• vonbaronhans@midwest.social
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    10 months ago

    It does make it different by virtue of sheer scale and efficiency.

    A single human artist, no matter how good and fast they are, could ever singlehandedly damage the livelihoods of millions of other human artists. But a machine can. That’s a meaningful distinction.

    Granted, your point is valid in its purest sense. If we lived in a world where everyone could benefit from AI art without the real-world downsides, I’d agree with you, full stop. But we do, and those ramifications matter.

    • ferralcat@monyet.cc
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      10 months ago

      I think basically every industry has been dealing with automation for 100 years now. Art is only unique (imo) in that they’ve been avoiding it for awhile. That’s why I only ride in vehicles where every part is hand made and assembled.

    • Armok: God of Blood@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      10 months ago

      We’re far past the era of cottage industries. We live in a world that exists because of automation. Be angry at the game (capitalism), not the players.