As an artist myself, a little part of me dies inside every time I see things like this. For me it isnât âprogressâ at all, itâs just another excuse for people not to bother to learn any actual skills or develop any talents. On top of that, it gives a reason for people to question the talents of genuine artists who upload their work, particularly those who use digital formats. And of course, it makes art far less viable as a source of income when anyone can create this stuff in two minutes flat with zero effort.
I find it very, very sad that modern society feels the need to keep destroying creativity in this manner, in the name of making everything instant, easy and mindless for everyone.
Art is in a way (even commissioned) a form of self expression, as it is song writing, taking pictures and other forms of creativity. It comes from life experiences, suffering, relations with others and many other contributing factors. AI is not human, it is made by humans and as such deprived of any genuine feelings (we might get into philosophical discussion about machines self-awareness and actual chances of obtaining such in the future).
Illustration was my hobby for some time, never produced any significant profit but it was a joyful process nonetheless.
I generally stick to 2D now, both digital and real mediums. That said Iâm also messing with clay modelling/sculpting, but that will never likely be my main focus.
I asked ChatGPT: Are artificial intelligence generated images still considered to be art?
It responded: The question of whether artificial intelligence (AI) generated images are considered to be art is a topic of ongoing debate. Some argue that AI-generated images can be considered art because they are created using algorithms and techniques that are similar to those used by human artists. Others argue that AI-generated images are not truly art because they are not created by human hands or minds. Ultimately, whether or not AI-generated images are considered to be art may depend on the context in which they are created and viewed.
As a software developer Iâve long used google and sites like stack overflow to answer questions I have on how to code a certain requirement.
Lately Iâve taken to using ChatGPT and itâs answers are often far better than stack overflow.
Whatâs interesting to me about it is the promises of AI have been long coming, whatâs often referred to as the âAI winterâ, yet AI images and in particular ChatGPT are noticable breakthroughs, many are saying ChatGPT will have a significant disruptive effect on many industries.
How do you consider ChatGPT to be a breakthrough exactly? Iâve never used it and never will, but your example appears to be little more than a very generic answer. Itâs basically a summary of the discussions you would have found by typing the same question into Google. If a program that can summarise Google results is considered AI, then Iâd say there is a very, very long way to go before it has any genuine use.
Breakthroughs in what way though? Is it really a breakthrough when an âAIâ essentially puts skilled human beings out of business? When it makes things so easy that humans donât have to bother learning anything useful for themselves? When it makes decisions on behalf of humans so that they can continue shuffling through their lives like mindless zombies?
Just because something can be done, it doesnât mean it should be done. What tech-heads and big business call breakthroughs, I call the undermining of the human race.
The example I posted, as you said, was a particularly generic answer.
Itâs causing concern in education circles with some commentators saying itâs the end of university education in 5 years, which I consider to be hyperbole.
I asked ChatGPT to: Write an essay about gaming for senior citizens
The answer it gave was much more detailed than the generic one on AI. Give it a try, I believe youâll find it a lot better than google. My understanding is google have raised a âred flagâ over the threat ChatGPT poses to googleâs existence.
I do consider such things are a breakthrough. Many have been trying to accomplish such for years.
Indeed. Thatâs a much different question and certainly will generate a lot of debate.
Iâve read some of Ray Kurzweilâs writings on the future of artificial intelligence and itâs certainly an interesting challenge for the human race. He talks about the merging of biological intelligence with artificial intelligence and refers to it as super intelligence.
Perhaps super intelligence can solve some of the difficult challenges of our human race. Perhaps it will be the end of the human race. Regardless of whether it should be done or not, itâs being done.
I started in 2d and real mediums, but I grew up in the explosion of early tech. I love the things that you can do now with software and hardware , art wise. I still have pencil n paper though.
Rachel.
Rob, beautiful images. For some of the background elements like the mountains, fog, trees, shimmering effects etc, does the software help to generate those? Or are the digital tools mainly a stylus, with simulations of âtraditionalâ tools like a pencil, brush, marker etcâŚ
I only dabbled with 3D modelling briefly over ten years ago, but when I did I also looked to a space theme.
