Several artists whose work Stability AI included in the dataset used to train Stable Diffusion are angry that they weren't informed, asked for consent, nor paid
Erin Hanson has spent years developing the vibrant color palette and chunky brushstrokes that define the vivid oil paintings for which she is known. Tweets: @fabiochiusi , @green_footballs , @carnage4life , @jackhealynyt , @tariqkrim , @douglas_eck , @advadnoun , @glynmoody , @rachelmetz , and @shannonpareil Tweets: Fabio Chiusi / @fabiochiusi : “as artists like Hanson have discovered that their work is being used to train AI, it raises an even more fundamental concern: that their own art is effectively being used to train a computer program that could one day cut into their livelihoods” https://www.cnn.com/... @green_footballs : I don't blame them one bit. It's like musicians being sampled and used without permission. https://twitter.com/... Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life : I can't see the moral argument that it's OK for a tech company to use your work to train their algorithms then charge money for the output without your consent or providing compensation. At least GitHub gives free hosting in exchange for training CoPilot. https://www.cnn.com/... Jack Healy / @jackhealynyt : Utterly fascinating article about what happens when AI co-opts your own style of painting, by @rachelmetz https://www.cnn.com/... @tariqkrim : Is training an AI on someone's work copyright infringement? We are about to know soon! https://www.cnn.com/... Douglas Eck / @douglas_eck : This thoughtful article by @rachelmetz addresses some tough issues and makes clear that the old Picasso claim that, “Good artists copy, great artists steal” doesn't easily transfer to computers. https://www.cnn.com/... @advadnoun : This article is really good — one quote stood out to me: “If images are sold that were made with the AI systems trained on their work, artists need to be compensated, she said — even if it's ‘fractions of pennies.’” Makes me think of Spotify, every musician's favorite site🙃 https://twitter.com/... Glyn Moody / @glynmoody : this is exactly what has happened in art for the last 2000 years, just faster... artists need to get over it and adapt. still plenty of ways to make money from their art - in fact, I argue generative art helps them - https://walledculture.org/... https://twitter.com/... Rachel Metz / @rachelmetz : i spent the last month diving into the world of art and datasets, talking to artists whose work is included in the dataset behind stable diffusion. it's fascinating, and complicated, and i learned a lot. (short thread) https://www.cnn.com/... Shannon Bond / @shannonpareil : such a thoughtful read on the knotty issues raised when AI text-to-image generators make art https://twitter.com/...