What sometimes gets missed when people talk about AI and visual art is that there is this assumption that mimicry of style can replace real artwork. But despite the fact that many of us see artwork on screens these days, artwork still exists in physical forms and it’s hopeful point of connection is personal, tactile, and multifaceted. Even a simple piece of paper with a sketch will always be better than a tool that primarily can only output to screens. Of course systems can be devised that bridge AI output to physical forms but in its dominate consumer form, AI…

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