Comment by crazygringo
3 months ago
I think you're absolutely right that generative AI art doesn't produce any "great value" at all, in terms of Art with a capital A.
But on the other hand, probably 99% of what professional illustrators do isn't, and doesn't need to be, great Art either.
They're just trying to quickly produce a hero illustration for an article, or turn an author headshot into a simpler sketch, or add some appropriate clothing to a background NPC. Being "formulaic" and "derivative" and a "canned form of expression" here is a feature, not a bug.
Which is why generative AI seems so great to me.
In terms of "kitsch" -- yeah I'd never in a million years hang something AI-generated on my wall as if it were fine art produced by a human soul trying to express something.
And I think the creator of Drawbert should focus entirely on this being a tool for being professional portraits for business and branding use, rather than "stunning portraits" or "masterpiece paintings". The former is what it actually is, the latter it ain't.
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