Jun 11, 2023·edited Jun 11, 2023Liked by Adam Ming
re: "The other controversy is that AIs that generate art are trained on the art that was created by artists, living and dead. That is the argument for why AI is bad for artists.. and I just cannot agree with that line of reasoning."
But how would you feel if your name was specifically used as a prompt, and someone made money off that AI-generated art without credit or compensation to you?
Here's how Greg Rutkowski feels about his name being used as a popular AI art prompt:
Here are some other illustrators (including living children's book illustrators like Sophie Blackall) whose names are even listed as prompts, without their permission or compensation:
To be clear: I believe that A.I.-generated art is here to stay and is not inherently Evil. It can even be a useful tool for professional illustrators, eventually. BUT (!) I do believe that copyright issues need to be clarified first, and artists whose styles are being used as prompts need some kind of compensation. I'd push for permission as well, but I think it's too late for that.
re: "The other controversy is that AIs that generate art are trained on the art that was created by artists, living and dead. That is the argument for why AI is bad for artists.. and I just cannot agree with that line of reasoning."
But how would you feel if your name was specifically used as a prompt, and someone made money off that AI-generated art without credit or compensation to you?
Here's how Greg Rutkowski feels about his name being used as a popular AI art prompt:
https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/09/16/1059598/this-artist-is-dominating-ai-generated-art-and-hes-not-happy-about-it/
Here are some other illustrators (including living children's book illustrators like Sophie Blackall) whose names are even listed as prompts, without their permission or compensation:
https://www.midlibrary.io/categories/illustrators
To be clear: I believe that A.I.-generated art is here to stay and is not inherently Evil. It can even be a useful tool for professional illustrators, eventually. BUT (!) I do believe that copyright issues need to be clarified first, and artists whose styles are being used as prompts need some kind of compensation. I'd push for permission as well, but I think it's too late for that.