#Art
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Big Tech is replacing human artists with AI
The text argues that scaling laws will push advanced creative AI into Big Tech’s hands, making art, writing, music, and translation corporate-controlled and detached from consciousness.
Against Taste
The essay argues that taste is a modern replacement for patronage: selection after creation instead of co-creation. It contrasts this with labor oriented toward the transcendent, from cathedrals to modern art and AI.
Quitting Art? 5 Good Reasons Why You Might Want To Hang In There, From Professional Artists
The page gives five reasons to keep making art: listen to artistic conscience, return to basics when work feels bad, change routines when bored, keep promoting work, and use cheaper materials.
art
English etymology entries trace art from Latin ars and earlier roots meaning skill, fitting together, and craftsmanship. The page also lists many compounds and derivatives built from the same base.
Henry Miller on Art, War, and the Future of Mankind
Henry Miller connects war, technology, art, and social change to argue that history is fluid, mass systems are giving way to individuals, and creativity will reshape future life.