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It's just gatekeeping.

Artists put a ton of time into education and refining their vision inside the craft. Amateur efforts to produce compelling work always look amateur. With augmentation, suddenly the "real" artists aren't as differentiated.

The whole conversation is obviously extremely skewed toward digital art, and the ones talking about it most visibly are the digital artists. No abstract painter thinks AI is coming for their occupation or cares wether it is easier to create anime dreamscapes this year or the next.