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ta8645 ◴[] No.33580501[source]
Artists are no different than all the people who tried to destroy the cotton gin or the automated loom. We're all going to have to live in a world where these technologies exist, and find a way to live a fulfilling life regardless. Just as chess players today enjoy the game even though computers have surpassed our chess abilities.

It seems odd to complain that computers are using human's artwork to inspire their own creations. Every human artist has done the exact same thing in their lifetime; it's unavoidable.

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1. varnaud ◴[] No.33580701[source]
>Artists are no different than all the people who tried to destroy the cotton gin or the automated loom.

Yes. They are angry that their labor was used to create something new and arguably more efficient, but they don't get a appropriate compensation for it.