Re:Artist banned from art subreddit because their work looke...
by kelseyfrog on Monday January 09, 2023 @01:41PM
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> "I don't believe you", the mod answered. "Even if you did 'paint' it yourself, it's so obviously an AI-prompted design that it doesn't matter. If you really are a 'serious' artist, then you need to find a different style, because A) no one is going to believe you when you say it's not AI, and B) the AI can do better in seconds what might take you hours. Sorry, it's the way of the world."
Using DALL-E 2[1] as the turning point, we've gone from AI art isn't a thing to "it's the way of the world" in 278 days. I'm left stunned by how quickly the artistic community has been transformed. As an active participant, I've found myself taking on projects that a year ago, I wouldn't have started, and pushing my creative limits.
But let's draw a line in the sand - willingly participating in a new artistic ecosystem is qualitatively different than being told[forced] by others to participate in a craft until this time had no concern over whether or not computers could produce art.
Using DALL-E 2[1] as the turning point, we've gone from AI art isn't a thing to "it's the way of the world" in 278 days. I'm left stunned by how quickly the artistic community has been transformed. As an active participant, I've found myself taking on projects that a year ago, I wouldn't have started, and pushing my creative limits.
But let's draw a line in the sand - willingly participating in a new artistic ecosystem is qualitatively different than being told[forced] by others to participate in a craft until this time had no concern over whether or not computers could produce art.
1. April 6, 2022: OpenAI presents DALL-E 2 - https://tokenizedhq.com/dall-e-2-release-date/