I think you're directionally correct, but overstating the case in a few ways.
One, as a not particularly visual person, even this example involves some skills of composition and perspective. If you asked me to do something practical, like creating an illustration to go at the top of a blog post, I would not do nearly as well as somebody with art skills, and I would take a lot longer.
Two, this is the beginning. In the same way that digital artists took tools I could use and got really good at them, I expect the same will happen here. What will a good artist be able to do with a solid workflow and a few years of picking up tricks? Given the opaqueness and quirkiness of models, I expect a person who puts in the time, especially one with a strong command of art styles, composition, and the practical uses of visuals, will be able to run rings around me.
Three, people are quite accepting of AI images right now, but they're novel and exciting and decontextualized from how we normally use images. That's a playing field that advantages the novice. But what happens once these images are no longer fun and novel, but boring and overdone? As we learn to discern novice-grade work from what real artists can do with AI assistance, I think our bar as image consumers will rise.
I think you're directionally correct, but overstating the case in a few ways.
One, as a not particularly visual person, even this example involves some skills of composition and perspective. If you asked me to do something practical, like creating an illustration to go at the top of a blog post, I would not do nearly as well as somebody with art skills, and I would take a lot longer.
Two, this is the beginning. In the same way that digital artists took tools I could use and got really good at them, I expect the same will happen here. What will a good artist be able to do with a solid workflow and a few years of picking up tricks? Given the opaqueness and quirkiness of models, I expect a person who puts in the time, especially one with a strong command of art styles, composition, and the practical uses of visuals, will be able to run rings around me.
Three, people are quite accepting of AI images right now, but they're novel and exciting and decontextualized from how we normally use images. That's a playing field that advantages the novice. But what happens once these images are no longer fun and novel, but boring and overdone? As we learn to discern novice-grade work from what real artists can do with AI assistance, I think our bar as image consumers will rise.