The Problem With AI Generated Art
The recent trend of AI Generated Art on social media is troublesome, and should result in raised eyebrows for educated people.
AI Generated Art is Terrible. I’m sure you’ve seen it before. Some algorithm takes a bunch of pictures, or maybe just one picture, and then spits out some “art” that looks like a five-year-old made it. If you’re lucky, the “artist” might have even used a filter on their phone to make it look more “arty.” But it’s still just a bunch of pixels arranged in a way that a computer decided was “pretty.”
Is It Even Art?
Is this art? No. It’s not even close. Sure, you could argue that any art is just a bunch of pixels arranged in a way that someone decided was “pretty.” But that’s not the point. The point is that art is supposed to be created by a human being. It’s supposed to be the result of someone’s creativity, their passion, their soul. But AI generated art is none of those things. It’s created by a machine, and it shows. It’s cold, it’s impersonal, and it’s just plain bad.
AI Art is Theft.
But it’s not just that AI generated art is bad. It’s also that it’s immoral. Think about it. When you buy a piece of AI generated art, you’re not just supporting the artist. You’re also supporting the company that created the algorithm. And that company’s sole purpose is to make money. They don’t care about art. They don’t care about creativity. They don’t care about anything except making a profit. And that profit comes at the expense of real artists. Artists who have dedicated their lives to their craft. Artists who struggle to make ends meet.
By buying AI generated art, you’re taking money out of the pockets of those artists. You’re basically stealing from them.
The Death of Art.
But it’s not just that AI generated art is bad and immoral. It’s also that it’s the death of art. Think about it. If AI can generate art that’s “good enough,” then what’s the point of human artists? Why bother with all the hassle and expense of training an artist when a machine can do it just as well? In a world where AI generated art is the norm, there will be no need for human artists. They will be replaced by machines, and art will die.
If you care about art, if you care about creativity, if you care about the future of humanity, then you should avoid AI generated art like the plague.
