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> Why is effort a requirement?

That's how human brains work. People have an intrinsic need to sort, build hierarchies and prioritize. Effort spent is one of viable heuristics for these processes.

> Why should being an artist be a viable job?

Art itself has great value, if it weren't, museums, theaters and live shows wouldn't exist.

> Would you be against technology that makes medical doctors obsolete?

The analogy doesn't work. The results of a medical process is a [more] healthy person. The result doesn't have any links to the one performing it. Result of an artistic creative process is an art piece, and art is tied to its creator by definition.

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I think the result of an art piece is "wow that looks pretty cool / makes me feel this certain way". Human properties aren't required there. Sure, some art rests on there being human properties, but then AI wouldn't be able to replace it by definition. You can argue that AI lowers the discoverability of art that falls in the latter category, but I'd say that it's a solvable problem that can be fixed with better recommendation algorithms.

> I think the result of an art piece is "wow that looks pretty cool / makes me feel this certain way".

This is an expansive definition and thus not useful, because it would include:

1. Natural phenomena (sand on a vibrating plate is pretty cool).

2. Folk crafts (this hand-woven rug sure ties the room together!).

3. Advertisement.

4. Industrial design (this soap dispenser looks like a droid head, awesome!).

5. Drug induced experiences.

6. Art forgery and plagiarism.

Nothing in the list is really art. Rough definition of art is an intentional process (or the results thereof) of self-expression, and/or interpretation/modeling of reality performed with symbolic means. This implies intentionality and a conscience, which current "AI" doesn't have.

> AI lowers the discoverability of art that falls in the latter category, but I'd say that it's a solvable problem that can be fixed with better recommendation algorithms.

Theoretically it is. However, it won't be ever solved and implemented widely due to the lack of incentives and the fact that just replacing it all with "AI" is much more profitable and exploitable.

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