A major shift from skilled to unskilled workers was one of the many changes caused by the Industrial Revolution, when the switch to machines contributed to decline in the social and economic status of artisans, whose skills were dismembered into discrete actions by factory-line workers. We consider what may be an analogous computing technology: the recent introduction of AI-generated art software. AI art generators such as Dall-E and Midjourney can create fully rendered images based solely on a user's prompt, just at the click of a button. Some artists fear if the cheaper price and conveyor-belt speed that comes with AI-produced images is seen as an improvement to the current system, it may permanently change the way society values/views art and artists. In this article, we consider the implications that AI art generation introduces through a post-industrial revolution historical lens. We then reflect on the analogous issues that appear to arise as a result of the AI art revolution, and we conclude that the problems raised mirror those of industrialization, giving a vital glimpse into what may lie ahead.
翻译:由熟练工人向非熟练工人的重大转变是工业革命引起的许多变化之一。 当机器的转换导致工匠的社会和经济地位下降时,工匠的技能被分解成工厂工人的单独行动。 我们考虑的是类似计算技术:最近引进了AI产生的艺术软件。 AI Dall-E和Midjourney等人工智能艺术生成者可以仅仅根据用户的迅速性,就在点击按钮时,制作完全成像。 一些艺术家担心,如果以AI制作的图像带来的廉价价格和传送带速度被视为对目前系统的一种改进,它可能会永久改变社会价值观/观点艺术和艺术家的方式。 在文章中,我们考虑了AI艺术生成者通过后工业革命的历史视角带来的影响。然后我们思考了由于AI艺术革命而出现的类似问题,我们得出结论,这些问题所引发的问题反映了工业化的那些问题,对未来可能发生的事情给予了重要的一瞥。