{"id":9890,"date":"2023-02-11T00:01:21","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T00:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kevinbarry.com\/?p=9890"},"modified":"2024-05-22T16:46:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T16:46:10","slug":"artificial-intelligences-impact-on-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kevinbarry.com\/artificial-intelligences-impact-on-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Artificial Intelligence\u2019s Impact on Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Art is dead, dude. It\u2019s over. A.I. won. Humans lost.\u201d That\u2019s what Colorado State Fair\u2019s annual art competition winner Jason Allen told The New York Times<\/a> this fall after his work, \u201cTheatre D\u2019opera Spatial,\u201d took home the top prize\u2014a highly controversial win because Allen\u2019s work was created with Midjourney, an artificial intelligence program that turns lines of text into hyper-realistic graphics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a dramatic sentiment but it\u2019s one of many instances lately of the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) in art. Newly released tools boast the best capabilities yet and while they offer exciting capabilities that could usher in new techniques and styles of art, they also come with some trepidation. If anyone can generate art for themselves, will demand for artist-created work still exist? And where is the ethical line between borrowing ideas and high-tech plagiarism?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, experts seem to agree that AI is more likely to become a collaborative tool for creatives, rather than a competitor. But as evidenced from other industries, AI will almost certainly have a lasting impact on the art community, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Possibilities are Endless<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

AI-generated art has been around for years, but newly released tools have further democratized art by allowing anyone to create complex and realistic works simply by giving the AI tools a few well-chosen prompts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undoubtedly, AI tools are having a major impact on the art world. For example, they allow artists to create more complex and intricate works than ever. They are also helping artists to experiment with new styles and techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KBAA graphics director Liz Schnurstein says her team currently uses AI tools for composition inspiration to play around with an initial idea or concept, but stresses it\u2019s just for internal use and not for selling a completed art piece to a client.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s currently very fun to experiment with,\u201d she says. \u201cThe technology can create mind-blowing results.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For many artists, however, the excitement is tinged with worry: Could these tools possibly put their livelihoods at risk? For example, Shutterstock recently made a deal with OpenAI to integrate AI tool Dall-E into its product. However, digital artist Noah Bradley recently told Wired magazine<\/a> that, although artwork for some mediums might face competition, he believes the impact will be similar to the effect of smartphones on photography\u2014making it more accessible, but still requiring a professional touch to create powerful and complex images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schnurstein agrees. \u201cI think AI could potentially replace some design jobs in the field, however artists will evolve with the new tools and learn to use them to their advantage,\u201d she says. \u201cIf we could license the imagery it’s using to create the AI art, this could be a great jumping-off point tool for artists to further modify and enhance the work that we do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think people love the human element of the artwork and connecting with the background of the artists, as we see with our client base. If computers made all of the artwork, there would be less of a story behind the creations, and this would affect how people feel about the pieces, which is a big part of why people love artwork to begin with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Copyright Concerns<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Although AI has many exciting possibilities when it comes to art, it also has one big concern that must be resolved before it can become truly viable: copyright issues. Because the AI has been trained on billions of images, some of those are copyrighted works by artists, causing outrage from artists who consider this to be theft of their artistic trademark. In fact, three female artists recently filed a class action lawsuit in the US against several AI companies<\/a>, charging them with theft of creative ideas. Artist collective Spawning even built a tool called Have I Been Trained<\/a>? to help artists discover if their works are being used to train AI tools, and potentially opt out of being used in future training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“These companies have now set a precedent that you use everyone\u2019s copyrighted and private data without anyone even opting in,\u201d says Karla Ortiz, an illustrator and board member of Concept Art Association (CAA) to The Guardian<\/a>. \u201cThen they say: \u2018We can\u2019t do anything about it, the genie\u2019s out of the bottle!\u2019”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAA has met with government officials to talk about copyright law and works with Washington lobbyists to create awareness of the industry-wide issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A critical part of KBAA\u2019s work involves remaining vigilant about potential copyright concerns and providing proper credit to artists, and as AI continues to transform more industries, remaining committed to that practice will continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Although it\u2019s too early to know what the effect will ultimately be, the fear that artistic AI tools will displace artists and creative professionals seems to be unlikely. Instead, the new possibilities these tools offer could usher in new styles of art, just as new mediums have done for centuries in the art world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interested in discussing the latest trends in art and hospitality? We\u2019re ready to dive in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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