Hey there, sometimes I see people say that AI art is stealing real artists’ work, but I also saw someone say that AI doesn’t steal anything, does anyone know for sure? Also here’s a twitter thread by Marxist twitter user ‘Professional hog groomer’ talking about AI art: https://x.com/bidetmarxman/status/1905354832774324356

  • Arachno_Stalinist@lemmygrad.ml
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    6 days ago

    I believe the main issue with AI currently is its lack of transparency. I do not see any disclosure on how the AI gathers its data (Though I’d assume they just scrape it from Google or other image sources) and I believe that this is why many of us believe that AI is stealing people’s art. (even though the art can just as easily be stolen with a simple screenshot even without AI, and stolen art being put on t-shirts has been a thing even before the rise of AI, not that it makes AI art theft any less problematic or demoralizing for aspiring artists) Also, the way companies like Google and Meta use AI raises tons of privacy concerns IMO, especially given their track record of stealing user data even before the rise of AI.

    Another issue I find with AI art/images is just how spammy they are. Sometimes I search for references to use for drawing (oftentimes various historical armors because I’m a massive nerd) as a hobby, only to be flooded with AI slop, which doesn’t even get the details right pretty much all the time.

    I believe that if AI models were primarily open-source (like DeepSeek) and with data voluntarily given by real volunteers, then much of the hate AI is currently receiving will probably dissipate. Also, AI art as it currently exists is soulless as fuck IMO. One of the only successful implementations of AI in creative works I can see so far is probably Neuro-Sama.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlM
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      5 days ago

      I very much agree, and I think it’s worth adding that if open source models don’t become dominant then we’re headed for a really dark future where corps will control the primary means of content generation. These companies will get to decide what kind of content can be produced, where it can be displayed, and so on.

      The reality of the situation is that no amount of whinging will stop this technology from being developed further. When AI development occurs in the open, it creates a race-to-the-bottom dynamic for closed systems. Open-source models commoditize AI infrastructure, destroying the premium pricing power of proprietary systems like GPT-4. No company is going to be spending hundreds of millions training a model when open alternatives exist. Open ecosystems also enjoy stronger network effects attracting more contributors than is possible with any single company’s R&D budget. How this technology is developed and who controls it is the constructive thing to focus on.