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Datasets as Imagination
Where AI differs is its interaction with data and rights. Unlike coding assistants trained on open-source software, most commercial image generation tools are trained on copyrighted work. It’s a non-consensual, extractive practice in an already-precarious industry. It’s always hard to put the tech genie back in the box, but I think this is a case w... See more
what sets a digital artist apart from the traditional artist - who wields a paintbrush or molds clay - is their ability to go full on meta, to create and/or create systems of creating.
however, this incredible power of abstraction comes at a cost: it makes the experience of the process unintelligible to the viewer. and yet, almost everyone, regard... See more
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