Creator Economy - Will AI Art Help or Hurt Artists?
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That’s exactly how Jason Allen, an entrepreneur, created AI art that won first place in a recent competition. The internet exploded after hearing this news, with some claiming that Jason joined “a marathon and drove a Lamborghini to the finish line.” I’ve been playing with AI art myself and it’s mindblowing. Let’s dive into:
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Past sponsors include web3 and creator companies such as Polygon, Nas Academy, Acast, Highlight, and Manticore Games. Fill out the form below if you’re interested or reply to this email if you have any questions. What can AI art create?AI tools like DALLE-2, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion can generate detailed images from text prompts. Here’s a sample of what you can create: 1. Create images from textYou can create your city as a scene from a Studio Ghibli movie with this prompt:
2. Create images from rough sketchesYou can transform a rough sketch into a detailed image with this prompt:
3. Extend images beyond their bordersYou can extend the borders of images like the original Girl with a Pearl Earring painting using a few text prompts. How does AI art work?Here’s the “explain like I’m five” version:
To learn more, check out this thread or watch this video. To repeat the obvious:
As you can imagine, this has some ethical implications. Will AI art help or hurt artists?Here’s the bull and bear case: Bull case: AI will lower the barrier to entry for artists to create digital artBy letting anyone create art from simple text prompts, AI will dramatically lower the barrier to entry for new digital artists. AI will also help existing artists become more productive. For example, the AI Photoshop plugin below lets artists quickly generate an entire landscape from their drawing and a few images: Bear case: AI will hurt artists’ livelihood and plagiarism will be rampantExisting artists don’t get any recognition or compensation from new AI images that are created based off their work: @GenelJumalon Let’s pretend AI art didn’t exist for a second. Someone sends an artist a bunch of prompts, the artist does art and sends it back to the person who write the prompts. That person then enters the art into a contest under their own name and wins. That’s unethical. I think AI tools will help artists long termLet’s look back to the invention of photography in the 19th century (source):
I think we’ll see a similar pattern play out for AI tools:
One thing is for sure, AI is here to stay and will dramatically transform not just art but multiple industries (e.g., fashion, architecture, programming, and more). Creators should keep an open mind and give AI tools a try to avoid getting left behind. If you liked this post from Creator Economy by Peter Yang, why not share it? |
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