"If Michelangelo was paid by the brush stroke": AI art cost debate invokes Jevon's paradox
akbirthko · x · 2026-09-16
akbirthko argues on X that billing art by usage (like paying Michelangelo per brush stroke) would have killed the Sistine Chapel — outcomes matter more than inputs. He adds that art should be as expressive and expensive as possible, and floats Jevon's paradox as a possible dynamic in AI art economics.
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