https://preview.redd.it/hls8j0dp9n3h1.jpg?width=975&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d4f5d064848de9c150a1a3222e50b5af17ff6c35 There was a viral post on X recently that showed a painting and asked people to critique it. It had a fake “Made with AI” label on it, so most people naturally assumed it was AI generated. The reactions were pretty harsh. People said it had no depth, no intention, weak composition, and that it looked like typical AI art. Then came the twist. The painting was not AI at all. It was actually a Claude Monet painting from around 150 years ago. After the reveal, people’s opinions shifted immediately. The same image that was dismissed as “AI slop” just moments earlier was suddenly being called a masterpiece. That made me think about something I’ve been noticing in my own experience. I’ve been posting AI generated music and MV style videos on YouTube using tools like Suno and Musicful. A lot of the time, the reaction changes the moment people assume it is AI. Some people barely engage with the content itself and go straight into calling it low effort or just machine made. It feels like the label alone is already shaping the judgment before the work is even looked at properly. It makes me wonder a few things. How much of our reaction to art is actually based on what we think made it rather than the work itself. Whether people can still judge something fairly once they believe it is AI generated And if this kind of bias is getting stronger as AI content becomes more common. Curious how others here see this, especially people following AI or creative tools. submitted by /u/Nusuuu
Originally posted by u/Nusuuu on r/ArtificialInteligence