Educate Your Audience
Danielle Baskin, an artist, once said, “AI art might be
impressive, but it risks diluting the very essence of creativity that makes art
meaningful.”
Hi, my name is SkyVibes and today I will be talking about
the dangers of AI art generators and why you shouldn’t use them. Its likely
that at some point in your life committed a lot of time to produce something
you were proud of, such as a research paper or project. Well, imagine someone
stole that from you without a word. That is exactly what AI generators do. Serenity
Logan addresses this in saying “Artist’s face anxiety from being threatened because
their art at any time could be stolen.” AI Is an issue. It is an issue because
it produces the fear of copyright, misuse, and the concern of being unethical
to any level artist. Especially to the artists who display their art on social
media.
I’m also sure that while you were in school, you put a lot
of effort into writing papers or reports. Imagine for a moment that someone
took all that work and submitted it as their own, ignoring the fact that you
already submitted it yourself. Would you agree that this would be the case
where they have stollen your copyright? Copyright is made when there is a human
authorship. AI compromises this because it cannot generate art out of thin air.
“Instead” as Ganesan puts it “it scans its databases for copyrighted art to
regenerate “unique” art”. AI scans for artworks that took a lot of time without
the consent of the owner.
So then, if there is copyright then there certainly will
also be the unfortunate option and worry of AI misuse. Allow me to give you another
example. Instead of using your work to promote you and enhance your reputation,
someone misuses it in a way that undermines your value and now casts you into a
negative light. You’re probably wondering now; how would AI be able to do that?
Well Vincent answers this by saying, “AI art can create inappropriate or
explicit image through already made -or copywrited- art.” Anyone can use art
someone else has made and twist it to their desires with the help of AI. But no
one thinks how the detrimental impact their choices have to the original owners
of the stollen property. These images they create are shared online where
people begin to wonder why this artist would like any of these images when they
never did.
And so, with that being said and these points still standing,
would you also agree that AI is undeniably unethical? Allow me to have a final scenario.
Has anyone ever acted under the disguise of deception in a way that has harmed
your reputation? This is precisely what AI, with no ethical standards, does to
hardworking artists. While “some might see it as a tool” as Blog states, some
might also and do see it like a weapon.
In conclusion, I hope you have understood the gravity of
just how harmful AI generators are. Specifically, I hope you have learned of
the dangers of copywrite, misuse, and unethical abilities they possess. In
defending the value of human creativity, I challenge all of you to think
critically if making “unique” art from an AI generator is really worth it.
Thank you.
Works Cited:
Ganesan, Kiran. “Artists Are Hating
on AI Art. Here’s Why.” Hype Malaysia, 17 Feb. 2023,
hype.my/2023/315339/artists-are-hating-on-ai-art-heres-why/.
Logan, Serenity, and Catherine
Daleo. “Ai Art and the Detrimental Impacts on Artists.” Millennials in
Motion Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024,
mimmag.com/ai-art-and-the-detrimental-impacts-on-artists/.
Mullen, Chris. “Why so Many Artists
Hate AI-Generated Art.” Printkeg Blog, 23 Mar. 2024,
blog.printkeg.com/why-artists-hate-ai-generated-art/.
Vincent, James. “Anyone Can Use
This AI Art Generator - That’s the Risk.” The Verge, 15 Sept.
2022,
www.theverge.com/2022/9/15/23340673/ai-image-generation-stable-diffusion-explained-ethics-copyright-data.
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