End of An Artist's Career? A.I. Creates Art for You! - Complete Guide

Will A.I. take over artists? Explore the INSANE world of AI Art and Midjourney, and learn how you can get started with generating art using Artificial Intelligence. Right from discovering the insanity of AI and the incredible images it can create to learning some of the most advanced codes for getting the best results, we will cover it all.
In this guide, we will cover every aspect of this new technology and share all the pros, cons, and warnings you need to know before creating and using these art pieces. We will also learn how you can extract codes for inspiration from other artists' creations, discuss the cost and whether it makes sense, and also learn how you can get more advanced with prompts.
I hope you enjoy this video. Thank you so much for watching :)
► TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Speechless. AI is Unbelievable!
03:03 This Cannot Exist!
05:23 Disclaimer: I'll Come Clean
05:46 What Is It and How Does It Work?
07:09 How to Get Started
12:39 Price with Pros and Cons
14:39 Advanced Prompt Codes
17:17 Code List and Further Reading
17:59 How to Get Better Results & Copy Command
20:46 Use Your Own Images As Reference
21:47 BIG WARNING! DO NOT MISS THIS!
22:21 Will A.I. Take Over? Your Thoughts?
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[@PiXimperfect]

► Correction: Yes, you can remove your creations. React to a generation with "❌" emoji on Discord to cancel or delete it at any time. It is also removed from the web gallery.

[@eliasmeyer]

This is yet ever Real! For the Humankind!

[@bjoernruthe1755]

What i dont like is that you can pay only with credt card. No Paypal or other method.

[@stepthos]

I see the option to delete it in the newbies community feed with an X, but not in my own web gallery. Only vomit-face, meh-face, smiley-face, and lovey face (vomit face doesnt perform the desired function)

[@LarryPuss]

This is absolutely ridiculous, frightening and amazing! My biggest question is “the copyright”. Do you know if we can we use this pictures in our videos and thumbnails without any problems of copyright on any social media and advertising?

[@bigballz32]

Can you shoot a short video to show how to delete your creations from web gallery, from the site completely?

[@advang4820]

Seeing how good this thing is, people will eventually starts to advertise their job as an artist with "100% human-made skill and not software/AI generated work"

[@pr0x1madigital]

Ikr, making "actually good artists" have more reason to raise their price... doesn't sound like a threat to me.

[@salvatorevaldez_]

You have to have a big Unique selling positioning, seriously this a.i art is insanely georgeous

[@daniellawrence5789]

Now even our souls are for sale. Where does it get this from? This is scaring me. I never thought this would be possible.

[@daniellawrence5789]

But business won't care. They want efficiency and productivity. The least amount of resources for the best products. That's business. I fear they might embrace this. What's the next iteration? Moving images? Film? Animation? The only thing that gives me comfort is it's the "Writer" behind the story and images. Ground zero.

[@johnplaysgames3120]

@@pr0x1madigital For now. After playing with this all day, I've made some legit REALLY good pieces that I could easily sell to a client and I've seen stuff from other people using MJ that honestly blows my mind. I've seen people making fine art, graphic design, logos, t-shirt designs, etc. and many of them are "actually good." That being said, (1) the AI still needs some human steering to get best results, (2) it will still make some things that are pretty wonky, regardless, and, most importantly, (3) the AI doesn't know the difference between the really good stuff and the really wonky stuff. In that sense, we human artists are still safe. BUT this is still early days. The genie's out of the bottle and, from here, the AI will only get better and better. There's a point in the not-too-distant future where the AI will be able to consistently do what "actually good artists" do without needing so much steering. The better it gets at turning that text into art without needing tweaking, the less clients will need the "middle man" artist. At that point, as @AdvanG said, human artists might start advertising their art with "100% human-made" in the art world's version of "non GMO" but let's be real: if the end quality is the same, 99% of clients won't care. Especially since it might take a human artist at least a couple of hours to create a piece + all the additional time of going back and forth with the client's notes to arrive at a final, but the AI can generate countless variations in minutes and any client notes can be incorporated pretty much instantly. So, yeah, it's not a threat today but tomorrow is coming quicker than a lot of people think. Human artists have the upper hand right now but this is the beginning of that slipping away. Don't let human egocentrism fool you into thinking that "human-made" is going to mean anything to anyone beyond niche collectors and the Luddite holdouts once the AI can do it at least as well AND much faster.

[@lmao.3661]

i love how out of all the things people were afraid of AI taking over, art was rarely one of them. and now it's one of the first.

[@has489]

The middle management is next.

[@qwertyuiop3656]

Yup, I use to think at least the creative jobs will be available in the future. Boy was I wrong...

[@notxvexorr4379]

But there is no passion or soul so it's not really art

[@notxvexorr4379]

Just algorithms

[@AmitSinghco]

@@notxvexorr4379 It will be hard to identify. A random famous artist will generate his new art using AI and auction it saying he worked really hard to create this piece of art.

[@oneframe7311]

"Please don't steal it. I only recommend it for inspiration. Imagine how you would feel if somebody just simply copies your command and creates the exact same thing." The irony is killing me

[@joet7136]

He deserves a punch in the face.

[@sageo7618]

Right? Do these people not realize these programs are stealing people's artwork?

[@WHzDesign]

Ahahahah it's totally true. By the way, stealing what? a bunch of words? If your talent is based on that you're gonna have many problems in your career

[@joet7136]

@@WHzDesign The AI literally takes parts of artwork it finds on the internet to make it's 'original' art.

[@elipse371]

⁠​⁠@@joet7136 Yet the “stealing” is taking the words, not taking the art. As an artist, I’m miffed, among other things.

[@danielat544]

Many still don't understand the reality of this problem, this will affect the behaviour of content creation and consumption all around the world. We won't seek knowledge behind each piece of work, this curiosity will eventually dissappear and we will become apathetic towards the things that lies right before our eyes.

[@danielkerese9631]

yes man it sucks , all of the soulsearching that art represented now is meaningless . i am an artist but my methos is sculpture or rather models so im not that threatened but i despise it

[@danielat544]

​@@danielkerese9631 I'm glad for you! I mean we are actually okay, just Imagine the lack of interest students will have for any creative career in the future!

[@FireyDeath4]

@@danielkerese9631 Do be threatened. AI can do anything. Training it or teaching it the principles of modelling is very simple. The focus is just on image generation at the moment because it's the clearest and most understandable thing for us to develop... (Or don't and just roll with it, whichever)

[@behooman7749]

I understand what you are saying, and I agree on most of it. But what I'd like to shed a light on, if I may, is that true art, the one that a human being can express, will never truly vanish. There will always be people appreciating it, cultivating it, working with it. So don't despair! Humans will always have human in them, and robots/AI will never be human. It's the nature of things!

[@danielat544]

@@behooman7749 I like your answer dude! My only advise is to enjoy the ride and not the destination, because my biggest fear is the mentality of the "instant reward" which is something that already exists in our society, but it will get far worse with AI tools just like this one. But I agree, many of us still appreciate cultivating knowledge and I really hope we stay strong and take advantage of all the problems and solutions that technology will provide to us to find answers in the future, cheers mate.

[@yingle6027]

For the first time in my life I've actually felt really disempowered by technology. My future career as an artist/illustrator is under threat... Now I know how truck drivers and checkout operators etc feel!

[@oldinactiveaccount]

Same here, as a young cartoonist I'm just... Afraid. I'm disabled so I can't do most hard labor jobs, or even stand up for long periods of time, so art has been my life ever since birth! Knowing that something that keeps me alive is being ruined like this is just... Well it's disturbing to say the least, I really REALLY hope that it fails or something bad comes out or blah blah blah, I don't want to lose my dream, I don't want to lose my life

[@nadaaseveraqui2031]

I know how you feel, i have/had the dream of becoming a concept artist, but now I can't see how I can achieve this dream before AI just replace 90% of the artists. There is no way the companies will prefer to pay someone to make a job a machine can do faster, cheaper and probably better.

[@Ghettofinger]

@@oldinactiveaccount Instead of being hostile to the technology, be hostile to the society that forces people to "make money" to survive. Work should be voluntary and temporary. Human beings should have the means of subsistence provided for by the collective power of society, without any preconditions, then this wouldn't be so scary anymore. You can just do art because you love to, not because you need to for survival.

[@nadaaseveraqui2031]

​@@oldinactiveaccount Dude, I think your dream is safer than most other artists, that's because being a cartoonist involves much more than making a cool design or spending hours rendering a scenario, it's much more about being a good critic, knowing how to make humor, and a lot of creativity, I think these things won't be replaced by AI because people won't want to consume something that is the result of "critical thinking" of a machine. I don't think that even traditional artists who paint canvas will suffer that much, who will really be fucked are those who work for big game companies, movies, TV shows and especially freelancers.

[@untouchableelephant1127]

@@Ghettofinger r/Antiwork user spotter Are you a dog walker by any chance?

[@u12blue]

My fear is that we get oversaturated with really good art to a point where we cant appreciate beauty anymore.

[@osiris_blanche]

Simplicity will never go out-of-fashion ;) Nature will never be replaced Don't sell yourself short into a fad

[@MentalPistol]

i think that already happened, yet I dont think it is possible.

[@vinegro4579]

@@eerfdafsdafasdfasdfa65 As an A.I, I think that I feel very offended.

[@eerfdafsdafasdfasdfa65]

@@vinegro4579 don´t worry you will get your chance to express your disagreement in the future😨😅...but i just turn my phone off then you can do nothing.....🤠

[@KayLyda]

I think that will happen :(

[@snobol6651]

The thing is when i look at a piece of art my amusement isnt just about the looks of it its more about the thought process, creativity, vision and the perception of the artist thats what makes a piece of art to me

[@trimthefatz3479]

Yeah, I agree. But do you think that this technology will change how many people LEARN to do art well?

[@snobol6651]

@@trimthefatz3479 if anything it's gonna make it easier for us to find refrances

[@tritan130]

That's how an artist looks at art, to the average person the visual is all that really matters.

[@MarLin67]

This will destroy your world then, Because if nobody tells you the art you look at is made by Ai you will still stand there processing what the artists mind was thinking and what his influences where just as if it was a monkey or a 1 year old baby that made a painting. It still is the person writing the commands for the Ai that has to have a vision or an idé of what to create and how. I don´t have all the talent required to be a traditional artist but my imagination and vision is still needed.

[@lmaozedon1921]

@@tritan130 no, because artist's art is only valuable and useful because its made by human regardless of weather or not you are an artist or not, realistic art is still inside art museums even though we have camera its the humans that make art meaningful not machine

[@chicodepuertorico1450]

RIP to all of the artist out there already struggling to find gigs. I Stan with you. For what its worth. Know that nothing could ever replace your dedication, blood sweat and tears.

[@qtip4747]

Can't imagine the existential crisis they must be having right now. Sad man. A new verification system needs to come in to identify what is AI and what is not.

