My friend spent years learning digital painting. She developed a really unique style over time. Then someone used an AI tool to replicate her work almost exactly. She said it felt like a part of her was taken. All that practice and personal touch meant nothing to a machine. That’s when I got why artists call it theft.
Picture art becoming more about the idea in your head than the skill in your hands. Someone could type a fancy prompt and make an image that took a real artist years to learn how to paint. That changes what we even think art is for. It starts to feel less about human touch and more about who has the best description. My worry is we make art itself feel cheap and soulless.