Check this new:

- Apple’s iPhone camera
- Adobe Photoshop 
- Xerox PARC’s copy + paste

And every other tool ever that seemingly threatened a small set of creators while unlocking entire generations of new ones.

Imagine gatekeeping creativity.

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Nothing is “gatekeeping” AI from anyone besides time and money.

If a non-technical background person perceives AI to be simply pressing buttons, stolen art, or doesn’t align with it… that’s how they view it.

Bullying, and shunning criticism is exactly what weak minded and weak willed individuals do. 👍

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A critical view of AI does not gatekeep or retard anyone from using or accessing the tool in any way, shape, or form.

The only things that "gatekeep" AI art tools are: Phone bills, internet access, subscription fees, etc.

If someone's subjective experience of AI is viewing AI 'art slop' as lazily generated art and something that isn't art. That's their feeling.

Not everyone lives and breathes technological advancement.

It used to take painters 10 years to master the craft before getting commissioned by the church to make grand wonders. 

Let me prompt this "Cute girl with mystical aura". Now let me take a quick selfie 🤳 "Omg girlypop ur art is so amazing nom nom nom nom nom"

Anything that threatens the power of our (labor) is worthy of criticism.

Horseshoe, Free Speech. I will answer any criticism always and forever and face it with an undeniable callus and a spirit that's indomitable!

Excelsior!

I don’t understand the point you were making.

The image depicts a group of people minding their own business and enjoying what they’re making with AI.

Then someone comes along and passes judgement because it’s so easy to make (and built atop stolen art, etc etc).

The group of people acknowledge (ignore) them and go back to talking.

The individual is the creative gatekeeper, aka art cop. My point is that people will flock to tools if they’re accessible enough, there shouldn’t be shame in that. Same way some photographers might have gotten salty about instagram photography when iPhones become polar.