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I think a problem is that we have two versions of the word art that people tend to confuse.
I made many drawings in the past, including illustrations for my own books. Some people said, "I love your art." And I said, "I don't make art. I just make illustrations." I tried to distinguish art (as in art pieces worthy of being purchased for the sake of being art) versus simple creative output (illustrations that served a functional purpose in a book).
People who make "AI art" don't create art (in my opinion). They just generate creative output with a purpose, in the same way like I made simple illustrations. It's just that we can now do that faster with gen AI, which is useful. But it's not art.
It is only art when someone is willing to pay for the outcome, not because it's functional but because it's artful.
I think a problem is that we have two versions of the word art that people tend to confuse.
I made many drawings in the past, including illustrations for my own books. Some people said, "I love your art." And I said, "I don't make art. I just make illustrations." I tried to distinguish art (as in art pieces worthy of being purchased for the sake of being art) versus simple creative output (illustrations that served a functional purpose in a book).
People who make "AI art" don't create art (in my opinion). They just generate creative output with a purpose, in the same way like I made simple illustrations. It's just that we can now do that faster with gen AI, which is useful. But it's not art.
It is only art when someone is willing to pay for the outcome, not because it's functional but because it's artful.