I thought AI art was just a gimmick until I saw it in a real gallery

A friend convinced me to go to a small gallery show in Portland last month that featured AI generated pieces. I was ready to hate it, but one piece, a landscape with these impossible light beams, actually made me stop and look for a long time. The artist explained how they guided the AI with hundreds of their own sketches, which changed my view. So, does the artist's intent and guidance make the final image 'art', or is the tool itself the deal breaker?

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jackson.sarah11d agoOG Member

Honestly used to roll my eyes at AI art too. But hearing how much work that artist put in, all those sketches guiding it, that's a game changer. The tool doesn't matter if there's a real person behind it.

claire_ramirez2211d ago

Totally depends on the artist's hand in it... The tool is just a brush if someone really guides it. That Portland piece sounds like real art to me.