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Robots vs. Lawyers
A problem in any discussion of “AI” is that the uses are so varied that it is never clear what anyone is talking about. Using AI to spellcheck is different than using it to generate the entire work, with a whole range in-between. At what point does it go from a tool that assists an artist to the thing producing the art? There will not be a clean li... See more
Lincoln Michel • Art Without Intention
A lawyer consulted for this book—a real one, they still have them—states that the relevant criterion is whether what you’ve asked the AI to produce is an original work. Almost anything you ask it to produce will be, because it will be a unique configuration of words.
Joe Smith • The Optimized Marketer: Writing with AI: Future-proof Your Talent and Position Your Business for a World Transformed by AI (The Optimized Self)
How Today's AI Art Debate Will Shape the Creative Landscape of the 21st Century
Alberto Romerothealgorithmicbridge.substack.com
Bianca Aguilar added
interesting tech-forward perspective on legality/ethics of use
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
While I'm sympathetic to many already struggling creators who will find fewer commissions and opportunities, I also think the genie is out of the lamp on this one. While there are probably some legal, technological, and social mechanisms to slow the use of these tools—I've heard of calls to boycott AI generated art—we cannot stop their widespread u
... See moreJason Shen • 131: How to Be Human in the Age of Generative AI
Jason Shen added
The same debates will rage about whether or not prompt based AI imagery can be considered Art, and will just as inevitably be relegated to history once everyone makes use of these tools to better share what is on their mind.
OpenAI CLIP • Infinite Images and the latent camera
Keely Adler added
The central lie behind these programs is that they are meant for artists. They’re not. We don’t need them and using them only hurts us. What our clients really need from us is what the A.I. button cannot and never will be able to give: a human expression in all its flawed, beautiful glory.
View Profile • The A.I. Lie
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