Creator Stops Making AI Art Finding It Depressing
moultano · x · 2026-08-29
Ryan Moulton reflects on his 2021 blog post 'Tour of the Sacred Library' and shares his subsequent journey. He continued making AI art for about a year but eventually found it depressing and stopped. He notes that while it was beautiful when sipping from the collective unconscious, it now feels morbid as it displaces the conscious.
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