{"id":1575,"date":"2025-11-18T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/scenechange\/?p=1575"},"modified":"2025-11-18T15:33:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T15:33:44","slug":"a-i-and-the-arts-i-use-it-no-one-cares-should-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/scenechange\/2025\/11\/18\/a-i-and-the-arts-i-use-it-no-one-cares-should-you\/","title":{"rendered":"A.I. and the Arts \u2014 I Use It. No one cares. Should You?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cHow democratizing,\u201d say A.I. experts. \u201cHow thrifty [cheap],\u201d says my piggy bank. \u201cHow could you?\u201d<\/em> say actual artists.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Needless to say, this is an A.I.-generated image. I have no idea what the deal is with the keyboard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I use A.I. for stupid stuff like the image above, although I\u2019m well aware that creating art in any form is not stupid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neither a graphic designer, photographer, nor other artist received even a penny for that fake photograph. It should be noted, of course, that before A.I., I might have either drawn something myself or chosen a photo from the Pexels, Pixabay, Unsplash, or even purchased an image from IStock, when necessary. I\u2019ve done that many times. The images are not always perfect for the moment, but they\u2019re free (except IStock, which is still relatively inexpensive), with the caveat that the users are encouraged to provide credit where credit is due. Not required, mind you, just encouraged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a terrible visual artist. My brain and hands seemingly have no relationship with each other, except for piano playing and typing. I\u2019ve never been good at making art or crafting, and in the past, have only managed to come up with ridiculous pictures like this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Phreek” \u00a9 2025 by Alan Harrison, like anyone else would claim it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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This is why this particular quote from Charles Pulliam Moore in The Verge<\/em><\/a> tickled me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Even with all of the obvious concerns about copyright infringement and job displacement that generative A.I. presents, a steady chorus of voices has been insisting that this technology is going to be the future of filmmaking. A lot of gen A.I. supporters see it as a tool that\u2019s \u201cdemocratizing\u201d art by lowering traditional barriers to entry like \u201clearning how to draw,\u201d \u201clearning how to play an instrument,\u201d or \u201clearning how to write a story.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever envisioned an entire movie that only used A.I., as Critterz <\/em>did in 2023<\/a>. Similarly, I might have guessed that someone would try, but I never expected Tilly Norwood<\/a> to seek representation for a career as an actress, given that she doesn\u2019t exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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