@osma @eschaton I think it depends. I don't have the same relationship with prints - but I also own some because they're reproductions of the original artwork. I would assume the same is true of jewelry.

I think even if you wanted to call AI art "art" it doesn't require the same emotional connection or recognition. In the same way that someone who brings home McDonalds for dinner doesn't need to be treated as if they cooked the meal.

@eschaton A more technical concern I have is the amount of open source code being generated now where the author has little idea how it works. And because open source they’ve decided it’s now everyone else’s problem to understand it.

“I couldn’t have normally done this because of X” is nice I guess but is also a tell you’re not equipped to maintain this.

@eschaton I’m not sure exactly how to put it - but I just don’t have as much interest in something if I learn the code was generated.

Maybe the best metaphor I have is in art. I have art hanging on my wall that I admire because it’s nice but also because it was made by hand. I can see the craft and work that went into it.

Maybe one decided to generate AI art. That doesn’t mean I’m going to feel the same about it or think that you’re as much of an artist.