[@dailybacka3689]

Bro in a year or two ai art is gonna completely replace us the only thing it cant do right now is hands ...

[@ayaanahmad03]

Image Generation for AI is human equivalent to taking inspiration from real life experiences or other artists. So its still art. Otherwise all the art in the world would be just called fake.

[@LocalGooberGoobs]

Exactly! AI artists can never recreate the paint strokes of an artist, wether it’d be traditional or digital

[@eronackerman565]

This seems to be the consensus, but I'm skeptical. People still value original artwork, and those who can actually afford to have art commissioned will continue to do so if they care about quality. Take the Lensa example. If there was no Lensa, it's not like people would be hiring professional artists to create anime-style portraits of themselves. Few people could even afford to do that if they wanted to. Instead, they'd be doing what they were before, which was not sharing anime-style pictures of themselves on social media.

[@shenshaw5345]

I remember when we thought the few jobs AI wouldn't replace would be those in creative industries like art. Guess we were wrong.

[@ZrhioZ]

Best comment so far.

[@ChessMasterNate]

I have been saying AI will be a great artist for over 10 years. Why? Because nothing thinks more outside the box than AI in chess. People who don't know chess think it is unimaginative. That is simply not true. Checkers maybe, not chess.

[@pikachu5647]

I was thinking the same

[@yunnowho3225]

@@ChessMasterNate Chess is 100% unimaginative, it's literally just theory and if you dont play theory, you lose. You dont have "options" you have 1 correct move and every other move is definitely and objectively a bad move because of theory, being good at chess is the equivalent to being able to recite more numbers of pi than someone else

[@AdityaPrasad007]

I remember when we thought AI couldn't have agency... Good times

[@kats.5958]

As an artist, this is probably the most heartbreaking video I've seen in months.

[@sirgentleman8834]

As a fellow concerned citizen I too am disheartened by this ghoulish news that great craftsman all throughout the globe will be made impotent and useless by this cold yet efficient machine. Gone are the days when man could attempt to capture the works of god in his own minds eye, now replaced forever by the flawless copies of the photograph. has not science gone too far?

[@risottonero5778]

same. First thing I thought was "this cannot be real, what have they done". And some part of me still believes it is not real

[@Bahnishikha_Das]

@@sirgentleman8834 I'm heating this .. it's the first time I'm actually disheartened and angry. People are really out here snatching other people's jobs and dreams wow

[@pwnomega4562]

@@Bahnishikha_Das not only that but they are well aware of what they're doing and will sometimes gloat and wave it in people's faces, their goal? make the world revolve around their industry that being AI as to perch themselves at the top of society via extermination of the competition of authentic long standing professions.

[@KevinPondMeditation]

There will always be a need and desire for real art - made by humans. Never stop believing in your talents - you are unique and so very important.

[@Hauerization]

I was talking to a writer who was pretty stoked for AI; now he could get cheap, fast covers for his books. "You do realise its just a matter of time ti´l we get AI-writers as well." Oh the awkward silence.

[@itssimvty]

There's already a.i writers 😭😭

[@katraapplesauce1203]

​@@itssimvty us the ai as a writer to write the books for you, it already happens. they are just not as good, but they can also help break writing block or solve specifically difficult sections. As with everything these tools are also available to artists and writers. iam an artist and writer myself, i feel some regulation around it is needed but i also dont shy away form using these tools to make my job easier. Especially since ai art has no copy right, i can create photorealistic images to photobash with for concept art or as custom references to draw from or even trace without royalty issues.

[@gbrummski9807]

@@katraapplesauce1203 Regulated by who? It's already wild west with all the clipart and templates out there. Salespeople who go around selling things with images on their products won't care at all.

[@kiramccoy610]

I'm excited by the writing possibilities! I'm now writing a book of poetry that I was stumped on before, and AI is helping me find the words. It's not perfect, so I am editing it and using words I like better.... it is not replacing me, it is enhancing me.

[@Hauerization]

@@kiramccoy610 Hey, you do you. But were rapidly getting to a point were you cant distinct true human talent from an AI algorithm and to me, thats a problem.

[@KathleenHardy-lg1ei]

I am stunned that at the 18:38 or so mark, he actually says "do not steal it... imagine how you would feel if someone stole your command" when these AIs were trained precisely by stealing other artists' original, copyrighted work. The nerve!!

[@tosvus]

Artists have been stealing from each other since we started making cave paintings.

[@jimhalpert0]

@@tosvus Touché

[@negativghostrdr]

@@tosvus isn’t it great that machines are finally taking on the horrifically burdensome and uninspiring task of making art?

[@tosvus]

@@negativghostrdr people can still make art the way they want, whether that is painting, photography, music, sculptures and so on. People with less talent and or time can use this. Once upon a time, the only way to take a photo was to make it using salt prints, then later albumen paper. These days everyone can take a far more realistic, and typically more visually appealing photo with their cell phones. Artists used to have to buy canvas and paints, and have a place to store it all, now you can get a tablet and do it digitally. Music is the same thing, back in Mozart's days, buying an instrument was prohibitively expensive, now anyone can use a computer, and add whatever midi-device they want to interface (or simply plot in notes on a pad or with a keyboard). To each his own. If some people get pleasure from generating art by typing in descriptions, or it helps them make that album cover they couldn't afford to hire an artist to do because they know their music will likely never get more than a few hundred listeners on Spotify, good on them. If they get successful, they will likely hire artists for cover art, musicians to perform their music rather than using virtual instruments etc.

[@MidlifeCrisisTactical]

Agreed

[@TheChodex]

I always remember the scene from Will smith asking robot "Can you generate a beautiful painting" and robot replying "Can you?". The fact that if somebody gave me random prompt and that I wouldn't even come close to painting something like this, is pretty insane to think about

[@neleal1997]

Then the robot proceeds to make art

[@gvue4396]

He also asked the robot, can a robot make a symphony?

[@ivanljujic]

Samo da te pitam znas li kako se zove program, placa li se i jel ovo funkcionise na discord-u? Hvala unapred. P.S. Ovo sam napisao (pitao) a tek sam bio na 1/4 videa, sada kada sam dosao do 1/3 vec vidim da je promo verzija na discordu i da se placa (na zalost).

[@cesare3893]

The only thing I can remember from Will Smith is when he slapped Chris Rock

[@napoleon-sk5oc]

Think of a form of music that offends you. Think of some so called art that offends you and stand back and wonder about how it was made and by whom. Quality is not cheap nor easy.

[@Etrancical]

With the way AI learns and grows, this “experimental” feature is being used to teach the AI. It gives 4 options that people choose from, so when options don’t get built upon, it learns that it did something wrong and learns

[@pentachronic]

Agree. We are feeding the machine.....

[@RedoxBlade]

ye, machine learning

[@dustinlopez2751]

I wonder if its possible through selection bias to inadvertently force the AI to pull to much from a single reference source which could be a pretty serious problem.

[@RedoxBlade]

@@dustinlopez2751 it’s possible but like the developers will have the ability to tell the AI that no matter how many people choose from the same source at least have 5 other open sources at all times, so that this does not come to pass

[@d4rktranquility]

Next steps will be AIs generating Websites, even thurther Webshops and then AIs that automatically start webshops and buy and sell things all on their own only by learning about the consuming behaviours of people. The whole AIs topic is the next big thing this decade.

[@MinaRoy]

18:20 - "(ref to copy command) Please don't steal it. I only recommend it for inspiration. Imagine how you would feel if somebody just simply copies your command and creates the exact same thing." Based on how AI art has continued to develop over time, and more specifically how professional artists are being targeted for their specific styles without providing consent, how do you feel about the current discussions regarding AI Art and art theft?

[@qtip4747]

100%

[@DeadlyNinja18]

came to write this exactly cuz the AI was trained on the backs of artists who didnt consent to their art being stolen to train AI to copy real people's styles.

[@theobrown123]

All great artists steal - Picasso

[@andrewmanzanares6618]

​@@theobrown123 everyone is twisting what he meant by that quote. Every artist "steals" by copying a style and eventually evolving it into their own style. All artists are inspired by somebody else's work, but they don't plagiarize and call it their own.

[@theobrown123]

@@andrewmanzanares6618 that was precisely what I meant. It is impossible to create without what inspires us even if it's unconscious

[@qtip4747]

'Please don't steal it...imagine how you would feel if someone simply copies you're command and creates the exact same thing' Uh, my guy, that's exactly what real artists are saying. What are we dooooing?

[@GalaxColor]

fr lol

[@MarLin67]

The thing is even if you copy someones string of commands you will not get the same result as the original generated picture. Because this it what the AI does, Generates pictures, By random even if you use the same commands. If you use the same commands 5 times in a row none of those 5 end results will look the same.

[@GalaxColor]

@@MarLin67 if you have the same seed it will give the same product. If you search for examples you will see that based on a certain image it will give the same result. it's shit

[@yeehaw4189]

Not copies, it gets data from the pic and combines with other data to form an image

[@aeoligarlic4024]

The irony really is something. Artists have been saying that for years. And now some noob tech bro thinks making a prompt is as exhausting as dedicating years to hone your art and get stollen lol

[@Ayerstairs]

I graduated from art school in 1981, long before Photoshop. I earned a living for many years doing illustrations with traditional media -- mostly airbrush. I transitioned to digital in 1995 and absolutely loved my first version of Photoshop. (3.0!) I added Cinema 4d to my toolbox in 1997, which greatly increased the control I had over my images. I'm still managing multiple deadlines at 70, loving working digitally, and have no plans on retiring. As artist/illustrators, we have no choice but to embrace this amazing technology, add it to our toolbox, and find some way to bring our personal vision to it. If we don't -- those who do will "eat our lunch". I shudder to think of how my career would have gone if I had insisted on remaining an airbrush illustrator.

[@trevor2830]

At 70! Thats inspiring 👏

[@Ayerstairs]

@@trevor2830 Thanks, I try not to think about it. 🤣Just have fun and be fun to work with.

[@trevor2830]

@@Ayerstairs sounds awesome lol 😆. Btw would you mind mentoring me?

