"I made this completely without AI" flex is a dogmatic dead end, argues artist
Merzmensch · x · 2026-11-14
Merzmensch criticizes the common artist posture of declaring "I HATE AI! and btw here is a work I did COMPLETELY WITHOUT AI," calling it bigoted and blinkered sympathy-fishing. "I don't care what you hate. I care what you do." He argues anti-AI dogma is a dead end that doesn't make the work any better — "Just do!" A snapshot of the identity anxiety roiling the AI-art debate.
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