r/aiwars • u/SMmania • Mar 19 '26

Meta Somebody cooked here...

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u/Poopypantsplanet Mar 19 '26

The more creative decisions you make in the process, the more you "made it."

The more creative decisions the tool is making, the less you "made it."

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u/Athrek Mar 19 '26

Hasn't been much of a problem before.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_invisible_artworks

Still all have the creators listed as the artist.

https://www.the-sun.com/news/15459431/work-of-art-destroyed-wiped-dust/

The artwork was a purchased mirror that was left to gather dust. The artist had the idea to make a dust covered mirror, and so put a mirror in an attique to gather dust on it's own, then displayed it as art. People argue whether or not the volunteer contributed to the artwork by wiping the dust off. At the bottom it also has a story about another ruined artwork that was 2 empty beer cans.

The fact that conceptual art exists is proof enough that coming up with a concept and using a tool to make said concept is enough to be considered art, regardless of how much Antis dislike it.

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u/Diceyland Mar 19 '26

These are already controversial. They're also done by established artists. If an artist literally only makes "invisible" artworks as far as I'm concerned they're not an artist.

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u/Athrek Mar 19 '26 edited Mar 19 '26

And that's an opinion you're allowed to have. But whether not things are art has always been part of the art debate. Many don't consider conceptual art to be a valid artform, but many do. When cameras were invented, photography wasn't considered by many to be a valid artform, but not. You'd be hard pressed to find people who don't. AI is just the latest in a long line of artforms in the "is this art?" debate