Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Thoughts About AI “Art”


The cheap perfection of AI “art” is inferior to the flawed beauty of human-created art. 

Through inspiration and by letting go of all inhibition, anyone is an artist at anytime with any kind of media. 

AI “art” lacks unique  inspiration. It lacks humanity. It is like plastic plants: It may look beautiful and real. But it is artificial and toxic. 

There is no getting away from plastic plants. They will always exist. But real plants will always exist too—and those who cultivate them will be happier and healthier.

The above graphic is from an article about protests against AI “art” at  https://petapixel.com/2022/12/19/artists-stage-mass-online-protest-against-ai-image-generators/

Sunday, January 5, 2025

Update: Badin and the Secret of the Saami Sequel

The foundation is laid for the sequel!
I am in the midst of writing the final draft of the Full Script. With my time divided between a full-time job and part-time union official, this project is taking an exceedingly long time complete. However, I am working on it for 15-60 minutes almost every day. 

At right is an an obscured screenshot of the completed Introduction, Act I and last page for Act II as I work on them in Scrivener. Excitement is how I describe working on this project. The final two acts are already drafted and locked in an outline I made in Scapple (which I settled at its 8th revision).

The characters now visit me in my dreams on occasion.