I don't see a downside for the artists losing their jobs because AI does their job better than them, sure it's bad for them but good for everyone else, a necessary sacrifice whenever a revolutionary technology comes out,(reply>), you miss the point. art is not simply about “ooh look at pretty picture.” the value and/or significance of an art piece is often derived from who specifically created it, why they created it, to tell what story, etc. It’s like telling an AI to write a love song. I have no doubt AIs will one day be able to write the notes and the lyrics as well as humans can, but people don’t just listen to certain artists because the songs are good; the person behind the song is just as important. that hypothetical AI-written love song, while perhaps just as good as a human-written one on a technical level, wouldn’t actually <b>mean</b> anything. the people who are trying to make AIs that create art don’t understand art.,(reply>), @Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis I have few doubts of the fascinating and beneficial uses for AI in even specific a niche as AI generated art, fundamentally that's not what I disagree with. What I disagree with is the idea that this potentially transformative and powerful tool should be the domain of companies who seek little else than ways to monetize it which fundamentally limits that potential, and on top of that if it is going to bring harm to the livelihoods of some people, then that should be considered very seriously before we dive headlong in to it.<br>Aaaaand for what its worth there have been tons of protests over technologies and their capacity to displace jobs, the industrial revolution was peppered with protests of what new industrial machines would do to the livelihood of the artisan, this is nothing new and no less valid of a concern.<br>Once again I am not arguing that we should avoid AI or even just AI generated art, but that a <b>lot</b> more care should be taken toward what effects it can have.,(reply>), @Fenris Waffles nobody is complaining about many modern technologies that made many people lose their jobs in the past, and I don't think that only the corporations will benefit from AI art, everyone will because everyone will be able to create art themselves without any barrier, art will be cheaper and more available, maybe in the future 3d models, and even videos will be also made by AI, the result will unlock new possibilities in video making and also in games ..etc, I struggle to see the downside, unless you're an artist of course, but as you said, probably not ALL artists will lose their jobs,(reply>), I don't generally wholly buy the AI generated art displacing artists thing for a fair number of avenues, but artists who make mass-produced paintings would definitely be on the chopping block, or any other position that creates mass-produced productions with little unique value. A bunch of art's saving grace is oftentimes its personal value, but some aspects are still at risk of displacement.<br>And, a necessary sacrifice to make people poorer for the profits of a lucky few? No society should function this way. Revolutionary technology can and does sprout up outside of the greedy clutches of companies, and overall it tends to be of higher value. The sacrifice should not be for a company to decide.