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by whatshisface 1307 days ago
>Who would have ever imagined that one of the first groups to be unemployed by AI would be artists?

>Jason Allen, a video game designer in Pueblo, Colorado, spent roughly 80 hours working on his entry to the Colorado State Fair’s digital arts competition. Judges awarded him first place, which came with a $300 prize.

I don't know, 80 hours sounds like a lot of human labor for something that's described as a replacement for human labor.

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But he could probably make the next piece in 80 minutes, if not 80 seconds.
Perhaps, if he completely omits quality control and tweaking. Most of everything ever artist makes is by their own standards garbage or rough work to be discarded.