Are AI and art really that incompatible?

I asked an expert to weigh in.

I mean, is it, though? Credit: Astraea Goods

Among creative types, there is a pervasive attitude toward using ChatGPT and related software, which is: Don’t.

Within the the past several weeks alone, I’ve read takes that range from: “AI is the final boss of our capitalist hellscape.” “AI is antihuman and anticommunity.” “There are no shortcuts in the creative process, so stop using AI as a crutch.”