Holy shit, it’s 2023! Today’s first and only order of business is AI art. I hate to open up this year’s blog session about this misunderstood subject, but I need to throw my two green patinaed cents into the conversation. Mostly because I’ve had to deal with this topic brought up by obnoxious walking hemorrhoids chomping at the bits in the hopes that my job is now on its way to obsolescence. Sadly for them, this is not the case, so listen up, you rashy assholes, because I’m only going to talk about this shit once. The short answer is no; automation will not take my creative job. The long of it is that it just simply can’t. AI is just a mirror of the average of what humans have created. It can’t improve or innovate and requires a captain to steer the ship. It still can’t function without a human at the helm inputting a prompt; contrary to what these simpletons think, it’s not a magic button that says, “make cool shit I will like.” It requires imagination, a grasp of descriptive language, and a sophisticated understanding of the art vernacular. Creativity isn’t software or hardware. It’s a perspective. It’s an interpretation and synthesis of ideas and experiences. AI is another medium to express a creative idea, not a tool because we’re not on some John Henry vs. Steam power shit.
Personally, I welcome AI art. I think it’s going to fill a void that artists can’t, much like canva and adobe express, provide a solution to those who need creative but don’t have the budget nor care to allocate a budget for it. It will also be a good starting point for communicating an idea or pitching. I think it will save time in a production setting in the form of more efficient communication between nonartists and artists. Also, all you douchebags that want AI to replace artists will finally get a shot at making your tasteless birthday party invitations.
But most importantly, I hope AI becomes a place where all these people with shitty children’s book ideas go instead of DM’ing me on some. Please illustrate my book for 200 dollars type shit. Anyway, I’m off to make some art have a wonderful day.