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As an artist I am concerned about AI image generation

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114 points valgaze | 3 comments | 14 Aug 22 17:33 UTC | HN request time: 0.758s | source
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cercatrova ◴[14 Aug 22 17:44 UTC] No.32461248[source]▶
Title should be more like, artists concerned about Stable Diffusion AI model that makes images look human-made.
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antiterra ◴[14 Aug 22 17:49 UTC] No.32461290[source]▶
It also apparently copies the artist’s logo.

In a way, the “it just does what humans do but faster” argument is starting to follow the “a number can’t be illegal” trajectory.

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cercatrova ◴[14 Aug 22 17:54 UTC] No.32461342[source]▶
Either way I support AI art and AI in other fields. Just because artists are mad it's gonna take their jobs does not seem like a legitimate reason to halt human progress. It's just inevitable the way things are going.
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1. superchroma ◴[14 Aug 22 18:25 UTC] No.32461593[source]▶
Whilst automation in textiles, agriculture, etc. brought measurable benefits to society, this will have few as it stands. I can think of a dozen things that are worth automating before this. This leaves me suspecting that projects like DALL-E are gunning for Shutterstock's $500 million annual profit and that's it.
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2. orangecat ◴[14 Aug 22 19:50 UTC] No.32462329[source]▶
This leaves me suspecting that projects like DALL-E are gunning for Shutterstock's $500 million annual profit and that's it.

Do you think AlphaGo was motivated by a burning desire to discover better board game strategies?

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3. superchroma ◴[15 Aug 22 02:27 UTC] No.32465218[source]▶
Elsewhere in this thread, people celebrate AI for some reasons. I'm not so impressed by the tech when the goal is just profit without some sort of ethical upside.