The problem with the "AI is not art" crowd is that they're dogmatic and religious.
I can agree that 99% of generative AI art is slop. No question.
But you're really trying to tell me that when people use AI to assist with image upscaling—that suddenly destroys the original artwork?
Chris Trottier
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