A painter asks: when an AI image moves you, where does the meaning live?
indianbull88 · reddit · 2026-11-12
A painter-started Reddit discussion: when an AI image genuinely moves someone, where does the meaning live? The author argues that human painting's emotional impact is two-sided—the creator chose and risked something, the viewer receives it—whereas with AI images the viewer's experience is just as real, but no one on the other side chose or risked anything. He asks whether that's a real difference or just protecting his own trade.
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