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Re: Pikazo

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Post by tluyben2 »

GraffitiTim wrote: post #7

I wonder if this could be the beginning of many artists being replaced by AI.

I don't think it is possible to replace an artist. The definition of artist, that I could find, is recursive so that's the first problem with that.

Then the appreciation is subjective; to replace an artist you would need something like; 'I like Rembrandt but now I like this guy instead'. I used to like Jean Michel Jarre then Beethoven then Iron Maiden then Slayer then ... etc. I still like all of these and can get excited when hearing any of them. No one of them replaced the other.

So we might have MORE artists. Once we accept that computers can make art 'without' humans. I am fine with that, but this example is definitely not a very good example. To me it looks like fancy filters.

Re: Pikazo

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Post by elfyhat »

Rotten194 wrote: post #6
nness wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was just thinking that. Seems it might be based on the description. Kinda interested how they'd do it in a speedy way on mobile devices. Hope they didn't just knock-off the open-source code though.

the description sounds like they're running a server farm, not doing the processing on the phone.

Why do I have to download an app to use it then?

Re: Pikazo

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Post by nness »

elfyhat wrote: post #22
Rotten194 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

the description sounds like they're running a server farm, not doing the processing on the phone.

Why do I have to download an app to use it then?

It lets them monazite it in a way which a web-app might not.

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Post by pmontra »

GraffitiTim wrote: post #7

I wonder if this could be the beginning of many artists being replaced by AI.

Strictly speaking: no, by definition. However AI could drive some of them out of market. Example: people are buying this kind of human made art https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=dreaming+painting&tbm=... Why shouldn't they be buying these neural network made pictures? https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=deep+dreaming+neural+n...

Re: Pikazo

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Post by gravity13 »

tluyben2 wrote: post #21
GraffitiTim wrote: post #7

I wonder if this could be the beginning of many artists being replaced by AI.

I don't think it is possible to replace an artist. The definition of artist, that I could find, is recursive so that's the first problem with that. Then the appreciation is subjective; to replace an artist you would need something like; 'I like Rembrandt but now I like this guy instead'. I used to like Jean Michel Jarre then Beethoven then Iron Maiden then Slayer then ... etc. I still like all of these and can get ex…

> The definition of artist, that I could find, is recursive so that's the first problem with that.

Huh?

Re: Pikazo

#27

Post by tanakian »

well, photos do not become "incredible artwork" or "art" just because means of expression change.

there are photos that are considered to be art, without applying such effects. and there are photos that are not considered to be an artwork.

latter will more likely become more tasteless and ugly with those filters applied, while former don't need such filters in order to be considered the art.

Re: Pikazo

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Post by Sujan »

kidzik wrote: post #17
ins0 wrote: post #5

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for all who don't know about the submission months ago. http://www.deepart.io/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10511572

And now at http://deepart.io/ we have hi-resolution and the authors of the algorithm on-board. Thanks for mentioning us :)

You should add an explanation for the waiting time, queue thing. This was unexpected and also not really clear. First thought I could only get it by paying...

Re: Pikazo

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Post by Sujan »

elfyhat wrote: post #22
Rotten194 wrote: post #6

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the description sounds like they're running a server farm, not doing the processing on the phone.

Why do I have to download an app to use it then?

Because that's what users expect and it's much easier to create a usable user experience around photos, uploading, notification when it is ready etc.
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