Prof G Markets · Friday, August 7, 2026
The podcast discusses the evolving landscape of AI, particularly generative text and AI in art. One speaker believes AI will primarily serve as a tool for artists, similar to how photography impacted painting, pushing creativity rather than replacing artists entirely due to the lack of human intention and lived experience in AI.
“Well, I think like the whole GPT-3 thing is really fascinating to me, you know, the whole generative text. And I'm also really interested in like, you know, AI in art and like, you know, whether it's gonna be a tool for artists or if it's gonna replace artists.”
“That's a really good question. I mean, I think it's definitely gonna be a tool for artists. I don't know if it'll ever fully replace them. I mean, AI can create amazing things, but it doesn't have the human element, the intention, the lived experience that an artist brings to their work. So I think it'll be a collaboration.”
“I agree. I think it's like anything else, right? It's a tool. Like, you know, photography didn't kill painting, right? It just changed it. And I think AI will do the same for art. It'll push artists to be more creative, to find new ways to express themselves.”