My cousin's AI picture for grandma really is art, fight me

Honestly, lots of people say AI images are not real art because no person draws them. But last month, my little cousin worked on a picture for our grandma using an AI app. She spent days typing in ideas and changing stuff until it looked right. It showed our family at the beach, a place we love. Some say it's fake, but I see her care and time in it. For us, it's a sweet gift that means a lot. We should not shut down new ways to show love at home.

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scott.mia17d ago

Questioning if we are making this too big a deal. The family story about the beach is sweet, but that feeling comes from your memory, not the computer making colors. The AI did the actual drawing part. It's like saying a store bought card is art because you picked it out. The gift matters, sure, but calling it art feels like we are stretching the word until it means nothing special anymore. The care was in the idea, which is nice, but the picture itself didn't cost your cousin any real skill, just some time typing. That doesn't make it bad, it just makes it a different thing that made you feel something.

xena_kim8217d ago

Honestly that card comparison hits different now. You're right that the typing is the new skill, and the care in those prompts is what made it special for them.

lopez.holly4d ago

Look, my sister made a digital collage for my mom's birthday using an AI tool. She fed it old family photos and wrote prompts for hours to get the style right. The work was in the vision and the choices, not in holding a pencil. It made my mom cry because it felt personal. That's the whole point of a gift. Getting hung up on how it was made misses why it matters to the people who get it.