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Content Vs. Art—Transcending the Transactional, Part II
A continuation of my dialogue with writer Thomas J. Bevan
Below is a conversation about Content vs. Art which I began with writer and friend Thomas J. Bevan, which I began last summer. You can find Part I of this conversation here. I’ve removed the paywall from the archived post for those new to the topic.
A Dialogue with Thomas J. Bevan (Continued)
Luke: A lot has happened in the world since we did part I of “Transcending the Transactional” last summer. One of the things I have in mind is the rise of generative A.I. Have you come to think of the “art versus content” question any differently over this past year?
TJB: If anything it’s just entrenched my position further! The rise of generative A.I. has coincided with a personal decision of mine (which we can discuss) to opt out (as much as is feasible) of using the internet as a means of gaining information and staying up to date with world events. For me the internet as a source is something that you can no longer trust implicitly. Perhaps it never was. Virtually everything online is either obviously fake, potentially fake or is created out of motives which I believe to be fake, which is to say inauthentic.