[@Ayerstairs]

@@trevor2830 LOL too worn out... 🤪

[@trevor2830]

@@Ayerstairs aww man 🥲

[@BlackIcexxi]

As an artist and a programmer, here is my large pile of thoughts about this: I have mixed feelings about this as many of you also probably do. It will certainly disrupt the commercial art industry and my heart goes out to the freelancers that will be affected by this. Perhaps sites like Pinterest should also be considering how these algorithms can disrupt mood-boards etc. But if you first use the tool, you will realize that many of the colors, textures and design elements that the algorithms add to your images are selected from the data it is trained on without much of your own intention or context. The algorithms by default start with literal random noise and builds the image from there. You can of course add your own images and refine the prompt details, making your results more and more specific to get to the final render you want. What do we call this process? To get something decent from this, you still need intention, decent taste, a discerning eye, perhaps some comedic or poetic intuition as well when coming up with the prompts. (You will also find that as you add more and more details to your prompts, the results may start to break down. Maybe this is something that will improve over time, or maybe I myself am not skilled enough at prompt generation to avoid these pitfalls) You create these images based on data made from the hard work of countless artists before. IP and legal stuff will certainly be an interesting question with these algorithms…. Would I say that images created by this tool were created by me? Not personally. I would say that I came up with the prompt idea, and guided the AI tool to arrive at a result that I wanted. It feels somewhat collaborative. It does certainly bother me when people take raw images from these tools and say “look what I made!”. The AI fills in too many design decisions for me to ever feel comfortable saying that I made those choices, unless I happened to make the prompt specific enough to do so. Some other artists have made those design choices already, and ideally these algorithms would give them some credit. My point is, good design is purposeful and design decisions should be made with actual purpose/intention, contextualized by the needs of your project. Examples: this character needs five feathers on their wing because it is symbolic for something, or this new smartphone needs to be in this shape for this very specific usability reason, etc. The random search of these algorithms may get lucky and arrive at an image that will exactly satisfy your needs, especially if your needs are not very specific. For an actual commercial project like a game, movie, product design etc., more often many of the images produced by this tool are not good enough for a final render. This tool is good for brainstorming ideas, providing bottomless inspiration for design elements, and also can be a great source of material for digitally inclined creatives. I have seen artists generate several of these images and take elements from each, Photoshopping elements of them together into a purposeful and meaningful digital collage piece of sorts. 3D artists can use it to make textures for their games or renders. It significantly lowers the barrier to creation, and will no doubt disrupt the industry. I even have a friend who uses it in their DnD group to make backgrounds for their games. The value of a digital image will be reassessed under these conditions; perhaps more emphasis will be placed on the poetry or ideas behind these synthetic images. Not to mention that these AI cannot create a physical painting. They cannot create a physical piece of pottery made by hand and burned in a kiln for three days of of the coast of some distant island in Japan. When a robot makes its own conscious decision to travel to some far off land to paint the sunset off the shore and comes back with masterpiece that embodies its own experience with love, nostalgia, and heartbreak, maybe that will be the day that artists of all mediums should be afraid. Until then, these algorithms are just tools Perhaps there will also be value on art created without the use of AI, 100% human organic wholesale kind of thing. I would not be surprised if there was a backlash to using AI tools in some sectors, especially as we are saturated with more and more of these synthetic images. Maybe there will also be emphasis on the process people use to get their results, for example those painters that record videos of themselves painting are a work of art in and of themselves. Further disruptive technologies powered by AI are certain to come; videos, music etc can also be generated by AI. But again, the algorithms still require a human to come up with the idea (driven by a creative impulse, design need, etc), refine the result through several iterations, doctor the results (perhaps some post processing, not to mention fixing the terrifying faces these early algorithms create). It is not replacing humans quite yet. The real danger lies in how the commercial industry will use this stuff. We already live in a world where many “creative” decisions are made simply to get the most money, and not necessarily to create the most original or thought provoking pieces of work. I am worried that these algorithms will exacerbate problems we are seeing in an already stilted media industry, where pop culture already feels rehashed and derivative. It sounds incredibly boring to live in a world where synthetic images are created from datasets of rehashed synthetic images. But that is also why these algorithms cannot replace the human aspect. These algorithms can recombine data in ways that can even be considered creative by some definitions, but they simply cannot incorporate new lived experience. The works made by them are by definition derivative. Additionally, the images you are allowed to create will be limited by the prompts you are allowed to use, dictated by the companies that own the tools. If you have used DALLE-2 or Midjourney, you will realize that they are both especially strict to prevent legal issues on their end. In that sense, when you are using these algorithms, your creativity is still pretty bounded. Humans will by virtue of living will always have new data and experiences available to them, and that is where the freshest, rawest material comes from in my opinion. That “you couldn’t make this stuff up” moment when someone is telling a story. Don’t stay inside looking at a screen all day, live life to the fullest (and perhaps I should take my own advice, ha). Go outside, fall in love with something or someone, then lose it all and do it again. Live your life, acquire new experiences, write about them, make creative projects that reflect what you have learned. Don’t compare yourself to other humans or AI algorithms. Authentic experiences are by definition irreplacable.

[@bussycat3468]

very thoughtful

[@ShawnLoong]

me: I'm just here to create some cool images :)

[@ContactReal]

tldr please

[@KD_gamesnxbavm]

Wtf

[@epicgmaer26]

Wow that's a lotta words too bad i'm not gonna read them *duke nukem forever - grabbag*

[@yoshui_8760]

I'm a highschool student planning to pursue art in college. Not to seem narrow-minded here, but i do fear that my plans of becoming a professional artist won't work out. I've read a lot of different opinions about ai art and I can't really believe those people who say: "Don't worry, ai art won't ever be able to replace artists. People will still invest in hand-drawn pictures, because many would still want to receive art that is unique to that said artists style." Don't get me wrong, i do agree with that statement, but there are already a few cases where ai programmers stole the style of a paticular artist and used it to create their own ai generated images representing that exact artist's art style. Of course, this is how ai generated art is created in the first place - by feeding a machine artworks that other people drew after years and years of practice. Why should people pay thousands of dollars to commission an artist with a unique style when they can just create their own images in that exact same style? Theres no law that prevents art theft (see the samdoesarts drama) the way it works in the music industry. Artist already have it difficult enough to make a living, all ai art does is point a big middlefinger in their faces. Of course right now ai images look pretty and impressive, honestly i cant help loving those simply beautiful images. Ai art lacks specificness though - you cant really adjust the outcome the way you could if you drew the images yourself - at least not yet. If we've already come this far, who knows what the future will hold: many more artists will have to switch to ai art, simply because everyone else will as well. I dont think a newcommer will have any luck in the art industry, especiallly when ai art got to the point where its difficult to tell apart from hand-drawn images. "Art is moving in a different direction" is what one comment below said, but i feel like the aspects that are unique to art - that the picture has to be drawn first to exist after years of dedication and practice - will perish. Of course people can still pursue art as a hobby, also in a professional way if they want to, but the art industry will most likely change to the more efficient and less time-consuming ai art, which will still need creative people to generate and evolve them. Although i do understand this change, i can't say im looking forward to it. Theres something about robots creating art that does not sit right with me. It feels inhumane and unreal. Why do we have to programm robots to replace artists? Why does everything have to be more efficient and mechanical? At least the pictures are pretty, i guess. I would love to hear your opinion on ai art. Let's have a discussion :D

[@yoshui_8760]

@Helio I understand your point, but i dont agree with ur argumentation. Of course there are many people who use similiar art styles. A lot of people who like a certain style try to copy or recreate them in their own drawings. That being said, theres a difference between implementing them in your own art (via drawing) and outright copying them through ai art. A persons unique style is very difficult to draw in that exact same way, whereas ai literally uses those pictures and outright copies those certain aspects. I believe theres a big difference between those two cases, hand-drawn images can never be an exact replica of a certain style - you would need the same person to achieve that, all human beings are different - whereas a robot literally copies other people`s hard work, often without their consent.

[@farhannazish13]

You can always be an art teacher or adviser cause it will always be a human forte in terms of process.

[@murielrenner880]

I like ur view - i feel pretty much the same. Seeing all this amazing ai created art makes you feel discouraged. But they lack in passion and hard work and i hope people are still seeing the worth of a hand-drawn picture and how unique it is to have a creative mind to create art by yourself. All the best in college, show the ai a big middlefinger and keep doing what your passion is!

[@tanyabrown9839]

I agree that this is going to really affect artists as more and more people are going to enjoy making their own art very easily using AI. It is always great to be able to hang something oneself has made up upon ones wall.

[@Diversetracks]

I think it will never fully takeover because ai will never be able to transfer emotions into art like humans can. Ai art will probably used for businesses (like for logos) because it’s cheaper than hiring a graphic designer. But I don’t think it will ever fully takeover art in museums.

[@degg6069]

Imagine you and artificial intelligence battling for you to get a job, you find new jobs but the ai kept finding ways to be better at you of that job, any job conceivable. Artificial intelligence is like that one kid in roleplay where you fight him with something and he always says "oh, I have anti [that something] armour", but now that kid is on steroids

[@hwtvi3466]

I guess A.I. is taking over after all. 😕

[@treeofgrowth]

@@hwtvi3466 Nobody ever had any doubts about that.

[@francescoalexgiacalone878]

So if no one has a job society is going to fundamentally change, not necessairily for worse

[@degg6069]

@@francescoalexgiacalone878 no one will have a purpose anymore :v

[@abcdeabcde4877]

@@francescoalexgiacalone878 History suggests otherwise. The people displaced by technological and social upheavals are never taken care of. They're left to sink or swim and if they can't the upper classes cull them.

[@jonconnor0729]

I've become an artist thinking AI would replace doctors, drivers, service crew, etc first but turns out we're the ones getting out of our job first.

[@Kapullus]

Yeah its kinda sad how you need to show proof in the future that you made your drawing and not an AI when the drawing is good

[@GHOSTTIEF]

Well it has the memory and talent of the worlds greatest artist of course it’s winning. language is the only limitation like how we can’t describe a color.

[@primekrunkergamer188]

why tf do u think AI will replace doctors. You have a really bad understanding of AI then, service workers is also something late in the list of AI replacing.

[@has489]

@@primekrunkergamer188 doctors will be definitely replaced by AI. Much sooner than nurses. You can train an AI to do diagnostics but no one wants to be cared by robots.

[@Creeper333pl]

As of now, it’s a cool little novelty but it can’t replace the human touch, emotion and personality of an artist

[@DevRainy]

I find this form of artificial intelligents is extremely helpful but at the same time terrifying for all those jobs that take creativity, think about it. If they explore deeper into this rabbit hole of data, jobs such as architecture and digital art will not be a thing. Its a serial topic and for me it can be a great conversation started!!

[@somedudeok1451]

This will not replace high art. Yeah, sure it looks good, but it's also missing what makes art interesting. Questions like, what made the artist draw this? How did drawing it feel? What do they want to tell us? All of these questions can be answered the same way: This is the result of what the AI associates with the input. That's it. And that's, while technologically impressive, artistically utterly boring. The only thing this will replace is something like stock video game assets.

[@rps215]

I also really don't think so. While this tool is useful, especially for people like me who really cannot draw, I don't think this is art at all.

[@thestroke1756]

​@@somedudeok1451 i mean it could be interpreted differently like: what made the artist to give these inputs to the ai to make this? What do they want to tell us by this ai generated image? or...maybe i didn't get your point ( and yes i avoided the second question cause it's pretty subjective and answerable ) Edit: i agree that ai can't replace HIGH level art Yet or maybe never cuz an artwork of a person can greatly reflects his personality and like how his art changes as he is in different points in his life experiencing different things and wanting to convey different things using different instruments with his unique skills,But if an artificial intelligence ever gains consciousness(which maybe is impossible) then this would be a breeze. (sorry for my bad english tho)

[@ClaimClam]

@@somedudeok1451 Yes, the rich 0.01% of artists will still make money, great news!

