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by diego_moita 389 days ago
I compare the debate of AI in art with the rise of photography and fall of realistic painting at the end of 19th century.

Back then, the work of painters had one among many functions: to preserve people's image. When photography arrived the market for painted portraits vanished.

Painters then went to do what photography couldn't do well: colorful landscapes, elegant distortions, etc. But, above all, they explored ways of looking at reality that the photography couldn't do: impressionism, expressionism, abstract art, cubism, etc.

I wonder what will artists do now. They'll need to create an art that AI can't create. Perhaps more interactive art, like video games?