I think this is fair critique, Michael, but the popular reaction is also superficial.
It's easy to pluck low-hanging fruit from AI and because it's easy, what it produces is interchangeable. But it's possible to produce complex and subtle work with effort too; often using different techniques in multiple passes or even multiple techniques in simultaneous collaboration. The more you know about technique, the more ways you can find to adapt the systems. So while the early extractors will extract, there are also multiple waves of 'what can this do'.
The truth is, this technology isn't one thing, and some paradigms can take decades or even centuries to settle, as with photography -- I have written something about that beneath.
Nice article. I'm terrible at creating AI images, but I'm also terrible with crayons. True artists can produce meaningful works regardless of the medium.
I think this is fair critique, Michael, but the popular reaction is also superficial.
It's easy to pluck low-hanging fruit from AI and because it's easy, what it produces is interchangeable. But it's possible to produce complex and subtle work with effort too; often using different techniques in multiple passes or even multiple techniques in simultaneous collaboration. The more you know about technique, the more ways you can find to adapt the systems. So while the early extractors will extract, there are also multiple waves of 'what can this do'.
The truth is, this technology isn't one thing, and some paradigms can take decades or even centuries to settle, as with photography -- I have written something about that beneath.
https://reciprocalinquiry.substack.com/p/from-solid-ground-nobody-knows-what
Nice article. I'm terrible at creating AI images, but I'm also terrible with crayons. True artists can produce meaningful works regardless of the medium.
Exactly! 👍
Interesting