I’m sorry, I’m sure that article is very interesting, but I couldn’t get past the kerning after a while. It just was too distracting.

There’s an interesting thing there about the legitimacy of the artist.

Most artists and creative I know are rather comfortable with people disagreeing with them and the value of what they make because they understand the value of it to themselves.

I’m an artist and that happens because I make art, not because someone bestows the title on me.

I think the AI crowd is touchy because they dont get that. What joy is there when it is made for you? A prompt is not craft.

I think the main condition here is that he wants to be seen as a writer when he doesn’t write. He could legitimately call himself a storyteller, or someone who crafts narratives, but that isn’t legitimate for him. Instead he needs the validation of a title he doesn’t deserve.

I also wonder how he deals with criticism of the product. If someone reviewing his books calls the language clumsy, does he see that as his failure as a writer or the failure of the AI. The fact he will have to confront that is fascinating.

It isn’t my painting that sucks, it is the image I copied it from.