

There is the argument that the person prompting the AI is the artist, using a tool to get their inspiration out of their head and into the physical world.
AI doesn’t generate anything without human input, and you often have to refine the prompt to get it to produce what you want. It’s just a tool, and we’ve seen similar demonizations of tools using new technology before.
Some people still don’t think digital artists are actually artists because they use digital tools instead of physical ones.



This is already a thing called Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, and it’s pretty great from an admin perspective. It has the potential to be great for consumers, but it never will be because big tech never does what’s good for consumers.
But VDI home computers, on paper, are a good thing. Less e-waste, your computer is never obsolete, you don’t have to worry about maintaining hardware, etc. Obviously not great for a power user, but for the general population it would be a good thing (if it’s provided by a consumer-centric company).