A local art show in Austin had an AI piece win a prize and the room went quiet
I was at the East Austin Studio Tour last month, and a digital piece made with Midjourney won the 'emerging tech' category. The artist who got second place, a painter named Maria, had spent over 80 hours on her work. You could feel the tension shift in the gallery. Some people argued it was progress, others said it was unfair to artists who put in the physical labor. Has anyone else seen an AI win a prize meant for human artists, and how did people react?