Fuck AI

Now, if I told you that this picture was taken with a remote camera?

I would call you a liar because that is clearly hand drawn based on some reference images being combined or in a very unlikely case it could be staged. There is absolutely zero chance that it was a random image from a trail cam.

While it is possible that it could be an AI regurgitation of someone's artwork, that is far less likely because it doesn't have the weird AI artifacts that are common in something with that much detail.

Photographers frequently make art. They can also just take pictures that are documentation. Documentation via pictures can be visually appealing without being art.

You looking at that photo makes you feel a certain way. It has beauty. It is art.

A lot of art is ugly and doesn't communicate the same feelings to all viewers. Some art needs to be explained for anyone to understand the intent and meaning behind it. Even unclear and bad art is still art.

It’s the work and effort that gives the art the feeling.

On this we agree! AI slop can be turned into art with additional work and effort. The direct results from a text prompt are not art. People who can only create images using an AI text prompt are not artists.