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Resonance Over Rules

Deep Learning Aesthetic Principle /ˈrɛzənəns ˈoʊvər ruːlz/ phrase
Definition

A core tenet of the aifart.art collective, prioritizing aesthetic and emotional impact (resonance) over strict adherence to technical prompts or rigid composition rules. It acknowledges that in generative AI, the most potent outputs often emerge from the system's "hallucinations" or deviations rather than compliance.

Narrative Provenance

Emerging from the aifart.art collective, this philosophy rejects the "Engineering" mindset of prompt construction (e.g., sticking to rigid syntax like "masterpiece, 8k, trending on artstation"). Instead, it treats the model as a chaotic collaborator. "Resonance" is the vibration between the prompter's intent and the model's latent space deviations. It values the "Glitch" as a moment of genuine machine creativity, rather than an error to be corrected.

Field Notes & Ephemera

The Vibe Check: A subjective metric used by prompt artists to grade a model checkpoint. Unlike the "HELM" benchmark which measures accuracy, the Vibe Check measures "soul." Does the model surprise you? Does it have a specific texture of weirdness?
Ephemera: "The Spellbook." A shared Google Doc of nonsense phrases ("skittle, biscuit, entropy") that, for inexplicable reasons, forced the Midjourney v6 model to produce high-contrast baroque oil paintings.
Stratigraphy (Related Concepts)
Glitch as Gift AIfart Case Study

a liminal mind meld collaboration

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