I definitely agree that the vulnerable and authentic human behind an art piece is kinda what really gives it it's soul. So the simple output of a text-to-song/image/etc. generator is a different "substance" than what the artist the output is simulating produces.
That said, one thing I do find compelling is that AI tech does democratize access to creative output that would otherwise be outside the budget of smaller artists. Before these models were available, only established artists/studios could hire teams of smaller artists to creative direct and realize a grander vision. Now, those smaller artists can creative direct AI artists towards their own grander visions. Sort of levels the playing field.
Thanks man. Na, just the images for that one. If I remember correctly, I'm pretty sure I didn't actually go into it trying to do a conceptual piece about AI. I think it was more about creating a sense of realism or even something like the quasivoyeurism of a found footage piece. AI was a tool to help try to achieve that though.
Sorry to keep shilling my Substack lol, but here's another example where I don't even mention the watercolors use AI (maybe I should have, not sure). But it's a similar kind of thing. Like, in this case, while I am learning to sketch better offline, I can still put out a rich version of a concept using AI. Any one of these images by itself maybe isn't going to have the soul of an identical image I painted, but taken together to aim a higher-level vision, I think the whole piece has a shot (https://artbroadly.substack.com/p/other-peoples-memories).
I definitely agree that the vulnerable and authentic human behind an art piece is kinda what really gives it it's soul. So the simple output of a text-to-song/image/etc. generator is a different "substance" than what the artist the output is simulating produces.
That said, one thing I do find compelling is that AI tech does democratize access to creative output that would otherwise be outside the budget of smaller artists. Before these models were available, only established artists/studios could hire teams of smaller artists to creative direct and realize a grander vision. Now, those smaller artists can creative direct AI artists towards their own grander visions. Sort of levels the playing field.
As one example, here's something I put out last year that leaned on the support of AI: https://artbroadly.substack.com/p/a-perfect-summer-afternoon-in-milan
You make a very compelling point about the leveling effect of AI. That post is fascinating — did you lean on AI for text at all, or just the images?
Thanks man. Na, just the images for that one. If I remember correctly, I'm pretty sure I didn't actually go into it trying to do a conceptual piece about AI. I think it was more about creating a sense of realism or even something like the quasivoyeurism of a found footage piece. AI was a tool to help try to achieve that though.
Sorry to keep shilling my Substack lol, but here's another example where I don't even mention the watercolors use AI (maybe I should have, not sure). But it's a similar kind of thing. Like, in this case, while I am learning to sketch better offline, I can still put out a rich version of a concept using AI. Any one of these images by itself maybe isn't going to have the soul of an identical image I painted, but taken together to aim a higher-level vision, I think the whole piece has a shot (https://artbroadly.substack.com/p/other-peoples-memories).