Why This A.I. Art Pioneer Thinks Text-to-Image Generators Are Killing Creativity
When artificial intelligence first arrived in the art world in 2017, it was received warmly and with open arms. A.I.-generated works by artists like Obvious and Mario Klingemann were fetching hundreds of thousands at auction, art fairs like Scope in Miami welcomed A.I. art, as did institutions, which eagerly staged exhibitions touting the new technology. Artists working with A.I. were embraced; there was no media outrage or backlash—A.I. art, by and large, was seen as a good thing.
Not so much today. The latest chapter in A.I. art's story has seen artists decrying the tool's widespread use…
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