AI-generated Art is Ruining Authenticity

Reading upon Predictions for Journalism, 2024, published by Nieman Lab sparks some serious discussions about what media content has manifested 6 months later into 2024. An interesting quote I found from Javaun Moradi denotes that “today’s dominant online revenue model has consumers trading their attention for free content.” Especially on Twitter, where bad actors are prevalent and have “engagement farms” that further instigate controversial narratives is a perfect example of how people profit from AI. It is not impossible to think that there are already influential accounts run by AI agents. I remember when NFTs hit the market and caused an eruption of debate, mostly negative reviews on why “little works of art” are worth more than the works of a local commissioned artist. Now, whether it is on Twitter or Facebook, AI generated art frequently pops up on user’s feeds. Some artworks can be convincing; while others are clearly generated by AI, but media content will eventually reach a point where nothing real or done individually exists.

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