Re:AI doppelgänger experiment – Part 1: The training
by mattkevan on Monday May 20, 2024 @03:04PM
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As far as I can see, the whole history of art is a long argument about whether something can be called art or not. It's always art
As a recent example, Tron was disqualified for a visual effects Oscar because it was all done on computer and therefore seen as cheating, instead of being recognised aa both an incredible achievement and a precursor for the next 40 years of filmmaking. [1]
Imagine the howls when the first film with significant amounts of AI effects is released.
[1]https://www.slashfilm.com/1177735/why-tron-was-disqualified-...
Yes. A lot. All the same complaints. "It's low-effort cheating. The machine does all the work. It's soulless. Art requires a physical process. It looks like crap. It will put 'real' artists out of business."
But then, they also complained loudly when Impressionism became a thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gentle_Art_of_Making_Enemi... So, it's good to keep an historic perspective.