wardApr 18, 2024
Let's stop using the term, "ai art," and start saying, "ai content."

They want us to call our work, "content," and they want us to call their junk, "art." No.
#aiart
Show threadDark Photon StudioApr 19, 2024
@ward I guess that depends on what you mean by "they". From what I've seen, it's largely nerds making pictures of "waifus", hentai, and Batman. But there are serious artists working with AI. Rob Sheridan for example: https://www.rob-sheridan.com. I also consider myself a serious artist. I do traditional painting, but I also experiment with AI generated imagery. Does that make us villains?
Show threadwardApr 19, 2024
@shanesemler My main thing is that I'm just not interested because AI can have no artistic intent... The final product may be interesting in some way... and the viewer may feel something when looking at it, but I'm generally interested in the human expressions. Typing words into a prompt isn't enough to qualify as human expression because ai is creating the image for you. If you want to do it for fun and you enjoy it, by all means, you do you. However, I'll call it content and ignore it even if it is somewhat visually interesting to me.

I'd rather look at something similar that was created by a human because they actually are putting their experiences into the work... even if the human is borrowing ideas from other artists... it's still the personification of their own feelings.

If we create ai that actually understands what it's doing... and can express things... then I may be interested, though I don't think it will make much sense to us humans... We anthropomorphize everything... But anyway... bottom line, do whatever you want. I'm only interested in the art that you create.
Show threadDark Photon StudioApr 19, 2024
@ward I get what you’re saying but what if I alter it in photoshop, does that make it mine? There are online apps that allow you to paint in real time and have the ai fill in the detail. Is that mine? You know what I mean, where do you draw the line?
Show threadViktoria D. Richards/Uddelhexe

@shanesemler @ward

Using fotoshop tools like any other medium is not "using AI".

Using an effect tool is not either, cause it does not change the nature of the basic illustration and the input, thoughtprocess and usage is completly controlled by the human. It is just a medium.

But if someone just draws half the background/character and tells the computer: Fill in the rest of the picture in the same style: that is "AI" use and for me that would be the line. Same for: change into style XYZ.

Apr 21, 2024 at 12:33pmWeb
Show threadDark Photon StudioApr 21, 2024
@v_d_richards @ward I don't agree with any of your points. The only reason any of this is an issue is because of capitalism. Artists are fighting the battles for big corporations.