Changed my mind about AI art after a local gallery show in Portland last weekend

I went to see a friend's exhibition and half the pieces were clearly AI generated with no disclosure. The artist said it saved her months of work but some visitors felt tricked after paying $200 for prints. Is it fair to call something art if the creator didn't actually make the marks on the canvas?

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patricia3227d agoProlific Poster

Wait, didn't you used to be pretty open to AI art stuff?" Honestly I was, but that whole "no disclosure" thing really bugs me. Like, if I'm paying for a print I want to know a human actually made the marks, you know?

eva_moore27d ago

(groans) "A human actually made the marks" - that's the part that stings, because I've totally been that person buying a print and then finding out later it was generated. I had to throw out this whole "art collection" I was so proud of (it was like six pieces, not a collection, I'm dramatic). Now I'm over here scrutinizing every texture like a detective looking for brush strokes or something.

robert_ross9527d ago

Bet they'll start branding it "ethically sourced electricity" next @patricia32.

theajohnson27d ago

Ethically sourced electricity" got me too, @robert_ross95. I used to defend AI art but that phrase changed my mind.