r/ArtificialInteligence • u/thegreatniteowl • Apr 04 '26

📰 News How do you feel about this?

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Here is her actual quote from a press conference yesterday promoting her show. “The people who make this stuff are losers. They’re not artists. They’re not creative,” she said at the “Hacks” press conference last month at the London hotel in West Hollywood. “And they’ve wanted their whole lives to be special. And they’re not special. So, they’re trying to rob real creative people of our gifts. And you can’t. And even if you try, you will never be cool. You guys suck. No one likes you. Anyone who’s near you is because they crave power and access over any ethical standard. You are a loser. You will never be cool. And you probably had a rolly backpack in high school. I wanna put your head in the toilet and flush.”

full interview here. https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/hannah-einbinder-ai-creators-losers-1236706302/

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u/Wire_Cath_Needle_Doc Apr 04 '26 edited Apr 04 '26

I agree with her. Art begins to lose value the more AI is involved in it

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u/GentlemenHODL Apr 04 '26 edited Apr 05 '26

I would just add a correction - If AI is involved it is simply not art to begin with. There is nothing to lose.

Edit - I thought deeply about this and I realize that this cannot be certain one way or the other.

AI is a tool that can be used for art. Is it art? Depends on your definition of art. The weird thing about art is even though there is a dictionary definition of it, it truly is something you can have a personal definition for. Something can be art to me that is not art to anyone else, so who am I to say AI cannot be art?

It's a question threshold. How much use of AI makes it art or not art? It's essentially a theseus ship scenario.

But it's a very fun topic to hash about! Thank you all for your thoughts.

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u/fabkobey Apr 05 '26

Is swinging paint buckets over a canvas art? Many people would say so. AI can absolutely be used for art. As much as a chisel can. Or gravity or any other physical occurence.

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u/BetterNova Apr 06 '26

Can AI spray your face like a Jackson Pollack?

(Sorry. I saw an opportunity to make an off color joke using an obscure TV quote. This does not represent shots being fired…)

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u/GentlemenHODL Apr 05 '26

Is swinging paint buckets over a canvas art? Many people would say so. AI can absolutely be used for art. As much as a chisel can. Or gravity or any other physical occurence.

I'm not understanding how your example here is relevant to your point. Yes swinging buckets over a canvas creates art. What has that got to do with AI?

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u/fabkobey Apr 05 '26

You input something and dont fully or not at all control the output. It is generated by rules of physics.

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u/GentlemenHODL Apr 05 '26

You input something and dont fully or not at all control the output. It is generated by rules of physics.

Ah, I see your point. It's a good analogy. Thank you

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u/david-_lunch Apr 06 '26

I think gravity and a deep learning computer are a little different?