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AI art creators are commissioning, not creating, according to Steven Saus

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Steven Saus argues that using AI to generate artwork is akin to commissioning a piece rather than creating it oneself. He contends that even with sophisticated prompts, the user does not earn credit for the output, drawing an analogy to patrons of historical art. Saus emphasizes that this distinction is separate from ethical, environmental, or copyright concerns. AI

IMPACT Challenges the notion of authorship for AI-generated art, impacting how creators and platforms attribute and value such works.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a named individual on the nature of AI-generated art.

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AI art creators are commissioning, not creating, according to Steven Saus

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    A Very Specific Point About Those Who Claim To Make Artwork With AI Commissioning is not the same thing as creating. Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/

    A Very Specific Point About Those Who Claim To Make Artwork With AI Commissioning is not the same thing as creating. Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/va5wy https://s.faithcollapsing.com/ol7rq#writing #ai #ai-ml #art #visual-arts

    LINKS web.archive.org/…/a-very-specific-point-a… ideatrash.net/…/a-very-specific-point-abo…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    A Very Specific Point About Those Who Claim To Make Artwork With AI Commissioning is not the same thing as creating. Archive: ia: https:// s.faithcollapsing.com

    A Very Specific Point About Those Who Claim To Make Artwork With AI Commissioning is not the same thing as creating. Archive: ia: https:// s.faithcollapsing.com/va5wy # writing # ai # ai -ml # art # visual -arts https:// ideatrash.net/2026/04/a-very-s pecific-point-about-those-wh…

    LINKS web.archive.org/…/a-very-specific-point-a… ideatrash.net/…/a-very-specific-point-abo…
  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    A Very Specific Point About Those Who Claim To Make Artwork With AI Commissioning is not the same thing as creating. Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/

    A Very Specific Point About Those Who Claim To Make Artwork With AI Commissioning is not the same thing as creating. Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/va5wy https://s.faithcollapsing.com/ol7rq#writing #ai #ai-ml #art #visual-arts

    LINKS web.archive.org/…/a-very-specific-point-a… ideatrash.net/…/a-very-specific-point-abo…
  4. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    A Very Specific Point About Those Who Claim To Make Artwork With AI Let us be clear about one very specific point: You did not “write” a creative work with AI.

    A Very Specific Point About Those Who Claim To Make Artwork With AI Let us be clear about one very specific point: You did not “write” a creative work with AI. You did not “create” a visual work — video or still — with AI. (1) No matter how skillful and refined your prompts are, …

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