I am all for supporting local artists and I feel that “handcrafted in XXX” products make great souvenirs when you’re connected to those places. Still, if some AI hallucinated me a perfect novel for my interests, or generated something I couldnt tell was manufactured or created by a master, I would happily enjoy it.

“How can I tell if this is slop so I can know to hate it” sounds stupid to me: good is good. When it comes to art / food / products, I want the best experience for ME. If I want human connectedness, then I’ll go interact with a human directly.

I can do without wasted water, power, and money, but in the abstract it seems to bother everyone on Lemmy to enjoy something a person didn’t make. I don’t have that hang-up.

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    That’s pretty interesting. Maybe the style A.I. uses just isn’t for me then?

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      5 days ago

      Idk, it depends on what you put in it I guess. I generally really like Bob Ross paintings but that one just doesn’t do anything for me. Potentially just an unlucky comparison?

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        I did some casual triangle tests with friends and family and they all liked the A.I. version of various Bob Ross paintings more. So I’m clearly in the minority here

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          5 days ago

          That is extremely interesting…

          Unrelated, I notice your posts start with no upvotes, not even one from you the poster. What’s up with that?