Having dabbled in AI art the past couple months, I think I've thoroughly plumbed its depths, and here are my final thoughts on the matter.
It was a fun toy to play with those first few weeks, creating "pure" AI art with only text prompts, but it quickly lost its lustre. It's just so low-effort. Sure, you can produce some cool imagery, but there's no blood, sweat, or tears in the final product, meaning there's no real soul, either. But I wasn't going to simply call it quits. I figured there were more experiments I could do with AI.
I've been trying my hand are recreating old drawings/collages I was never satisfied with:
These felt more satisfying to create. But if I'm honest, I like AI art best as background elements in my digital collages: