This is key. The unethical part is not the use of AI (which is neutral), but corpos taking billions in profits from creators using creators' own copyrighted works. BigAI currently feels entitled to simply take these works for their own use, without permission or licensing.
This isn't hard stuff. Adobe Firefly is an example of an ethical, safe AI-powered art product that has been trained on owned stock images, licensed content, and public domain content.
This is key. The unethical part is not the use of AI (which is neutral), but corpos taking billions in profits from creators using creators' own copyrighted works. BigAI currently feels entitled to simply take these works for their own use, without permission or licensing.
This isn't hard stuff. Adobe Firefly is an example of an ethical, safe AI-powered art product that has been trained on owned stock images, licensed content, and public domain content.