As of this writing (late 2023), AI image generators have reached a level of sophistication that allows the users to generate images that are similar in quality to art produced by humans, using tools like Midjourney and Dall-E. Even as recently as mid-2022, these tools were either too complicated to appeal to the average user (e.g. Stable Diffusion) or produced bizarre, messy, or inaccurate results (early Midjourney). However, these large models have made rapid improvements in their outputs, and UIs are getting more and more user-friendly.
The incredibly rapid rate of improvement in the results is what really got my attention early this year. The image on the left had me intrigued, astounded, excited about the future of AI.āThe image on the right made me worry about losing work.I'm not the only one worried about this.āā
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-I think models should be trained on open source images and royalty free images - Adobe Firefly is a good example- I think existing models being trained on artist works should not be considered copyright violation- IĀ think an AIĀ model referencing human art is akin to a human student learning from looking at others' work- Artists can and do already copy each other
-clients who are happy with the current state of AI art were not the clients for me anyway (satisfied with generic solutions - vague/nonspecific needs - no need for customization - content with fuzzy details)- mailpoet example- artists will lose jobs- painters don't have as many jobs as 100 years ago- people who make clothing have fewer jobs- = technology has been making humans obsolete more and more rapidly and IĀ don't think art should constitute an exception- instead of trying to restrict technology in order to keep our jobs (probably fruitless anyway)Ā we should rethink the way we work as humans- IĀ don't think AIĀ will ever replace artists, any more than picasso replaced michelangelo... there will always be value in creating art, especially in smaller communities- I think this question shoiuld be separate from the question of how we work, and IĀ think people (more than only artists)Ā need to grapple with how we will survive with technology reducing human workload.- 2 hours per day?ā
