Robert Irwin on AI, through his experience as a wildlife photographer: “Not only does AI take away from the artistry of photography, but it also dilutes what is impressive.”



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    1. yucatanblaurabe on

      100%. Wildlife photography has lost its appeal just because you’re always doubting if it’s real.

    2. Ai “art” will always be a cheap, crappy remake of an original. It can think, react, or perceive anything. It can’t make art for this reasons and many others. A programmed machine can never make real art.

      A child’s crappy finger painting is infinitely more valuable than

    3. I recently chaperoned a bunch of 6th graders for a field trip to the zoo.

      The group I was with would watch a grizzly three feet on the other side of plexiglass, swimming in a pond and shout: “So AI! Sooo AI!”
      Something awe-inspiring is no longer awesome but more akin to something fake that it makes it hard to believe. Like one degree away from regular awe. So strange.

    4. Regular_Molasses5769 on

      “dilutes what is impressive” is such an eery but accurate way to describe this

    5. I was forced to take a survey on ai at work today and legit put “it’s destroying the environment which is destroying my desire to use it in a professional capacity” fucking flame me ceo I don’t care.

    6. I know it’s wrong to put celebrities on a pedestal but damnit if this kid isn’t just so wonderful ❤️

    7. Saturnrevitalized on

      Robots and artificial intelligence will never replace human emotion and creativity

    8. Accurate_Weather_211 on

      What Robert has done to further his father’s legacy yet carve out his own distinct voice is amazing. And he’s right, AI is crap.

    9. creakyvoiceaperture on

      AND with wildlife photos especially, it hurts research! There’s big drama in the birding community right now with AI-generated photos showing birds in situations that would be really fascinating for research IF they were real. It’s really trashing the data.

    10. Perfectly said! Same goes for AI art. Genuine human talent is what is always most impressive to me with any art form!