away as we continually discover just how advanced human brains are.
Thanks for this post. I appreciate your thoughtful deep dive essays. Your perspective on this topic, in particular, is engaging and I agree with you on the whole.
Further to Jeremy's point above, AI art at this stage IS something of an illusion. Every example I have seen of it has looked strange and mostly nonsensical. It doesn't have the coherence, attention to detail and, most importantly, the intent and purpose of art created by a human. There's no way it can replace a human artist.
As I recall, the same kind of hand-wringing accompanied the advent of PhotoShop, but it, and its progeny, are only tools.
thanks for this. i am not an artist but very much appreciate your reasoned perspective on AI art.
It's good to know someone else was thinking about the nuances around AI art. I was getting worried that somebody would label me when I recently reviewed an AI art anthology called Art Ex Machina that Sandman's Dave McKean took part in; and I liked it. I don't see AI Art being used in stylized cartooning, but you never know if it will.
Plus it's really nice to know I'm not the only one who thought of co-ops and the like being more common in the comic scene.
In all of the AI art that I’ve seen, the illusion has been revealed once I looked at the smaller details. There are all these strange smudges and details that make no sense. To me, once there’s no discernible author with any intent, it becomes completely boring. I don’t have any insight into what will be commercially viable or successful in the future, but I wonder if AI art will become something like self-driving cars, which seem to be perpetually 10 years away as we continually discover just how advanced human brains are.
Very thoughtful. Thank you for putting so much research into this.
Thanks for this post. I appreciate your thoughtful deep dive essays. Your perspective on this topic, in particular, is engaging and I agree with you on the whole.
Further to Jeremy's point above, AI art at this stage IS something of an illusion. Every example I have seen of it has looked strange and mostly nonsensical. It doesn't have the coherence, attention to detail and, most importantly, the intent and purpose of art created by a human. There's no way it can replace a human artist.
As I recall, the same kind of hand-wringing accompanied the advent of PhotoShop, but it, and its progeny, are only tools.
Thank you for this post. It was very interesting to read and it gave me more perspective on the subject.