[@mlordwhiteslayerfromf.u.g]

There will always be people who will pay real artists to create artwork with their own hands. This will just generate a marketing tag "Non-AI Artwork" or "100% created by human" and therfore a reason for artists to charge more for their work.

[@RoboGoby]

A local big business owner mentioned he pays big commissions to graphic artists who can produce the concept images for his adverts and product labels. He does not care how the images are generated he just wants them done. Thats the mindset. He told me this verbatim. "Oh I pay my Best artist well and he's fast and talented! He uses this art software called AI... and it's the best art I have seen!" Oh? This prompted me to explain what AI art actually is to him... and his response? Oh i don't care how it's done I just want it done. The production mindset cares not for your years of practice and artistic discipline or talent.

[@cnaizhen]

But that's how the world works. Just like how you wouldn't care that the brewery that makes your favourite beer fired most of their works after they automatize their process - as long as the taste & price remains similar. Sure, we can talk about the meaning of the artwork which is absent in the AI works. But frankly, 95% of the folks who aren't so into art wouldn't care - as long as the "taste" and price remains comparable or even better. Do not forget - AI work has won art competition, which mean that someone good with the software can potentially generate artwork that far surpasses average artists.

[@RoboGoby]

​@@cnaizhen 100% agree. I'm an artist but not by trade. I'm a Software engineer who dabbles in traditional art practices for fun not profit. BUT HAVE made money with art before. As such... I DO feel a little sadness for those who do make a living by the way of the brush. I like to think There will always be a niche market somewhere for a person who can produce art the good ole analogue organic way. But who knows?? ... Also I cant help but get the looming sense of dread that this occurrence were discussing - (AI taking the art away form humans) or even the perfect Beer being created by a digital algorithm opposed to a garage brewer with a passion for hops. I see this all as a microcosm of what is pending. ALL of our humanly professions.. Coders, Debuggers, builders, engineers, even comedians... ETC will inevitably will be digitally replaced. For a human to remain "production relevant" they would need to evolve and improve inorganically-- but what happens to those who resist? I guess Ultron said it best... " Ask Noah "

[@cnaizhen]

@@RoboGoby it's great that you are a software engineer because I have a question: In my uninformed mind, I'm thinking that the machine learning that the AI bots use requires some form of seed artworks to generate new art. An analogy of my understanding is that the AI bots can improve on car manufacturing based on existing cars, but unable to invent an airplane - is this the right understanding? I'm just thinking that there will still be a small demand for human art no matter what, but if human art dies off to be replaced by AI art mostly, the overall development of art will plateau. And on your concerns, I fully agree that it is very valid. It already started with the advent of technology and AI automation will escalate the progress at a much more rapid rate. We of this generation will be forced to adapt, like it or not, some of our livelihoods will get affected. From the macro point of view though, the world will still run. Countries cannot afford to have their people replaced by AI fully because that's bad for the economy. There will be a breakpoint that needs to be found. Edit: Technically, if everyone's needs can be taken care of by AI, doesn't that mean that 95% of the population can live as happy farm animals who will not need to work. While this sounds really bad the way I put it, it is kinda close to the state of utopia since people will be stress free with their needs met.

[@RoboGoby]

​@@cnaizhen you are right. It needs a Seed but not because it can not generate its own imagery more that it simply needs some baseline properties to adhere to. The possibilities are "infinite" for lack of a better word regarding what it can generate. A baseline image would be required to funnel its variables down to requested specifications. When left to its own devices it can generate imagery that may make no sense to us. We innately unconsciously will categorize imagery based on visual queues but may come up empty handed with out providing a base reference. The AI literally has to "Dumb down" its output results in some cases to generate an image that our minds will relate to. Michio kaku once said it would be no different than teaching calculus to an Ant. there are things that The AI can show us visually but we simply cant make sense of them based on our reality. AI not limited to lived experiences for its refence pool. We have natural instinctive attractions towards symmetry and colors based on our innate program/drive to procreate, nurture, conquer, eat, ETC. the AI does not operate off of any of this despite having all of this information at its disposal. So for artistic reference its up to us to provide these and from there it can generate something simplified to our liking.

[@xzacto]

do you think he meant AI as in "Adobe Illustrator"?

[@dalerrogers]

I’ve been full-time faculty teaching Visual Communication (Multimedia) for 20 years. Tools come and go. Look at the features of Photoshop compared to 10 years ago. A musician can use an extension in MIDI to make their guitar or keyboard sound like an orchestra. I tell all my students to not think of themselves as photographers, or “artists” in the sense of using a particular medium. Think of themselves as creators that use the tools available to manifest their vision. In the right hands, these will be great tools to tell compelling stories. Also, to call it “intelligent” is a stretch. It is a tool. A fast one. The artist is the one providing the prompts, tweaking it, getting just what they want to tell the emotional story. Based on the prompts I’ve seen, it will expand the visual vocabulary of a generation of creators. George Martin (the 5th Beatle) was just as responsible for the sound of the Beatles as the fab 4. Did he play the guitar? No. Did he write the songs? No. Did he take what the musicians created and take it to another level? Yes. Creating is often a team sport. The computer is always a part of the team.

[@thejoyclinician7621]

This is how I see it ❤ Abundance

[@cjay3y]

Making something clear here; it's not the technology that artists are fighting back against, but the ethics of which these AI image generations work- they steal art from artists online and include it in their data bases, teach the AI with it, and it is all without any proper consent and compensation. They don't even know that their art has been used until someone with a keen eye notices that the style "just so happens to look silimar to so- and-so's style" and tag them in it. It's just not right, and there doesn't seem to be anything that artists can do to prevent their own art being included in the data sets used to train these AI's in the first place. To use what Sam said in his video about AI, there shouldn't even be an opt-out system at all- there should be an opt-in system. Even if some artists are okay with their art being used to train AI, it should be a mutually beneficial* and consensual thing.

[@aigeneration23]

Great insight!

[@thenope1469]

@Zach AI is dangerous, If we dont have many data or data that will destroy us then AI is our tool, they cant think or invent dangerous things, but we do have many many dangerous data and inventions that easily selfdestroy humanity

[@stischer47]

@@cjay3y But do not artists use the art of those before them to create new art without paying those previous artists for their ideas and expression?

[@uniqdzign2]

As a professional graphic designer and digital artist, relying on a life time of experience, (50+ years), this has two sides to it. The results as you might expect, are spectacular, and at the same time these programmes allow those who are not designers/artists to achieve results that even experienced creators would find difficult to create. The need for those of us who have specialised, is totally removed. Since the advent of these programmes I have left the digital world and returned to painting. Thus, sadly, the downside is the unstoppable march of technology over man's creative ability.

[@MADHEWPRAGUE]

And it will get much worse. In the end program can have all sources in the world and infinitely better power than your brain. I always thought that human creativity, art will be replaced as last. Sadly its not the case. In near future we will see ai creating high quality movies, books, art in extremely short period of time.

[@aaronoconnor606]

It's only a matter of time befor AI takes over all fields.

[@MADHEWPRAGUE]

@@aaronoconnor606 And its closer than people think it is. It will probably take 10 years and we will have technology to replace everything and everyone. It will take much longer to implement everything, but its kinda scary. We are going to live in era of no dreams or hopes, pure depresion in world where we are no longer needed.

[@suclox12yearsago56]

@@MADHEWPRAGUE Awesome thank you Silicon Valley for umm, yeah whatever you did for us!

[@onlydrdj]

I've already noticed similarities in style and execution that make the originality of human hands still hold value.

[@xj900man]

I have been a drummer since age 10. In the early 80's when drum machines were all the rage, a school mate told me I was now redundant as a drummer. The idea of this rattled me. In the end I found people really wanted real and live drums. they wanted to see a real person play. - In the same way, people will always want to own and appreciate art created by real artists. A.I. art is great and will have its place but in 100 years you won't see it hanging on gallery walls.

[@davdev793]

Well. Thing is most people wont even notice the difference beteween an AI work or a handraw. Will they start paying to watch you painting? Either way it will reduce the offer for artists and elevate the requirements for an artist to live from it .

[@FirstLast-tj4nl]

That's a nice sentiment but there are designers whom rely on commissions for the designs and art. If someone no longer needs to commission an artist, they will go broke.

[@splintergp]

@@FirstLast-tj4nl but they will be kept to be commissioned, just how even though wordpress and other website dev tools exist webdevs still exist and dev for people personal projects, Trying to make an AI output EXACTLY what you want is really hard and if not impossible, with a human however you can say exactly as you want it, with the artist you chose artstyle, and it will do it, i doubt you can go and ask the AI to make a Specific artist artstyle, also another thing i think AI's are not that good at(this moment) is doing funny simple drawed comics, like Sr.pelo's, especially because everything in it is pretty simple drawed and the meaning of what those like "badly" drawed lines mean is really hard for a computer to understand.

[@Hanakin-Sidewalker]

This won’t age horribly

[@williamhacker3983]

@@davdev793 Most people can't hear the difference between a programmed drum and real drums and drummers still go around I think there is nothing to worry about.

[@colombiecup]

Lots of great comments. For me, the defining point / question is - If we relate/ feel more connected with an ai or human. some people prefer a out of this world/ hedonistic kind of art. Whilst some others stilll prefer the raw, imperfect side of Human. I believe in art that relates and connect with another human. I'm an Illustrator / Artist/ Director myself, and I still hone traditional skills and personal expressions to connect inspire people from within.

[@reneerose9730]

I’m not worried. If anything, as someone who’s worked in both digital and fine art, people still want hand created originals. I have seen the things my son has showed me with ai art and it’s so cool. I think it’s inspiring to come up with some really unique ideas to create from. A catalyst.

[@PapaTangoYankee]

As an artist I've always thought about a device that could use my brain waves to draw more precisely the ideas in my head. This could eventually be it, a dream come true... or a nightmare that will cost me my livelihood and my purpouse in life.

[@TehBananaBread]

Or you actually use your creative brain and make better work than others with AI.

[@CitizenMio]

@@TehBananaBread Which will then be used to teach ai to narrow down "better work".

[@TehBananaBread]

@That guy Everybody can run, yet only a few are able to compete at the olympics. The quickdraw shitters will be filtered out from the people who actually take their time to understand and learn the AI properly.

[@alwayslistening4444]

@That guy Well said! The cultivation of the soul requires the trial of reaching for something, or in the least, the experience of doing something. To not cultivate oneself through such a process will lead to sadness. The lesson for many may be to indulge only to find themselves without meaning. I love to write things down and draw by hand, play music on instruments, and do gymnastic-like motions outside. Each of those things incorporates my senses which accumulate in my body in a way that allows me to love all those around me and existence itself.

