I create. Some of that stuff makes people think I'm crazy (and I've heard worse lol). That takes skill. They're thinking about the artist just as much as the art. Much of that is lost with AI. I think that human connection is vital.
Some artforms require and endless stream of menial tasks and AI can speed things up, then the end result is directed and produced by so-and-so. Still a way to connect there.
So much guesswork though. This shit came on fast. Hard to process the impact or where it might lead.
It did all happen incredibly fast. Which often seems to be the case with technology; it comes in and changes a paradigm much faster than we "evolve" to parse and process it.
For me, art is a form of communication. Whereas it may be "early days" yet, I feel like a good bit gets lost in translation when something is created by automation.
I suppose I'm a bit of an adherent to the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi; there's perfection in the IMperfect.
We weren't there to see it, but portrait painters absolutely hated photographers.
At least there are lessons from history. I don't want to be those people.
I also enjoy being a little closer to the action, compared to most people. Got a head start in the thinking department. Just being on this platform alone, surrounded by so much innovation and information along with leads to more. Ahead of the curve, yes, but it's a sharp one.