Dr. Casey FieslerWhen it comes to artists and training data, I think there are reasonable arguments for and against fair use, but the conversations happening are not really about law, they're about ethics. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/12/artstation-artists-stage-mass-protest-against-ai-generated-artwork/
Mike Hanley@cfiesler seems similar to artists protesting the first impressionist shows in 19th century
Jeffrey P. Bigham 🔥🔥@cfiesler right. i suspect there would be similar reactions even if the training data wasn't in question, which may be where this evolves anyway. the ethical question seems incredibly interesting, e.g., -- why shouldn't new artists be allowed into these markets, where their skills with subject choice/prompt engineering/touchups/etc can be appreciated and valued?
@cfiesler "AI-generated art" is factually incorrect, IMO
@jbigham I think this is true; see also: the art show winner from the fall.
Though I'm hearing a LOT about training data, even if that's not the focus of this article. A lot of artists are really, really pissed off.
Apparently there were images coming through the Magic Avatar thing that still had garbled versions of artists' signatures on them.
Matt Hauger@cfiesler Have any of these objections been tested in court yet? Do you think protests against AI will gain political traction?