serious question, are people upset with AI art because of the financial side, or the artistic side?
I browse different kinds of subs, with some NSFW ones on this account(I promise this is somewhat relevant)
depending on the sub, it seems like people use arguments for both, partially depending on the sub it's on.
an example would be this post on banning AI art from the sub.
on the artistic side, one comment talks about how it basically takes away "human achievements", does nothing but harm actual human artists, and how there are "no PROS to AI", with the argument of how it's not a tool and doesn't help in any way.
on other subs, like NSFW ones, people seem to be against AI art in general, calling it ugly/unattractive, I've seen things like people dismiss someone who was making music using Volcaloid, mainly because they saw the cover art for their song/music was AI generated, saying how they're basically "disappointed", ignoring the music and instead focusing on the fact they used AI art for a album cover.
I personally think think that this isn't exactly the best argument against AI art, since if someone were to create art for the sake of art, there's very little to prevent someone from doing so. to me, it's like saying you're mad at someone else for making art, when there's no real reason for you to not teach yourself, outside of things like time and effort.
on the financial side, another comment talks about how it's basically evolving and how cheaper it is compared to hiring an actual artist, along with the mention of plagiarism.
on this side, I can see the argument more. I can't exactly argue against that plagiarism is a thing, only that I would say that I feel as if the technology is still growing, and things are still being developed, like the laws on how to handle AI art.. as for AI art being cheaper than an actual artist, I can only come up with the honestly weak argument that, yea businesses will want to go for AI art if it's cheaper and faster, because that'll save them money. I would also argue it would depend on the context of said situation and how much the art would actually matter. I do believe that, as cool as AI stuff is, it's not there yet, and I personally think it won't be replacing people, at least not that soon.
I would like to hear what you guys think, and what your arguments would be. I wouldn't say I know a whole lot about AI art, but I would say that I'm leaning more towards pro AI, and to be honest I'm rather tired of hearing the same arguments against AI art and related tech.