The Limits of AI Art: Why Gifted Friends Trump Impersonal Algorithms
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The gift economy operates on faith and community rather than strict reciprocity, so feeling "cheated" by a gift paradoxically misses the point.
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Gifts should reflect the creative talents of the giver; the AI painting seemed impersonal and generic rather than a product of your artist friend's creativity.
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Lewis Hyde argues that artists thrive in gift economies where art is communal, not a private commodity. Inspiration comes from outside sources.
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Truly great art achieves a universal quality by tapping into collective inspiration. AI art currently lacks that sublime spark and errs toward formulaic anonymity.
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You seem to have wanted something that reflected your friend's artistic gifts rather than a digitized puzzle version of creativity.