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#𝙰𝙸Art

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@summerfallwinter

The fact that this very nicely made text art is "half-assed" for you, because you already spent a bunch of time refining your art which you did (semi?)-professionally, actually just shows the real appeal of ai-"art" tools.

I mean don't get me wrong, I appreciate your talent, but I don't have it, and so for me AI is a handy tool to do visual art in the few free minutes I have to do that.

This line is just *chef’s kiss*:

“Fascism, especially the 21st-century version practiced by the MAGA movement, is at war with reality. The hyperreality of the MAGA aesthetic is about power. Unable to create good or beautiful things, they express dominance by turning everything ugly.”

salon.com/2025/03/24/from-mar-

Salon.com · "Mar-a-Lago" face: Why MAGA's gone ugly

I know I am *such* the “old man yells at cloud” meme about #AI and #AIart already…

But damn do I wish I knew exactly how many natural resources each image generation used up so I could post a response with a picture of a thirsty looking capybara and be like “Neat pic, Susan, now this capybara has nothing to drink but your AI image of you as a doll in a box with matching accessories is totally worth it!”

I guess what I’m saying is that I’d like to be even MORE of a curmudgeon on this issue if anyone has relevant data :smiling_angel_devil:

There was huge backlash last month when OpenAI announced its new AI image generator and demonstrated it by showing Studio Ghibli-inspired pictures. The company's CEO, Sam Altman, responded to the criticism last Sunday by describing it as "democratization" of art creation. @ArtNews's digital director Harrison Jacobs says Altman's missed the point, quoting Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki. "I can’t watch this stuff and find [it] interesting. Whoever creates this stuff has no idea what pain is whatsoever. I am utterly disgusted. If you really want to make creepy stuff, you can go ahead and do it. I would never wish to incorporate this technology into my work at all. I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself.”

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SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 05: Sam Altman attends the 2025 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Barker Hangar on April 05, 2025 in Santa Monica, California.  (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
ARTnews.com · OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Continues to Miss the Point With AI ArtBy Harrison Jacobs