Eli (a writer) on Nostr: "...what generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney offer are shortcuts to the ...
"...what generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney offer are shortcuts to the finish line—the rewards of being an artist without requiring any of the discipline it takes to make your art better. I can understand why AI companies and their champions find it irrelevant that the finished product they’re selling is a six-fingered Frankenstein’s monster, stolen organs and all: It’s clear at this point that they never cared that much about art in the first place."
https://defector.com/writing-is-an-act-not-an-aestheticPublished at
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