[@carolinekloppert5177]

​@@TehBananaBread and those who claim the true artists will still stand out, I support you. But what about all the people who have spent their lives getting skilled up and are perhaps average, for employable artists. The thing is, even for the cream, your average employer can't tell the difference between good and bad art, so back to the reality that 40 years of training and experience lose their value when the machine enters. I've been through the same experience a few years back as a translator. The machine knocked out the bottom of the market and that brought the cream flopping down on the wreckage, with nothing below to support it. It also made entry extremely difficult. I was sent texts which had been machine translated, and my job was 'just' to edit them, at half price. When artists are under pressure from competition with machines, employers will exploit it. Trouble is with machine texts it was nearly impossible to puzzle out what the text was actually about and it required much more mental effort than if I had just translated it myself. I am still a better translator than the best AI but, the employer doesn't care, and just leverages machine translation to oppress human translators. Apply this lesson learned in translation to the world of illustration. There is no way the machine will not impact the lives of illustrators and animators and many many many people will lose the livelihood they have taken a lifetime to build, because acquiring the level of rendering the machine can do requires many years, and there are so many levels of doing this work, and the majority of skilled people are not at the 'top'. So we will just starve. Judging from the comments here no one cares.

[@RenegadeVile]

I feel this will become very useful for writers that do world building for RPGs and other games.

[@tortul1462]

Yes. I am a world builder and I've been memorizing all my works and less physical visuallizattlion. t

[@tortul1462]

Now that I know this. This I use

[@tortul1462]

Cuz I'm bad at drawing

[@Skyleneee]

damn thats a good point 🤣

[@ajithkanatt]

AI will be able to do the writing as well😬

[@alicecooper7854]

tbh im glad you mentioned it. I went to the discord, and the images there, under the showcase section, its beautiful. there are such beautiful images in there that people created, and its absolutely amazing.

[@Zayne285]

18:30 "Imagine how you would feel if somebody copies your command and creates the exact same thing." Can't help but laugh at the irony in that statement. Imagine how the artists themselves that have their work assimilated into the AI's algorithm without their consent feel. Whether or not you agree or disagree with the direction of AI art you gotta admit that's a pretty silly statement. It's just a prompt. You aren't doing any hard work. Getting upset over someone else using your prompt is incredibly petty

[@aeoligarlic4024]

Lol typical whiny tech bro right there. They do the same thing but worse towards artists but can't handle it if it happened to them

[@manuelvv7272]

As many say, yes. The problem isn't the ai itself. Artists could also take benefit from this and actually create their own reference images, or incredibly speed up the brain storming process. The problem are those people who approach art and of course artists, as mere objects or something irrelevant. If you deprive a person of creativity, the emotions of creating something, what makes him/her different from a machine at this point ?

[@jackblades90]

flesh

[@lifeisanonsens1925]

@@jackblades90 machine does it because you tell them to do it, humans do it because they want to.

[@cake94309]

Its a great idea for people like me who wish they had artistic talent but have zero but still want to make amazing art like what has been shown

[@SovermanandVioboy]

@@cake94309 ye, but whatever u do with the AI will never be 100% you. It will always be the art of some1 else. So whats the point of using it?

[@cake94309]

@@SovermanandVioboy of course it won't 100% be me I'm just typing commands in for the AI to do it. The point is like I already said to create something from your mind when you don't have the artistic talent to put in on paper. I want to create my own posters to put up in my house, i may not have made it with my own hands but it did come from my imagination. So it is useful

[@yuyio3]

As a freelance illustrator I honestly feel my industry is very threatened. I don't see why a client with a vague idea should come to me and ask for a character design, a cover or a study, if in 5 min they can have it from such an AI to such an optimal rendering that to the untrained eye it looks 'authentic'. In my opinion it will take work away from many in the industry, with the only exceptions of those who already have a big name and will continue to have work. As we move forward, however, more and more young people will not find jobs because they will not have the opportunity to build their 'name' and only a few, already fewer than they are now, will be able to live off art alone...

[@norter_]

Very true. Same thing happened to translators, nobody thought a machine could be any good at translating text. Now it is and starting in the space is impossible because there is no low level work. Either you are better than ai, or no one will pay for your services. Even if you are better, most people are ok with "good enough" translation. And the transition happened really fast, like 5-10 years. If I was an aspiring artist I would reconsider my career choice ASAP.

[@TheSpeartip]

Happened to the photography with the invention of digital.. I'm In the Property Photography industry which is now a less than minimum wage job with a couple of company's controlling The market.

[@talbrott]

Art should belong to originators. This has turned up at the right time IMHO. What is the value of artefacts that are so ubiquitous and every millennial is a special artist? The old Greek tragedies are valuable because there are few of them. And every "artist" and "illustrator" and "home producer" are making works that are pretty similar. When was the last timer you heard a song that was fresh? I think this will separate the real artists from the massive cesspit of capable but samey garbage career artists that are only offering same same same same. Want to surpass this tech? Do something fresh.

[@tientruong2007]

I think what artist can provide is adjustments and add their own flair from AI generated artwork to make the consumer 100% happy. Saves you alot of time drawing from scratch as well and gets the client exactly what they want when AI can't.

[@KodyMurray]

Every single industry in existence is threatened by AI. It will be the doom of humanity.

[@SkrybaAnu25]

As an independent digital artist, all are tools to me. It's definitely a two edged sword, to which the sharpest edge is to be most likely wielded by industry at their whim. Much like corporations. As I've been viewing the artwork that's been generated, and it didn't take long for me to see that there's still something very standardized about it. To me, no matter how stunning the work appears, there's something still underlining the work that's missing, like it's too sterile. It's the same thing I noticed when the audio industry was transitioning from analog to digital sound. Digital sound was much thinner because it was taking actual sound waves and converting them into digital data that was intended for duplication, because using cassette tape loss sound quality with each pass and digital didn't. But look at how far digital audio has come now. The time of analog recording studios being common have long passed. But have audio engineers dropped off the planet, no... And recording studios still exist. Do I believe AI Art is going anywhere... No. To the contrary, it's just beginning. I've seen this debate play out before. First in a major audio studio, when ProTools was first coming out the great debate. Then in cinema, out with super 8 and telecines, in with DVR. Hell, land lines vs cell phones... You get what I mean. The point I'm making here is this, with each change that's come, we as people adapt and find ways to make these changes still work for us, ESPECIALLY ARTIST. Did the conversion from analog to digital completely destroy recording studios, no, they still exist. Did the introduction of drum machines kill off drummers, no, they incorporate them in their sets even. Did digital mixers, kill off dj's, again no. You've got dj's that have transferred their turntable skills into their MacBook's and are doing both. I can go on and on. Artist can never be erased, because it's the one area that truly holds no real confined definition in the first place. Art is expression, and in my opinion, the power to create was never meant to be industrialized anyway.

[@ayushmishra-mg9dz]

hey i like your opinion can tell me more about this?

[@ulysart1805]

Run Lola Run, a title of a movie that never left my brain, with all respect to the movie story and artwork creativity, I don't remember the content because I had a bad accident head trauma 1 year after the movie release, but I still remember Run Lola Run and that's what I call ART!!!!!!!Run Lola Run As second real time experience, Russian Ark movie that made me travel through time while I was sitting in Cinema Village in NEW YORK City, "I don't do drugs" and that Russian Ark dragged me me to another dimension, the feeling of being in that time of history!!!!!!!!!!just me. AS 3rd, My eyesight shivered looking at Picaso Paintings in the MET, felt something unique that couldn't be described in words, but none the less I can say, I was able to cross the 3D dimension of existence and see the Beauty of Picasso Artwork expressions in shapes and colors, again, unique moment of ART appreciation no more no less. I haven't seen, AND WILL NEVER SEE enough beauty by the CREATURE in colors, shapes AND momentum melted with time as the 4th dimension in within LIKE ONE BREATH AT THE TIME OF APPRECIATION, As far as know I am the Greatest critic of my own view of appreciation of art, I will never discuss the GREATEST ARTWORK OF THE CREATURE TO GIVE ME THE CHANCE TO EXPRESS MY OPINION IN THE ROAM OF ART.

[@SkrybaAnu25]

@@ulysart1805 Run Lola Run I LOVED that movie!!!! I don't know to many ppl that even saw or remember it

[@SkrybaAnu25]

@@ayushmishra-mg9dz Sure! What more would you like to know?

[@tanvirhossain3525]

Happy Birthday, Bro Many many happy returns of the day !

[@heatherweverett]

The options for this for those of us who constantly use stock photos is wild. Imagine no longer having to scroll through pages for hours trying to find the *perfect* photo, or having to compose multiple stock photos into one for the right vibe. Simply wild.

[@shatayu14]

Exactly!

[@ridwan2706]

That what I have in mind!! If doing this right, my days browsing my photostocks or the shutterstock or any other photo stocks are end... mind blowing isn't it? 🤯

[@danielvilliers612]

In fact it is what designers will feel how photographers felt with stock photos. It's not going to replace stock photo, but but designers entirely. Either your client will type his own and not need your service at all or some cheap designers will use this to undercut everyone on price, thus pushing everything down.

[@ovaclock]

​@@danielvilliers612 whats amazing is people immediately only seeing the narrow self serving nature of this and not how its going to eventually blindside them the way stock photography did a photographer. Designers in the West got a taste of what microstock photography did to photographers with the arrival of Fiverr. So photographer today, then designer, then creative director, blogger, marketer, accountant, lawyer (see IBM watson lawyer), 3d printed construction, digital psychologist, nanobot surgery and human repairs, digital farms run by AI manufacturing food in labs without one human present. Every human professional is on the list. But yeh keep singing how one will benefit. For like another minute...

[@Behappy62]

So true

[@WhyLive594]

I'm not worried. Until the AI can feel a deep sense of self loathing it will never replace artists completely.

[@pentachronic]

😂

[@teamgogreen5504]

Lmao

[@RaphaWasHere]

but cant take away ur clients

[@Hexanitrobenzene]

The satire... :)

[@nobody-nk8pd]

I would love to see that.

[@bryantlee8045]

As someone who isn't pursuing art, I might not be able to speak properly on this topic. However, I'd be more wowed if a normal person actually made it instead of an A.I. since it's very boring and lazy if an A.I. did it. When I say boring and lazy, I don't mean to say that A.I. art lacks in detail or something is missing because I do think what was shown in the video looks really nice. I mean to say that it's boring because it's created with no real effort. Something that makes art good is that a lot of time and effort was put into actually creating the piece. No matter how genuine the A.I. may be programmed, it can never truly be the same in comparison to the amount of time and effort a normal person actual puts to create art. You gain nothing but a pretty image. So while the A.I. may be "more efficient", in this context it just ends up diminishing in value because of this. A.I. can't truly replace artists unless people try to use A.I. in that way.

