lain on Nostr: > But let me offer a generalization: art is something that results from making a lot ...
> But let me offer a generalization: art is something that results from making a lot of choices.
Ted Chiang really grasping at straws here.
I saw a good comment about how to understand the 'art' aspect of prompting generative models: It's like taking photographs of the latent space.
Just as 99% of photos taken these days are in no way 'art' but just snapshots, so are most of the '1girl, big breasts' creations. But if you work more on it, you can create something meaningfully better.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/why-ai-isnt-going-to-make-art
Ted Chiang really grasping at straws here.
I saw a good comment about how to understand the 'art' aspect of prompting generative models: It's like taking photographs of the latent space.
Just as 99% of photos taken these days are in no way 'art' but just snapshots, so are most of the '1girl, big breasts' creations. But if you work more on it, you can create something meaningfully better.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/why-ai-isnt-going-to-make-art