Don’t really know the definition of AI bro, but most people here would probably put me in that box.

How can someone not value the ingenuity and creativity behind a work of art?

Generative AI can for sure be creative. It can synthesize new information, probably similar to how your brain synthesize new information.

I really don’t care if some random blockbuster CGI is the product of an artificial or organic neural network. The movie probably suck either way. I don’t have an emotional attachment to things made by people whom I don’t know and who uses a craft or art which I don’t care much about. If my son made a drawing I will probably like it even if it looks like crap. And I would like it if he used an AI tool to produce something cool too.

You probably use lots if things without caring about if it was made using an “artificial” process or made by hand.

Also, likely you wouldn’t be in a position where you had the luxury to even reason about this subject, if automatic processing and artificials never became a thing. Everything in your life would just be about survival. Computers wouldn’t exist for sure.

For some reason you don’t like it when you’re aware that some “art” was made, using automatic processing or “AI”. And that’s fine. But don’t expect different people to feel the same. That goes for about anything.

Do these people not see or feel the human behind it all?

Speaking for myself, no. But there are exceptions. Like if something is made by a loved one. Though it’s because the object makes me think of that person, and if it was made specifically for me, I know that person care about me.

And are these really opinions that you’ve encountered outside of the internet?

I know few people who feel as you do. And the ones who do, usually doesn’t know much about technology and also haven’t given much thought to the philosophy of this subject. Also, the only ones I can think of, that share your feelings and are vocal about it, are hobby “creators” of “art”. My guess is that you’re part of a pretty small but loud minority and that you will change your mind when you’ve given this subject a bit more thought. If you can realize how you can utilize this new tool in your practice, you will provably change your mind quicker.

I do programming for a living and I think that AI code assistants are awesome and that they really boost my productivity. I can spend more time on the interesting and hard parts of programming. The tool would suck if it wasn’t for my knowledge, skill and final touch. In the hands of someone who doesn’t know what they’re doing, it will produce bad results faster (which usually is what junior developers do, with or without AI assistance).

Most people probably don’t care how something was made, as long as the final product is cheaper and/or of the same or better objective quality. Also, I think that most people are glad that they’re now able the produce their own content without having to learn the specific craft or art involve. I’ve had a good time for sure. Overall, I think this AI thing is a very good and democratic development in society.