It's not about if the singularity will happen but about whether the benefits are going to be shared. I think it is a bit naive to believe that the singularity is going to solve all problems and not create any problems. Just because you can imagine the solutions does not mean effort will be applied fairly. In the future, sure, but there is going to be a transition period, and there will be people caught in the margins, as they always are.

I like this sub because I like to keep up with developments, I wasn't aware this place is only for those who drank the kool-aid.

Even with human artists there is a line that can be crossed between "inspired by" and plagiarism. Some AI work has fully cut and pasted actual artwork with a bit of embellishments. That is wrong and if used in a commercial way, may require royalties.

But that isn't the gut reaction people are feeling when encountering AI artwork.

The real issue is ensuring that man-made art is appreciated and that AI art is labeled as such. There will always be people who create art. With a singularity there are going to be many folks without work and they will choose to push paint around a canvas for fun. I think there is value in maintaining separation between man-made and Computer generated.

Personally, I also have issues with digital artists calling pieces "paintings". It suggests a certain medium has been used when it hasn't and the way an image is created is often as interesting as the piece.

The debate I see is about attribution not necessarily about the existence of AI art. There are many people sharing AI art without saying it is AI generated. It should be treated no different than any other piece of art, we expect a piece to be labeled with the medium and the artist.

As a hobby artist, I'm excited about AI art, but there still is something to be said about a piece that a human being has spent hours or days to create using their earned skill and talent. Things should be labeled as such.

Edit:https://www.reddit.com/r/lotr/comments/zeoweh/gandalf_paper_art/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Here is an example.