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@MartyFouts @david_chisnall Not a great comparison. Photography had /immediate/ scientific and strategic/military applications. Meanwhile generative AI doesn’t work without significant human intervention and probably never will.
From a material perspective, photography allowed people to create more precise images with less labor/energy than painting. Generative AI makes less precise images with more labor/energy! I see it as a major step backwards.
@sidereal @david_chisnall
Photography, especially in the early days, required significant human intervention. As recently as 20 years ago I would spend many hours in the darkroom to make a print.
In the late 19th century, a proficiency draftsman could produce a more accurate picture more easily than a photographer.