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New blog-post: "My brushstrokes against AI-art" https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1007/my-brushstrokes-against-ai-art
(artwork: a concept art for Pepper&Carrot episode 39; Wasabi young.)
@davidrevoy Thanks for writing up your thoughts.
Now I'm not a digital artist but if you allow me to extend it to creatives, I feel I can contribute a little to the conversation.
In my opinion, there will be a countercurrent to AI generated work: the human factor.
When I read up about design, I've learned that the industry is pretty individualistic: the art is the identifying factor of the artist.
This could weaken you.
Let me explain:
@davidrevoy There are industries that a knit tight. This year I've learned about „Silent Key“ databases.
That's a community of amateur radio operators. Morse. Each person had their significant „key“: the way they handled the device. So much so that the community could tell who's on the other end by listening to the signal.
I compare that to your brush strokes.
The Silent Key is a database of operators who passed away. Their key will be forever silent.
@davidrevoy I can imagine that if artists have each others back they could raise the tide for everyone.
Right now there is an imbalance between supply and demand. There are way more people who would like to use art and way too few people who could provide supply.
AI is „cheap“ (and unethical, no question).
So imagine I would approach you with a commission to something 3D like, you would not be the right address. But you might refer me to someone.
Add a small commission and it's win-win-win.
@davidrevoy Because to me, it's hard to tell the quality.
What makes a work original?
How do I even know what I want?
I haven't used any of the generative AI services, but judging from description they present you with a set of suggestions and allow you to refine the prompt.
Kind of self-service consulting.
An empathetic human might be more efficient. But human labour is expensive (rightfully so).
@davidrevoy It could be the other way round as well:
If someone approaches you with a gig that involves a cameo appearance to an existing work, there would be a phase to understand what is the expected outcome.
I have read a design agency blogging about using AI to „be wrong faster“.
Traditionally I would imagine the exploration would use sketches or perhaps storybooks.
But I can understand if a client would like to have more agency here.
After all the image is in their mind.
@davidrevoy From how I plan to handle the AI situation (since code is affected as well):
Build relationships and rapport to understand who's good in what and what they prefer to work on.
Then refer to them when I receive offers I can't or won't handle. And hope for reciprocal behaviour.
My „brush strokes“ are going to be comments in the code and documentation explaining the thought process and discarded alternatives.