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[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I think the "Je ne sais quoa" is the human element: art is fundamentally about human communication and interaction.

We can (usually) infer the meaning and emotion an artist is trying to convey -- particularly if given context. Even if we don't "get" what the artist is trying to say, we can come up with something an equally valid. Real art only "works" because of empathy.

AI generated "art" fails for that reason: you can't infer the thought process of a machine that doesn't think, or emphasize with emotions it doesn't have. As a tool it can assist with creating art, but the more heavily it's involved in the creative process the less meaningful the resultant "art" becomes.