A Human Artist Explains Why They Changed Their Mind About AI Art
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Summary
A full-time human artist reflects on their initial condemnation of AI-generated art and explains why they've changed their position. The artist describes their own career creating drawings for publications like The New Yorker and selling merchandise, acknowledging why they felt threatened by generative AI. However, they argue that AI art can be a legitimate creative tool rather than a replacement for human artists, and that the art community's initial rejection was misguided. The piece serves as a personal defense of AI art from someone whose livelihood depends on traditional artistic creation.
Key quotes
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I am a fulltime artist. I draw every day. I then turn around and sell my drawings, both to publications like The New Yorker and directly to my fans.
So, you can see why I might not have been thrilled at the introduction of generative art
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