What makes art human

Art has been with humanity from the dawn of time. The first cave paintings were dated to be over 64,000 years old according to Science. From Neanderthals smearing blood onto stone walls to children scrawling with chalk in the driveway, art has followed humans, and humans have followed art.

So, like carriages came for horses, and cars for those carriages, will human art become a novelty of the past and AI become the precedent?

Most artists don’t think so.

“I think of it like the difference between hearing a musician performing a piece of music versus a computer doing it. Aside from the novelty factor, there is no connection to the computer. It could speed up the music beyond what the musician would be capable of, make no mistakes, play a lot more notes, etc., but would anyone care? I don’t think so,” Granov said.

Since AI art gained popularity, Granov’s opinion has remained constant.

“The same could be said about athletes. Do you care that a car can go faster than Usain Bolt? I don’t. We are dazzled by the new tech, but in the end, it’s just a soulless tool without the connection we feel to the human experience,” Granov said.