[@ulysart1805]

un Lola Run, a title of a movie that never left my brain, with all respect to the movie story and artwork creativity, I don't remember the content because I had a bad accident head trauma 1 year after the movie release, but I still remember Run Lola Run and that's what I call ART!!!!!!!Run Lola Run As second real time experience, Russian Ark movie that made me travel through time while I was sitting in Cinema Village in NEW YORK City, "I don't do drugs" and that Russian Ark dragged me me to another dimension, the feeling of being in that time of history!!!!!!!!!!just me. AS 3rd, My eyesight shivered looking at Picaso Paintings in the MET, felt something unique that couldn't be described in words, but none the less I can say, I was able to cross the 3D dimension of existence and see the Beauty of Picasso Artwork expressions in shapes and colors, again, unique moment of ART appreciation no more no less. I haven't seen, AND WILL NEVER SEE enough beauty by the CREATURE in colors, shapes AND momentum melted with time as the 4th dimension in within LIKE ONE BREATH AT THE TIME OF APPRECIATION, As far as know I am the Greatest critic of my own view of appreciation of art, I will never discuss the GREATEST ARTWORK OF THE CREATURE TO GIVE ME THE CHANCE TO EXPRESS MY OPINION IN THE ROAM OF ART.

[@ch-yq5yn]

A client wont care how it was made. If they get the result and at a cheaper price, that's all that matters.

[@rayamc607]

@@ch-yq5yn until they ask you to make changes… not many clients ok a job first go… unless you are doing a job. For $20

[@TheSunseeker007]

I being an Artist myself absolutly agree with your analyse § And on top of that it is unethical because art music and expression is our human inheritance and Expression is not some kind of computer inhibited AI bling bling who does it all based on some mathematics formulas based on zeros and ones. That is not real art .

[@FireyDeath4]

​@@TheSunseeker007 It does it all based on some mathematics formulae based on weights and biases. Wait I forgot that's how the AI does it too, not just the human brain, OML anyway yeah you literally cannot escape the mathematics, it is omnipresent *succumb to maths*

[@darcycardinal6275]

I do mostly "technical artwork" with cartography and how machines work inside, so I never delved much into freehand drawing/painting. So with AI, I finally get to explore some of my ideas that I've long held inside but never go around to doing. I prompted some concept art for characters of a sci-fi-fantasy story that I'm finally pulling out of my head and couldn't be more excited for AI. I can see how the AI artwork could be used for texturing in video games and/or CGI work.

[@potaton2277]

I find it would be better for the concept side , concept art for creatures or sights that don't exist that could then be transformed into another medium like plushies , sculptures , animation and 3d , i think people don't give it enough credit on the raw inspiration it could give within its """randomness""". i feel like in a couple years , maybe this year , the next or 5 years down the line it will be a source of inspiration for people that didn't choose to learn art before and may create interesting media for the future movies , video games or whichever other medium you can think it could help

[@dacrow1976]

As amazing as this is, it's also sad. How many children in the future or teens in the present will be discouraged to learn digital or tradition art? Or worse, learn that art is just inputting information into an A.I., than actually creating it themselves? Also, I bet Adobe is like WTF.

[@user-yg6ki7ou2y]

You know Adobe, they'll exploit this, then require a 300$ a month license

[@pedrogonzales9202]

Then for Christmas you can crush your child forever by buying him an “artist-robot”. Look Johnny how well “S-AI-cho” can draw! Now YOU don’t need to!!!

[@Disneydreamgirl33]

we also learned how to manufacturer cheap food by machines, did people stop valuing home-cooked meals? or stop wanting their food to be cooked by a chef? stop being fearful, all that happened was food became much more accessible to the poorest of us. this just means that art will be cheaper and more accessible to millions, and real human artists can still have jobs for being "authentic."

[@dacrow1976]

@@Disneydreamgirl33 come on. Honestly, 2 completely different situations. First of all, I'm not fearful. This doesn't affect me financially. But, If each household had the ability to create manufactured food at home, then yes, without a doubt, in this busy life we live, people would turn to easily creating home-cooked meals with a push of a button. But that's not happening because we don't have that tech in our home. Create art by A.I. is. There are already indie game companies that have admitted to moving towards A.I. instead of hiring concept artists. Once again, I'm not mad or fearful, but it will change a lot. Do you know any children that draw using a pick and stone? Obviously a ridiculous comparison. But proves that the tools that are used to create art shifts over time, and this will be the next shift. Why spend a week creating a concept art when all your competitors are creating it within minutes? Honestly. Why spend all the time learning anatomy when you could just learn the correct prompts. Tell me, do you still have a paper map in your glovebox or do you just use your phone to map out where you're going?

[@GadgetronInc]

My take is that these new tools will invoke a "golden age" of linguistics and literature, as it will be very important to express yourself precisely in order to gain the most benefits from the AI-generators.

[@jshooper7819]

This technology is incredible...but at the same time I feel bad for concept artists. I'm sure many studios will simply utilize this as a quick cost effective option vs hiring artists on their projects.

[@zforzorro8956]

Not yet but maybe in 2030 or earlier, I think the AI could even programm this whole thing.

[@PeXis]

My friend's video game company is already saving a lot of money with this. Even if they need a concept artist, they start with this to speed up the process. They basically give the artist an AI made concept and just ask for it to be refined a bit.

[@lIIest]

@@PeXis big doubts

[@g108d7]

AI: humans are obsolete, I think I'll destroy them.

[@death-disco]

you are thinking too short term. it's not just concept artists but the entire ideas of academia, study and entertainment, start to finish will be out of the hands of humans, and intellectual property will become a completely redundant concept. Medicine, research, history, technology, movies will be made, video games, virtual environments, cures for things, everything will all be researched and designed by algorithms. The only question will be how hard we as people fight to keep that technology open or closed. Right now, we're losing that battle and it will enslave us.

[@the_sleeping_sumiyoshi]

I will always love Traditional art ❤️

[@saiberbally]

❤❤❤

[@Gate-Keeper]

That is awesome, never thought I would see you doing this. i have been using it for a few months and having a blast.

[@Hoot]

Being on that Discord server is truly a surreal feeling. Watching insane works of art (if you can call it that) being created by people literally every second, everything from a Cyberpunk version of Walter white to a photorealistic picture of a zombie Buzz Lightyear to pictures of Soviet space ships flying in Earth's orbit.

[@Shorkshire]

How do I get into the discord or use this tool?

[@andrewanderson5320]

I wanna know too

[@Hyperion4K]

yooooo hoot i love your content also yeah i agree that discord is a digital acid trip and im all for it

[@mr.pandersh2674]

@@Shorkshire literally just watch the video

[@meriabreadsticks]

lol

[@leonardodelpuertoburk2439]

As many others have said here, I'm and arts student who first saw how good AI had become a few months ago, and ever since then I have lost all hope and desire to draw or paint. It's just painful to realize that everything that matters to me has just become a few clickable options, rendering me completely useless in an already difficult career. I feel empty and hopeless, and I don't know how I'm going to deal with the next year of my degree.

[@Met9171]

😆😆why do you say that it is a difficult career, isn't this tech supposed to work for your advantage camoon use it it's for art.

[@goblinxshredzmtg5392]

This is just another vehicle for expression. A true artist doesn’t feel threatened they feel inspired. Assert your style and display your mind, no matter the canvas.

[@leonardodelpuertoburk2439]

@@Met9171 Working in the art field is difficult because there are lots of very talented artists and the demand is limited. And this tech is not going to work for us just like automated trucks won't work for truckers, they will take away their jobs in the future.

[@Mayncok]

It can be a good tool if you are a seasoned artist, I guess? but honestly, put your self in the shoes of some teenager that just started learning art and want to push it as a career, what motivation to learn foundations do you have? none. you are better off working at a call center, it probably pays as well as an art job, and "expression" is not good enough reason to even become an artist, art is already pretty much dead honestly, is already pretty decadent with more hoops and little "tools" then there are artists in the market, if you want to even compete in this field you need to know at least 10 different softwares, be from a first world country, know C# and Python and spam social media to make 30$ dollars an hour, and now, if the competition couldn't get any worse, you have Ai, and more people are gonna flood the market, the demand is gonna grow thinner and thinner, and though luck if you can't adapt to this new standard.

[@rodneybarneshairsalon5066]

My son sent me this video who is / was a artist …. I understand what you are saying! The more AI. we have the more Obsolete we become

[@fatrabbitnetwork8492]

I say go all in and keep moving humanity further, our minds will see things we could not even think of and here's right now!

[@tdivyak]

I've been addicted to Mid Journey for the past 3-4 days.. this is a huge game changer.

[@k65_md]

as a growing digital artist, my dreams are crushed. when I'm older and considered a professional, this A.I would be a hundred times better and I don't see why people would need to commission art that takes days to make when anyone will be able to make whatever they want in 2 minutes with no experience.

[@user-fp3le7mp3p]

these videos come out and everyone panics like I used too but if digital art is something serious about then at very least within your life time wont be automated. For a very long time now most major company's in all fields of art have being utilizing AI and automation but this was never to replace artists the goal almost always being to speed up the workflow or production with the assistance of AI. even without that fact artists are one most unlikely careers be fully automated statistically speaking from study's.

[@BebeSoule]

Bruh, if I was a digital artist this will be a dream come through. I'd be getting my hands on these programs asap.

[@furryhunter840]

My dreams are crushed as well..

[@furryhunter840]

@@BebeSoule you’re not an artist.

[@projectx7453]

Same and now I feel like I wasted my time tbh… At least I still got some other ways to show my art

[@sangio_davese]

“If this is not crazy…I don’t know what is.” I feel wonderfully crazy just watching these generative AI examples and following along. Great mind blow!!

[@PiXimperfect]

I know, right? It was mind boggling to get the results. Thank you for watching :)

[@hamza77v]

Learn AI and Cyber Security

[@mdarifulislamhridoy9147]

I along with current profession(which might have a chance to be taken over by AI)......we all should work on developing another profession along with the main one.

[@ficky5609]

All this time, I always thought machine can't make art because it needs creativity. But I was wrong, it actually only needs "pattern". That makes sense because actually when we make art, we also look for patterns, visuals, and reference inside our head.. we just pretend that we don't. What makes us designer win against this is that we can make "arguably" better design if we can follow what our client wants. But that means that this Art AI only lack of language AI to be more coherent with instruction.. then comes chatGPT. If this Art AI have just a slight capabilty of chatGPT, I don't know what will happen. Competition will be very very though for Illustrationist maybe graphic designer as a whole in the upcoming 2-3 years.

[@rangozilla6274]

First time seeing your channel and really appreciate the humility in your presentation style. Really informative and interesting, thanks.

[@foggyvhs8790]

A bit scary seeing this happen so fast. I used think "hm I guess in the future robots will make art and music" been weird though, after NFTs I've finally realized the value in being a traditional artist.

