to post November 29, 2022
Contributor John Scalge
First: a little quirk above, Generated by Midjourney from the prompt “Peppermint Kaiju in Gingerbread City”.
Second, some thoughts I’ve had recently on AI-generated art. I posted this on her personal Facebook account, but I’m reposting it here to broaden the discussion a bit. I wrote:
I enjoy playing with AI-generated art. Also, having many artist friends, I am apprehensive and concerned about how their existing art is being used for “training” in different ways, both qualitatively and quantitatively. Human learning, and how its use affects the lives of artists. More specifically, regarding the latter, the question is what works and how. Me The relationship with AI art influences real live artists.
It’s easier said than done here. The answer”, but there are actually some simple answers to how you approach AI-generated art and use it in your personal and professional life. they are:
1. Using AI-generated art for personal enjoyment or visual inspiration, or where I might use my own art/photography or Creative Commons licensed art/photography I think there is no problem. Make money from art, or anything that accompanies art (such as social media or blog posts).
2. In all other circumstances, and especially If you have commercial intentions or applications, or if you want to hire artists, seek out artists and commission art from them. Likewise, I tell art directors and others that my work should be illustrated/marketed by the artist’s art, not AI-generated (I don’t think so). Have Not because of the copyright issues surrounding AI-generated art, but still.)
As a small example, I have a ball that uses AI to generate holiday-related photos, but I plan to commission the art (or use my own photos) when it comes to holiday cards. Use an artist or your own photo. As a larger example, in the near future you may need to work with an artist for a project, but for legal, practical and ethical reasons, AI-generated art is not the way to go. there is no doubt about it.
Here’s the short version: Hire artists and make a deliberate, positive choice to hire artists (and pay artists fairly for their work. Not just because I can afford it, but because that should be the baseline assumption).
I think AI art generation is fun. Also, I think we need to realize that these images did not come out of nowhere. Sooner or later they come from artists. I don’t want my enjoyment to hurt artists I know or don’t know.
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— J.S.