Yeah, it's still just a conservative, anti-innovation argument. It's no different than some arguments you could have had against electric lights (Taking away the jobs of those that used to light the lamps) or the arguments we see about moving away from coal (The miners will lose their jobs). Those are real problems with a transition but they are just an argument against progress.
If one wanted to make an argument against AI, or more accurately for artists, then it should be along the lines of "here's something artists offer than AI does not." If the AI can do exactly what artist's do but for cheaper, then we should move on like we have with every advance in history. If artists can offer something that AI can't then there's no problem for artists as they can focus on that unique aspect. Perhaps that unique aspect will be physical artwork which still needs a person to create it. Perhaps it will just be the prestige; like you can buy manufactured furniture from IKEA or you can get unique furniture from a carpenter.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
Yeah, it's still just a conservative, anti-innovation argument. It's no different than some arguments you could have had against electric lights (Taking away the jobs of those that used to light the lamps) or the arguments we see about moving away from coal (The miners will lose their jobs). Those are real problems with a transition but they are just an argument against progress.
If one wanted to make an argument against AI, or more accurately for artists, then it should be along the lines of "here's something artists offer than AI does not." If the AI can do exactly what artist's do but for cheaper, then we should move on like we have with every advance in history. If artists can offer something that AI can't then there's no problem for artists as they can focus on that unique aspect. Perhaps that unique aspect will be physical artwork which still needs a person to create it. Perhaps it will just be the prestige; like you can buy manufactured furniture from IKEA or you can get unique furniture from a carpenter.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~