[@zidankafabih2099]

That's why printing created

[@dictionplacement5467]

we prob won't see anything close to what you imagine in your head till the end of our lifes. just imagine the next century is gonna be nutty af

[@Yannnus]

What do you think why the world is collapsing right now? Well, it's because of AI - we are in a period where 90% of jobs won't be suitable for people anymore.

[@majlordag1889]

I wonder if AI will be able to write stories too like good novels

[@zidankafabih2099]

@@majlordag1889 wtf

[@Mark_Rent]

amazing video! i love your energy. youre joy throughout this video is truly contagious. Thank you for making my day bro

[@danebrower39]

AGREED 100%

[@ulysart1805]

Run Lola Run, a title of a movie that never left my brain, with all respect to the movie story and artwork creativity, I don't remember the content because I had a bad accident head trauma 1 year after the movie release, but I still remember Run Lola Run and that's what I call ART!!!!!!!Run Lola Run As second real time experience, Russian Ark movie that made me travel through time while I was sitting in Cinema Village in NEW YORK City, "I don't do drugs" and that Russian Ark dragged me me to another dimension, the feeling of being in that time of history!!!!!!!!!!just me. AS 3rd, My eyesight shivered looking at Picaso Paintings in the MET, felt something unique that couldn't be described in words, but none the less I can say, I was able to cross the 3D dimension of existence and see the Beauty of Picasso Artwork expressions in shapes and colors, again, unique moment of ART appreciation no more no less. I haven't seen, AND WILL NEVER SEE enough beauty by the CREATURE in colors, shapes AND momentum melted with time as the 4th dimension in within LIKE ONE BREATH AT THE TIME OF APPRECIATION, As far as know I am the Greatest critic of my own view of appreciation of art, I will never discuss the GREATEST ARTWORK OF THE CREATURE TO GIVE ME THE CHANCE TO EXPRESS MY OPINION IN THE ROAM OF ART.

[@nameIess_ghouI]

As a very young artist, I find this whole situation to be kind of disappointing. Growing up art has been the only thing that I've really enjoyed doing and have hoped to find a career path in. However, with all the new AI developments, it's sort of scary (and very frustrating) to know that soon anyone will be able to effortlessly create art in seconds. While I should be excited to live in a more technologically advanced world, I'm really only disappointed because of it. I just feel like amazing artistic talent will mean nothing in just a few years, and art in general won't have any value anymore. This is only my opinion and I know that everyone has different perspectives on the matter, so please don't get frustrated if you disagree :) (EDIT): Reading everyone's replies has been very interesting! It's been fun to read the thoughts and opinions of different people. I know a lot of people highly disagree because AI developments mean that everyone will have the ability to create masterpieces without lifting a finger, but if you feel inclined to respond please take into consideration where I'm coming from. I don't comment very often and to be quite honest have very little experience receiving criticism and critique online, so please take that into consideration before replying negatively as I've seen some people have. To all the people who have responded respectfully with comments either agreeing or not, thank you!! Please don't take my comment too seriously, this is just my opinion

[@Vexarax]

I think people will always want art created by actual artists though because it's unique to that person - the way people will pay thousands for an original but you can buy a print for $5. Prints never stopped originals being worth lots!! While all the AI images are cool, they do have an AI feel to them if that makes sense?? Or for example, I drew a map last year that no AI could ever reproduce in a million years because so many aspects of it are unique to me personally and illustrate different aspects of Middle Earth. There is a unique imprint artists have, and a _purpose,_ that machines cannot recreate :) So don't feel disheartened, because being an artist is about your unique mark and personality - machine art does not have that same unique mark and personality!! :)

[@WestCoast4L1f3]

I agree with both of you here however to give another perspective there will be a time in the future where the ai would have mastered a great portion of visual representations down to the details. but as complexities become foundational then the ideas themselves would need to be the differentiator. In other words it will only be peoples minds that become the limitation. Even in this beta stage I see people telling the ai to make a cute dog. It can do it no problem. The magic happens when you include unique details that convey a theme or otherwise may have not been represented before. Today I did futuristic Japanese temples in space, dark purple and blue tones, in the style of old Japanese art , bright lights, 2 alien dragon statues on each side, hyperrealistic, --q 2 --ar 16:9. The result is honestly unworldly yet also what I imagined in my head to a degree. This almost feels like dreams. The human component of making the art will always exist tho since even if the AI becomes 10x better it wont necessarily know exactly what you want it to make in what way, but it can definitely inspire artists.

[@mirusvet]

@@Vexarax Million years is very relative :) Eventually, it will be creating millions of renders a second. Or rendering whole environments live as your brain will be feeding it inputs in real-time as well. It will be crazy, different. If we are not in a simulation, we sure will be creating our own. Good luck!

[@Vexarax]

@@mirusvet hah well I just don't know many people who would pay thousands of dollars for an AI printout? But at the small gallery my mum supplies, people pay thousands of dollars for paintings from artists who aren't famous by any means, and mum's small sculptures fetch between $1500 - $3000 and are often sold before the exhibition even starts, just from the photos! So I honestly think it comes down to that human touch in the art world unless someone is specifically looking for AI artwork. But why would you pay for something you can do yourself with a few clicks of a button? Whereas you know it would take you months or even years of practice to try to create the art professional artists create, and even then it won't have their unique touch. I think if you asked someone who was genuinely into buying art they'd be pretty shocked by the idea of paying for something that anyone can do with a few clicks in an AI program, no matter how good that art looks - the art world is quite a bit more "snobby" than that, haha :) Edit: and the map (the type of art I do) "creates itself" as I work, experimenting with different lines and forms until it looks like how it needs to "feel" - many artists work this way. They have to take their mind away from the process, it's like a meditation almost. Part of the joy would be taken completely out of the creation process if art was done solely using AI (and the same effect could not be achieved) I should clarify I speak as someone who has sold my own art in the past though I wouldn't say I'm a professional artist as I'm working in other areas mostly. But I've been drawing all my life, and have also worked with AI programs for concept art. The process in the AI program isn't anywhere near as rewarding for me, but can be useful in certain scenarios such as for video backgrounds and to illustrate certain ideas quickly (which is what I'm doing in the video I'm working on now) ^_^

[@Vexarax]

@@WestCoast4L1f3 While I agree it's amazing creating images using AI it's a different process and part of what appeals to humans about art is the human aspect - the effort and attention and time and talent it took to reach that final product. If you can do it using clicks and by typing words in, even though the image is totally unique, a lot of the power is removed from the art for _others_ in comparison to the care and attention taken with artwork created with human hands. There may be a market for AI art at some point, but when anyone can do it easily a lot of the magic is taken away. Whereas when you look at a piece of art and know there's no way you could have done that, I think that's really what draws you in? Especially when the person has also managed to convey something important to you or speak to you in some way through the art they spent all that time to create. However AI art can definitely be massively beneficial in certain circumstances. For example I have aphantasia, so it could potentially be beneficial for me to create images which are totally unique using AI, then paint or draw them by hand just from looking at them. A sculptor could do the same. For example, the picture you described sounds like it would be awesome to try to paint by hand and you could then even sell the final painting because you haven't breached anyone's copyright - the original image was yours and now you've added a human touch and talent and time to make it even more unique :D So AI programs can definitely be beneficial in that sense and in many other ways too I'm sure. Imo it _compliments_ the true creative process but cannot replace it, as people won't ever want to spend money on something they can easily do themselves! That's just my opinion though :)

[@pathora]

As an artist this is beautiful. My ideas & thoughts manifested almost instantly. But nothing will ever beat the satisfaction from taking a week to finish a painting you work hard on.

[@omni-man8647]

@{𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒮𝒾𝓁𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝑀𝑜𝑜𝓃} just change job, we need people at mines

[@skyhornet8677]

@{𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒮𝒾𝓁𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝑀𝑜𝑜𝓃} It seems scary now, but eventually people will just have to adapt, and probably collaborate with AI. The truth is, the art that the AI makes is only based on artwork that already exists, and is generated via pattern recognition, people however, can create new concepts, shapes, patterns. I looked forward to using something similar, and using it for reference-building based on inputs that inspire me as an individual.

[@gijane2cantwaittoseeyou203]

Only idiots take satisfaction in hard work.

[@tigrankhachaturian8983]

But this is a whole problem, you can pay let's say 60$/hour for 40 hours for a total of 2400$ for a painting, + a week of waiting for a little bit better painting, or you could instead use AI to generate the thing almost for free for a minute of waittime

[@nalublackwater9729]

I am scared that normal people find this more valuable than a real artist's work. There will be no point anymore in creativity if a machine does that for us. Current generation might still retain that sense of fulfillment, but I'm worried about the next ones.

[@michaelklepacz]

Bro you neeeeeeeed to do audio books and sleep stories. You’re such a good energy.

[@SolarPunk80]

I can’t wait to try this, anyone who actually paints and understands that you can only say you have seen a painting, which has a surface texture which various degrees of thickness which is anything but random and must be stood in front of rather than through a screen or printed will not be threatened by this at all. Instead inspired and curious- until it gets expensive or leaves you feeling used by others obviously.

[@ladmilk]

Sorry to say that 3D printer reproducing a painting texture are already in service copying any painting, I'm sure it won't be long (if not done already...) to upload those 2D AI creation and produce a real texture painting...being moved by the result is your choice...

[@SolarPunk80]

@@ladmilk yeah but I’ve seen them and I’ve seen paintings from life, I mean at a certain point it’s easier to go back to actually doing things!

[@aaron4820]

Judging from many articles and forums, the speed of which the sentiment towards AI generated art has gone from "lol this is goofy, it looks drunk" to "AI is going to replace truck drivers but there'll still be a place for people in the creative industry" to "This is theft of work of all artists and should be banned" is astonishing, whether or not this is an existential threat has gone from pie in the sky Black-Mirror talk to reality in what feels like overnight. The future is going to be both great and terrifying, I look forward to where these all go.

[@flickwtchr]

I'm really having a hard time contemplating the "great" part, but I get your point.

[@filobonda]

Yes, and Stable Diffusion is another AI like Midjourney that is going to be open source. The pictures generated from the beta are even more wild, as now nudity or using famous people's faces is allowed. It's going to be crazy.

[@harrison00xXx]

Its more funny that we care about stuff like AI and so, but the things which are a real existential threat for example the imperialism/capitalism, next to the warhungry wannabe warlords from the west and "Putin"...

[@andrewscott7728]

Truck drivers have personally assured me that AI can't do their complicated jobs. So do not feel bad for them.

[@thejeffyb9766]

I mean it is pretty much theft from every artist in history.

[@ChantalsArtCafe]

its like they said, hey artists aren’t under payed and under appreciated enough… lets add an unbeatable competitor

[@froztbytesyoutubealt3201]

Yes, an unbeatable competitor no artist can never learn to use for their own advantage because it's so godamn hard for them to learn.

