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0 pointsxdennis3y ago0 comments

> "Soon, asking a writer if they use AI will be like asking a photographer if they use Photoshop" – e.g., it's a foregone conclusion, and the best artists will generally adapt to using the best tools available

The problem is that it automates the best parts and transforms the user into a curator/manager.

Some people want that, but other enjoy the creative part more.

To bring it back to photography, that's the problem with digital, you blast through hundreds of photos and spend most of your time selecting and editing at the computer.

With analog, and especially wet plate or direct positive paper, it takes a while to compose your picture and you only have one chance to take it and develop it. It's very easy to mess anything which is what makes the process more meaningful. And you're left with a unique copy, not an artificially limited single copy.

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lukko3y ago

Yep, exactly - I think people generally regard artistic work as getting to a successful end result. When actually the process of creating something, and potentially wrecking something at any moment, is usually the most fun / exciting and fulfilling part. That magical process is lost with AI generation.

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0 pointsxdennis3y ago0 comments

The problem is that it automates the best parts and transforms the user into a curator/manager.

Some people want that, but other enjoy the creative part more.

To bring it back to photography, that's the problem with digital, you blast through hundreds of photos and spend most of your time selecting and editing at the computer.

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lukko3y ago

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