> Altman and his ilk believe they're the new Leonardo Da Vincis, but they're little more than petty kings and rent-seekers trying to steal the world's magic.

what’s sad is they don’t even compare themselves to historical patrons. Would we have Bernini without Borghese? Perhaps, perhaps not, but the genAI peddlers aren’t trying to grow artists and grow culture, they are trying only to grow content and sell it. It is a structure that is far less enriching for society than the patronage model.