Artist argues AI-generated content is soulless theft that undermines human creativity
By
Jess Harwood
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Summary
A visual artist and writer shares a personal experience attending a Split Enz concert, contrasting the authentic human emotion of pre-AI music with what they see as the soulless, theft-based nature of AI-generated "art." The author argues that AI art is boring, lacks genuine creativity, and represents theft from human artists, expressing frustration at having to constantly question whether creative works are AI-generated.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledI felt joy and heartache as the lyrics spoke of human experiences, really lived.
As a visual artist and writer myself, when I see AI generated images, music or words presented as 'art', I see red.
It's boring, it's theft
Doing it with AI would not make me more creative, it would drain the colour out of my existence
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