The industry of portraiture dominated all painting. Photography destroyed the value proposition of portraiture by mostly invalidating talent and producing photographs in less time and more cheaply than an artist andthe photograph preserved the fundamental elements that were actually desired.
A substantial fraction of artists had to shift their styles or find new work and it is one of the major causes of the shift towards styles like impressionism or surrealism.
While you're right that using AI to write your stories isn't writing - just as portrait photography isn't painting - it is still storytelling. Those who think of elaborate ways to dismiss that this still leaves the human in charge of directing,... (read more)
The industry of portraiture dominated all painting. Photography destroyed the value proposition of portraiture by mostly invalidating talent and producing photographs in less time and more cheaply than an artist and the photograph preserved the fundamental elements that were actually desired.
A substantial fraction of artists had to shift their styles or find new work and it is one of the major causes of the shift towards styles like impressionism or surrealism.
While you're right that using AI to write your stories isn't writing - just as portrait photography isn't painting - it is still storytelling. Those who think of elaborate ways to dismiss that this still leaves the human in charge of directing,... (read more)