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by matheusmoreira 1168 days ago
> That's an assumption that has not been tested in modern times.

It's a fact as old as humanity itself. People will create because that's what people do. What isn't guaranteed is the existence of the billion dollar copyright industry.

> an artist could sell their painting.

Still perfectly possible to sell the physical canvas you applied paint to.

> the volume will decrease dramatically as people are no longer allowed to make a living to create their art

So what? That's a good thing. The market is filled with cheap art that's made just to sell copies, stuff that wouldn't even exist at all if not for the profit. I don't consider that a big loss at all.

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> I don't consider that a big loss at all.

And yet you're cheering on AI that will dramatically increase the amount of cheap art that's made just to sell copies.

So worst case scenario is just more of the same. I'm OK with that.