[aenvoker]

> Did people complain when digital paintings became a thing?

Yes. A lot. All the same complaints. "It's low-effort cheating. The machine does all the work. It's soulless. Art requires a physical process. It looks like crap. It will put 'real' artists out of business."

But then, they also complained loudly when Impressionism became a thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gentle_Art_of_Making_Enemi... So, it's good to keep an historic perspective.

[mattkevan]

As far as I can see, the whole history of art is a long argument about whether something can be called art or not. It's always art

As a recent example, Tron was disqualified for a visual effects Oscar because it was all done on computer and therefore seen as cheating, instead of being recognised aa both an incredible achievement and a precursor for the next 40 years of filmmaking. [1]

Imagine the howls when the first film with significant amounts of AI effects is released.

[1]https://www.slashfilm.com/1177735/why-tron-was-disqualified-...