> My step-daughter is finally crushing it as an graphics artist and she is really pissed at tools like Midjourney.
> I asked her about it and she said "yes, they steal the artwork of real artists and generate fake knockoffs" ... and I don't think her opinion is invalid.
Creativity doesn't exist in a vacuum. New creations are based on long-term absorptions of existing concepts & discoveries, & the decision to advance or rebel against any combination of said concepts & discoveries.
The nature of the work will change to focus more on the final product, wherein humans still hold an advantage over art generation models in terms of errors in the produced artwork. There's the possibility that such errors will be corrected with the use of an additional model down the pipeline that's solely focused on correcting said errors, but they're not foolproof either.
There will also be a larger emphasis in some niches over the documentation of the creation of said artworks, as it currently exists in some niche circles I'm in. Reductively, it's the knockoff Gucci handbag problem, wherein the remedies towards it will be the same here:
- (Tech) Serial imprinting / rollover keys / embedded signatures for verification
- (Social) Shaming & ostracization of individuals that buy knockoffs
I'm hesitant on using the legal system to solve such a problem, as the way the current copyright system is set up, it makes it near impossible for a new artist to NOT step on an existing artist's style in some form or another, even if unconsciously doing so.
> I asked her about it and she said "yes, they steal the artwork of real artists and generate fake knockoffs" ... and I don't think her opinion is invalid.
Creativity doesn't exist in a vacuum. New creations are based on long-term absorptions of existing concepts & discoveries, & the decision to advance or rebel against any combination of said concepts & discoveries.
The nature of the work will change to focus more on the final product, wherein humans still hold an advantage over art generation models in terms of errors in the produced artwork. There's the possibility that such errors will be corrected with the use of an additional model down the pipeline that's solely focused on correcting said errors, but they're not foolproof either.
There will also be a larger emphasis in some niches over the documentation of the creation of said artworks, as it currently exists in some niche circles I'm in. Reductively, it's the knockoff Gucci handbag problem, wherein the remedies towards it will be the same here:
- (Tech) Serial imprinting / rollover keys / embedded signatures for verification
- (Social) Shaming & ostracization of individuals that buy knockoffs
I'm hesitant on using the legal system to solve such a problem, as the way the current copyright system is set up, it makes it near impossible for a new artist to NOT step on an existing artist's style in some form or another, even if unconsciously doing so.