Literature
On AI, Its Users, Its Critics, and the In-Betweens
I’ve spent years watching the discourse around AI—especially AI art—twist itself into knots. And the longer I’ve been part of it, the more I’ve realized that people fall into a few broad groups: those who use AI, those who support it but don’t use it themselves, and those who oppose it. My feelings toward each group aren’t symmetrical, and they aren’t simple. They’re shaped by my own history, by the people I’ve met, and by the things I’ve seen—some of which were far uglier than any piece of “bad AI art” could ever be.
People Who Use AI—The Ones Who Just Want to Create
I used to think AI art was lazy. I’ll admit that openly. I had spent over a decade honing my traditional art skills—hours of graphite under my nails, paint on my sleeves, and cramped fingers from drawing until my wrist ached. When AI art first appeared, I saw it as a shortcut that undermined everything I’d worked for.
But then I met people who needed AI.
People with nerve damage who physically couldn’t draw
I've got a jar of diiiirt!!! and guess what's inside it 
using the famous LA face 
