• Trikkitt@mastodon.social
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    5 days ago

    @BlueMonday1984 @dgerard as someone who lacks the skills to draw I’ve found it very helpful in some situations to create images way beyond my ability to create. So it does have uses, but I also know it is limited. So great for making pretty stuff but useless for accurate stuff. It’s just another tool that it takes skill to use at the right times. Sadly it’s being pushed as the answer to many things it is not.

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      4 days ago

      Going from

      as someone who lacks the skills to draw I’ve found it very helpful in some situations to create images way beyond my ability to create

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      It’s just another tool that it takes skill to use at the right times

      in a span of less than a paragraph. C’mon, it’s not a tool that takes skill. It’s a substitute for skill. Knowing when and how it’s appropriate to use AI for art is as much a skill as knowing when to wear a hole-ridden perma-stained Coldplay T-shirt. You could contrive an answer other than “never” but nobody will be impressed either by you doing so or actually wearing the shirt.

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        4 days ago

        @bitofhope there is a big difference between art and generative AI and I’d never claim otherwise (at this stage of development, and likely for a long time). But it is useful, but you need to know the limits. If it’s something professional I’d likely not touch it for many reasons. If it’s something hobby related… I’d give it a go. There is skill in being able to craft good inputs, and knowing what the limitations are of the system being used, and when you really shouldn’t even bother trying.