u/-UltraFerret-

We know Antis hate on AI-generated media regardless of its quality because they see it as talentless, low effort, or whatever. However, how often do they actually think about the creator(s) of human-made content when enjoying it?

• When Antis look at art, do they praise the artist, or do they just enjoy looking at the art? I've looked at many posts on art subreddits before making this post. The vast majority of comments on posted art are them talking about how good the art is and how much they love it, without ever mentioning or talking about the artist.
• When Antis watch a movie, do they read the names on the end credits and praise them, or did they just enjoy the movie? They most likely leave during the end credits or wait for an after-credits scene to play.
• When Antis share memes they found online, do they think about who originally created it? Almost every meme has been stolen and reposted somewhere, yet for a group of people concerned about stealing content, they don't seem to care about that. Ironically, they do have a huge issue with AI-generated memes. So, one type of "stealing" is okay but the other isn't? I'm pretty sure copying an image 1:1 is more stealing than using it as reference for generating a new one.

What am I saying is if most people enjoy media without thinking about its creator(s) much, why is the lack of effort/talent on generated content a huge problem for them if the result is high quality? You see people online who have enjoyed AI-generated music but started hating it the moment they found out it is AI.

If they weren't aware it was AI until later, then they were able to enjoy the music independent of who made it and how it was created. Why can't people just be like this? People can appreciate AI-generated content without giving somebody much or any credit for making it. It would be as if a beautiful art piece had an unknown creator and people were still amazed by it.