[gorkish]

> “I wanted to show that nature can still beat the machine and that there is still merit in real work from real creatives,” Astray tells PetaPixel over email.

Sometimes I don't really "get" the art, but everything about this is [chef's kiss].

[Zambyte]

Photography isn't real work from real creatives; painting is. All you're doing is pointing a box and pressing a button, the camera does all the work for you :)

I say this in slight jest as someone who does amateur / semi-pro photography. Yes, the barrier to entry to generative AI is lower than the barrier to entry for photography. Just like the barrier to entry for photography is (skill wise) lower than the barrier to entry for painting. That is completely unrelated to the high end / skill ceiling. You can use generative AI in creative ways. Just like you can use a box that instantly captures a scene with the press of a button in creative ways.

[tsunamifury]

Seems more like a professional basketball player dunking on a jr high after school leave to me.

[WalterSear]

Certainly - a jr high schooler who was talking smack.

[tsunamifury]

No just exists. Not talking smack at all

[aoeusnth1]

He got third place though - not first. His comments seem relatively self congratulatory given that context.