Submitted by spyser t3_10kzpb8 in Futurology
Chemical_Estate6488 t1_j5tuqz3 wrote
Reply to comment by Chad_Abraxas in AI art made me appreciate human art more by spyser
While I mostly agree, the most appealing part of viewing art, or film, or reading, isn’t the spectacle of the image or the plot, but meeting another mind. That said, my bigger worry is that generating cool images and plot twists is how a lot of artists pay their rent. AI, to my mind, won’t replace the need for human art, but it might make producing human art even harder to do if you don’t already have a trust fund to support you
Chad_Abraxas t1_j5u2945 wrote
Well, speaking as one of those artists who pays their rent in the current, existing system... most of us would much rather produce work that's "meeting another mind" stuff and not "hey look at this cool plot twist" or "hey look at this image that makes you want to buy this product." We make that kind of "art" because a capitalist society demands that we make that stuff in order to survive. If we didn't have to cater to the demands of a profit-prioritizing market, we'd be making very different stuff.
While I have no doubt that we'll go through a rocky period while we find a new equilibrium, the reality is that it has always been extremely challenging to make a living in the arts, and AI doesn't really change that fact. It just means the *nature* of the challenge is slightly different.
I think once AI makes the necessity of UBI clear (which... god knows how many years or decades that might take--let's hope not many), we'll see an incredible renaissance in the arts (and that renaissance will include using AI as a tool to aid human artists in the act of creation) where finally, our arts will be freed from the yoke of capitalism. We'll see pure art-making for the sake of it, not because wealthy patrons demanded this or that image or whatever company needed an image to sell a product or because Hollywood wanted another bland superhero movie. You know? I think this is something to look forward to, although we will have a rough final stretch of road before we get to that destination.
Chemical_Estate6488 t1_j5u2ikp wrote
I 100% agree with you. I just don’t see UBI happening in my lifetime. I hope to be wrong though!
Chad_Abraxas t1_j5u3p1e wrote
I'm on the older side and I never saw *waves hands around* ANY OF THIS happening in my lifetime, so believe me, you can always be surprised. I wouldn't give up hope on UBI any time soon. I think it's likelier and closer than you can imagine.
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