Stay the course, all. Artistic endeavors and creation have never been easy. Now they will be difficult in new ways. AI slop will continue to flood the internet. You can use it to get ideas, which is the best use of generative AI anyway right now.
AI is a tool. It can be used to build or destroy. It can be used by artists just like a piano or a paintbrush. It can be used to tell the truth or to lie; for good or for evil. We will be tempted to forget this, but AI is meant to be used by people - so let’s figure out how.