of it can take up time you probably could be putting into other, perhaps more valid, creative energies?

it's interesting the word that you picked, the first few months of using Ai art , I really enjoyed what it triggered in me, but after a while, I think it reminded me a bit of the desensitization that one could feel after watching a whole bunch of p*rn. If all your "fantasies" are being fulfilled, then what is left to do? So while it's a great tool to help imagine and dream, it should be used with caution because it can very well gives that dopamine boost that is "similar to the real thing", but we all know that nothing can replace the real thing, whether we talk about creation, relationships, life, hahah...

We do live in an image rich world - we're totally over run by it. How much has the power to 'wow' anymore? And how might ours 'wow' more than anyone elses? How much is our essence, our unique creative prompting and vision, and how much is it just the AI drawing from the rest of humanity according to a language input?

Now you wanna hear some crazy shit?

https://www.firstpost.com/world/researchers-make-ai-bot-that-can-read-your-mind-and-draw-80-per-cent-accurate-images-12266382.html

So very soon, you'll just imagine something in your mind, and it will be interpreted by a computer and AI, fascinating.
It also means you could create your own movie, it would probably revolutionize the whole industry, everyone making up their own stories in the comfort of their own homes.

Still, I'm loving doing the IG. Thanks for following me there. I like the way I can do half real life images and half AI, like I'm showing my human through the AI created imagery too. Here I am in the forest for real, here I am in an imaginative forest.

I like that you're doing that! You're probably using Ai the right way (not that there is a wrong way haha, but it's the healthy way).