Just saw my AI image generator hit 10,000 prompts

That number really made me stop and think. Everyone says AI art isn't creative, but after trying that many different ideas, I feel like I'm the one being creative with the tool. It's not about the machine making art, it's about me learning how to ask it the right questions. Has anyone else found their own process change after using one for a while?

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nancyjones7d ago

I dunno, I mean yeah you're learning how to ask better questions but that just means the tool is training you, not the other way around. Like @dixon.james said about his clog questions he's basically just building a script for himself so the machine can do its thing. Same with the image generator you're not really making art, you're just getting good at feeding it prompts until it spits out something you like. If the real creativity was yours, you could just draw it yourself or describe it to a human artist and get the same result. Feels more like you're adapting to the tool's limits rather than the tool adapting to you.

max_brown2mo ago

Read an article that called it "prompt engineering" and that feels right. My process is totally different now than when I started.

dixon.james2mo ago

Ha, that reminds me of trying to explain a clog to a customer over the phone. At first I'd just say "it's blocked," but now I've got a whole list of questions about what they flushed and when the gurgling started. It's all about asking the right thing to get the right answer back.

wade2502mo ago

My first real win was asking "what was the last thing that went down normal" instead of "what did you flush." That one change got people to remember the kid's toy or the cleaning wipe from two days ago. I keep a note on my phone with about ten of those specific questions now. It cuts the call time in half.