AI Art: Friend or Foe? Artists Navigate Opportunities and Risks of Generative AI

Generative AI like Midjourney can be seen as a decline in creativity, but art has always embraced new techniques. AI won't replace artists, but facilitates creation.

This is the first time technology is integral to art, with web 3 allowing digital art to be monetized. Creativity is now vital to tech.

AI poses opportunities and challenges for artists - it enables fast creation but raises issues of authenticity and copyright.

AI art could lead to a more collaborative, open-source environment, but copying styles risks unoriginal work. True artistry lies in originality.

Personal branding will become important as AI generates vast volumes of art. Artists must connect with audiences in new ways beyond just creating images.