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Community condemn Bedminster AI mural as 'insult' to artists

37 points · 28 comments · edward

  1. gchamonlive · · focus · HN ↗
    Art isn't supposed to be comfortable and it's uncomfortable for a good reason, what if this became a trend? Would it endanger the organic art scene? Can these coexist?

    That we are discussing it shows that the mural, even though it's AI generated is performing as art should. Should we welcome all forms of art? If not, where do we draw the line? That's for me the most uncomfortable question.

    1. happytoexplain · · focus · HN ↗
      It's a good question. I just don't personally believe it's a challenging one. I'm comfortable drawing the line at simple AI art ("simple" as in nothing beyond some hours spent prompting - for somebody who finds a creative way to take it beyond that, I'd come back to the question).
      1. gchamonlive · · focus · HN ↗
        So art with AI is only art if it took effort from the artist?
        1. happytoexplain · · focus · HN ↗
          I never mentioned the definition of art, though effort is indeed one of many interesting variables in the identity and perception of all creative endeavors (with the caveat that effort does not have to mean time or physical labor).

          You wrote:

          "Should we welcome all forms of art? If not, where do we draw the line?"

          You didn't ask if it was art. You asked about welcoming it. I gave my personal answer.

          If you&#x27;d like my opinion on the &quot;is it art?&quot; question, I gave a short version here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=49821850">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=49821850

          I might add another thought onto that post, which is, maybe rather than not being art, it&#x27;s closer to being somebody else&#x27;s art? Where &quot;somebody&quot; is an aggregate of other artists. Of course that&#x27;s not quite right either. As I said in the linked post, it&#x27;s just a semantic argument, which can be fun but isn&#x27;t really interesting.

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