This guy hit the nail on the head in regards to this whole AI art kerfuffle.
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Banana taped to a wall, jar of urine containing a crucifix, Basquiat's name spraypainted onto a door, the collected works of Jackson Pollack, everything Banksy's done, ALL OF THAT is considered art in good standing. Somehow AI is a bridge too far. I wonder if it's because it threatens the money laundering scheme with collapse.
A smart artist would make his own AI, train it in his style, and then use it to fill commissions.
Yep, those are some solid examples of how the definition of art has gotten deformed in modern times. A painting of those things, done by a human, I could perhaps count as art, but it's still pushing the line. I think that sort of stuff came out of the idea that art should make the audience uncomfortable, so people started shooting just for that.
It's hard for me to think of a negative outcome from this technology. Sure, some consumers will get exploited by a computer shitting out pictures, but those guys were really just begging to be exploited by chasing stupid commissions. So I'm alright with the "smart artist" you mention - they might use the extra free time to make real art.
I hate all the shit you listed and still think AI Art is creepy. But I think AI is creepy period. And it will do to art what already happened to music, and movies, and TV shows. Honestly it's probably what wrote the latest LOTR series and Black Panther 2. Everything is so fake these days, including food and grass.