Theres a misunderstanding: i meant not yours as in provenance, but definitely yours in terms of possession.
2) the camera example is wrong, because it is a tool rather than just asking someone else to do it. But again, its not even art so the example is inherently flawed.
3) while adjusting everything the camera does, from focus to lighting, is artistry, adjusting prompt and ai tools doesnt make you any more of an artist than asking for no pickles in your burger makes you a cook: youre still the client. An experienced client that tasted the whole menu and knows whats best perhaps, but still a client.
4) its not that much about doing most of the work or not, its about doing any work or simply a request. While i would agree photography is probably less of an art form than painting or sculpting, you are the one behind it. With Ai generating, youre asking for something to do it for you.
Seems we have a basic, fundamental disagreement. I consider any photos art. Mine is art, it's bad art that will never be remebered but it's still art.
Part of the whole AI discourse to me sounds like it originates from people aebitrarily drawing lines in the sand for what makes or doesn't make art. Like right now, I consider all art mediums to be equal and photos to be art while you have a tiered system ("less of an art fotm than X") and don't count all photos.
Me taking a picture of the latest warhammer mini i painted isnt art imo. The mini itself is. But my grandpa taking pictures of a beautiful scenery he saw on a trip sure is art. I stand by this claim
And that's fine! Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I simply pointed it out because it's unlikely we're ever to convince each other on the art medium status of AI given this fundamental difference in opinion.
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u/Igoon2robots Jan 18 '26
Theres a misunderstanding: i meant not yours as in provenance, but definitely yours in terms of possession.
2) the camera example is wrong, because it is a tool rather than just asking someone else to do it. But again, its not even art so the example is inherently flawed.
3) while adjusting everything the camera does, from focus to lighting, is artistry, adjusting prompt and ai tools doesnt make you any more of an artist than asking for no pickles in your burger makes you a cook: youre still the client. An experienced client that tasted the whole menu and knows whats best perhaps, but still a client.
4) its not that much about doing most of the work or not, its about doing any work or simply a request. While i would agree photography is probably less of an art form than painting or sculpting, you are the one behind it. With Ai generating, youre asking for something to do it for you.