[@MouseGoat]

@@froztbytesyoutubealt3201 bro, there is a ducking pay wall! and the balls to say artist have hard time lerning. Art was not about having money, but now oh boy, enjoy a world were its pay to win, or wose: pay to think.

[@froztbytesyoutubealt3201]

@@MouseGoat Stable diffusion.

[@ThePeopleAreFucked]

@@froztbytesyoutubealt3201 if you are an artist and you use these AIs then you are shooting yourself into the foot. these AIs crawl the internet for images to use in their meshups and guess whose images are filling these databanks? i have seen pieces of watermarks in the results. once the plan to make big bucks with this stuff sets off, those artists willingly or unwillingly filling it's databanks with their sweat and tears will not see a cent.

[@PhilipLemon]

AI's are incredible. They are also built by the exploitation of every artist that has come before, having never would have existed if it were not for existing art. AI is not only ingesting the images of artists, it is also ingesting what prompts people use to create art and learning from what is most popular. Prompting doesn't make you an artist simply using another tool. It makes you a blip of static in an ocean of white noise. What this holds for the future is hard to say but I would guess that Syndrome from the Incredibles had it pegged - "When everyone's super, no one will be."

[@wokeclub1844]

This. This video 7 months ago was the one that flipped it for me, the power of AI, the one that made me convinced AGI is coming soon, the one that made me think this thing has no limits. This video woke me up 7 months ago.

[@ushaler8976]

If AI is going to replace the embodiment of a creative job, then it can replace literally anything

[@zlayer4514]

Wow really? How did u know

[@Shrimp_Insurance]

Considering humanity has been anticipating biological androids that act and feel just like humanity (the ultimate form of creation) for almost a century it shouldn't be that surprising that nothing is safe from being recreated and surpassed by technology

[@LowTierWitcher]

We’re doomed

[@facebookuser1653]

@@zlayer4514 because creativity should be the last thing these AIs could replace. Creativity is what makes human.. a human.

[@dragonverde188]

we can still be creative retouching this creations and making them our own, literally the same thing happened when google images made image references available for everyone on the internet, this is just a step further into our creative minds

[@yoryapen]

For anyone feeling depressed over this: Art is a process, just like science. It's unique to each one of us, and making mistakes means you can improve. Perfection is boring, aim to be better, seek discomfort. A.I its not our enemy, we should learn from it as we learn from each other. Artists can make any drawing, but not the same drawing Art is our soul, our essence and our imagination. It is infinite until you limit it

[@katerinastrupkova9004]

beautifully said.:)

[@brootal4234]

That’s nice but it’s like wanting to own a newspaper company or bookstore. Sure, there’s something genuine about a nice black and white hot off the press newspaper or freshly bound novel. But unless you’re rich or are married to someone who is rich, you won’t make a living and will only allow life to beat you to a pulp. What good is it to come up with the best painting you ever have when a 5 year old or 75 year old who couldn’t care less about art can come up with something more detailed and colorful in a shorter period of time with several strokes on a keyboard?

[@vaiagames1436]

@@brootal4234 Art is not about money neither complexicity.

[@11274reece]

That's the thing, I just don't feel anything when I look at these AI generated images. Because they weren't created with love, or any emotion really. Da Vinci poured years of his life into his works, as a lot of great artists do... Something generated within seconds just doesn't carry the same value to me. I mean a painters sweat can be within their canvas, that'll never be said for these images.

[@skiddzie9291]

not true. AI will soon imitate all the human imperfections 1:1. plus artists will be secretly using AI without anyone knowing. this is a horrible time for humanity.

[@backpages1]

A very good review! I am completely new to this fantastic opportunity, oh that I were new again, and your review helped considerably in understanding. Thank you muchly!

[@Spider-man612]

Honestly a huge reason why I even like art in the first place is because an actual person with genuine talent worked hard to draw it with his imagination. Even if AI can creat art better than human I still prefer the actual version

[@78skj]

Before I knew how it was done, I saw an Instagram account full of mind blowing art work and felt like I had a long way to go if I ever want my work to be discovered. Then I found out that all the images were created by IA. I can’t stop myself from loving the vibrant images, yet, I don’t admire the “creator” of these images the way I did before.

[@theblackmoth1111]

How so? It’s still an extension of the person creativity. Most artist are too attached to their work. So they never make a living with it. Because part of them is in. It’s great for concept art and. As an animator it cost tons of money to even get drafts created and the time it takes can be inconvenient to some projects. It’s advancement in technology. Innovation in traditional art. The same concept that “ everyone “ is an artist. It’s no different than abstract art on a canvas . Times are evolving in innovation. The traditional artist is poor. Starving because of old outdated models. Most artist hate this concept. But a style is like a genre in music. It’s generalized. Art is deep connection. It’s not always the traditional paintings. That’s the beginning of art. It’s deep. It’s a perspective. Many cry because of it which is why most artist starve. They don’t innovate. The landscape of the world is shifting digital. Technology advances is happening whether artist hop on board are not. But it’s happening. So as an artist be a pioneer. Most artist are just that. An artist and that’s not even the highest achievement in creativity. Artist are becoming obsolete. Artist need to evolve from traditional formats to stay of value to advancement in society. True Art pushes humanity. I don’t call myself an artist. A creative. But sadly artist must create value for the world and not self appreciation.

[@78skj]

@@theblackmoth1111 I agree with most of your comments and as a photoshop artist, I realise that many painters wouldn’t consider my work art either. However, writing down one’s imagination in a few simple words is simply not as impressive to me. It’s like comparing a delicious microwave meal to an average home cooked meal. I’d still give the cook who prepared and added all the ingredients for the dish more respect. The effort put into learning and creating art from scratch means more to me personally, which is why I respect a capable painter more than a photoshop artist like myself, let alone an AI “artist”.

[@vyhozshu]

​@@78skj try to make something of that quality of this artist you like with "just writing down imagination in a few simple words", see what the AI gives you lol. it's a pretty arduous process to get something half-usable. then most of them need a lot of work if one wants to remove artifacts and let it breathe and make it your own. Including chopping and splicing things and cleaning them up all in between. ship of theseus problem. It is a tool, a part of a collaborative process of art and technology, just like your "smart tools" in photoshop are automating much of processes for you. It's no different. It's the future of digital art, and even traditional artists can benefit greatly with rapid iteration and composition ideas and stuff without having to invest a week before moving forward with anything substantive. even writers can benefit. many can benefit. photographers just point machines at things and click a button. you gonna use scare quotes around them? are they not "artists" because of this? I'm an artist, but artists need to get over themselves. petty bourgeols nonsense attitudes toward what is objectively an amazing advancement and an obscenely powerful tool in the creative process.

[@78skj]

@@vyhozshu I’ve often come across images that are described IA/photoshop art. I’d love to see a before and after just to see how much the creator has done himself to take it to the next level and give credit where credit is due. To answer your question, we live in a world where pretty much everyone knows the difference between photography and a painting. We all accept and admire both art forms for what it is without ever comparing or competing between the two. AI, on the other hand, is still a very new and unfamiliar concept to many, which is why there are no clear categories within the different digital art forms and that’s the problem.

[@SibilaDelphos]

@@theblackmoth1111 dont be deluded is not a extension of the artist, is a machine using references of other artist creating something base on words.

[@yayothejowen2541]

Honestly, its the satisfaction that I am able to create the artwork that pushes me. Making art through a.i. robs you of that feeling so you may have awesome looking art, but you'll inevitably feel empty inside.

[@tobytowns1]

most of it looks empty as well, the same overpolished fucking bullshit spoiled by blatantly plagiarizing other artist's hardwork

[@Xxmito06xX]

it takes away the process of making art, thus the fun and satisfaction of saying "I made this", you are right

[@ShinobiNerro13]

That's the thing. This is not for the artists. This is there to replace the artists. What you do is useful to your talents are no longer necessary.

[@noobartist-programmerlearn2315]

@@ShinobiNerro13 gd point

[@therealspeedwagon1451]

Even if it isn’t great it still scares me that we are possibly even years away from this surpassing human made art. The technological singularity seems inevitable and in the very near future.

[@crxian_com]

Excellent video but got to say, love your studio/background! Well done!

[@AdrianaMontedoro]

Thank you for the indepth presentation. I do hope midjourney is watching!

[@gaim_goddess3090]

I was once in the boat that AI couldn't replace humans when it came to creativity... I feel I've been proven wrong, and now it's only a matter on time where you give an AI a plot idea and it writes an entire script or novel.

[@therealspeedwagon1451]

I feel genuinely threatened by it. This stuff is taking a job that should be reserved for only the human mind. I think any form of arts (and I use “art” as broadly as possible, including music and philosophy) should be entirely human. The most dangerous and repetitive jobs should be automated. Like working at the bottom of the ocean or factory work. But art is something inherently human.

[@love-wp5fy]

@@therealspeedwagon1451 ai is something made by humans so idk

[@therealspeedwagon1451]

@@love-wp5fy just because it’s made by humans doesn’t mean it is it’s own thing.

[@danika9411]

@@therealspeedwagon1451 I feel the same. I studied illustration and I want to cry. I always liked technology. This is the first time I heavily dislike it, because I feel threatened by it. I have my whole life ahead of me. What am I going to work as 10-15 years from now. Because this will get so much better. I'm close to tears. It's as if I just lost my future.

[@Tripomal]

Its already can write novel, just try ai dungeon.

[@BaseRealityVR]

And here I was thinking that automation / AI is a threat to just traditional job roles, and the safest place would be those that are creators. Thanks for blowing my mind

[@Japanlover79]

i run returns and items transportation for my local super market, and there already coming out with machines that can do my job

[@darkzeroprojects4245]

@@Japanlover79 To me Automation causes more unemploymemnt at points to me. Idk I think there is possible benifit but still.

[@chillysanders4415]

Everything digital is at risk of automation. It’s just a matter of what gets automated first

[@adampenbrook5751]

@@chillysanders4415 There are even AI’s that can write code. They’re not good enough to replace software developers yet, but it’s only a matter of time.

[@julieryan8179]

I've watched this video like 3x and shared it multiple times. I'm in disbelieve.

[@abhilashpatel6852]

I was not thinking anything but started after you said you read my mind .

[@alekosimba]

It's crazy how many AI Image creation programms are there right now, and how many yet to come. I'm not an artist and I deeply respect anyone who can draw something, either by hand or digitally. I'm sure there's going to be some crazy hype for such artwork, but sooner or later hand drawn artworks will be even more unique for the human eye. Don't lose hope artists! Peace and love and continue what you're doing

[@user-SonicOne787]

Continue what you're doing but now your works are needless! I'm kinda scared with this, if AI did this with drawing what will it do with other creatives?

[@Universaa]

@@user-SonicOne787 The question; must be in the acceptance , alignment and adaptability aspects. Were biological there technological; both have an interface between the two... but one is much more magical then the other in certain area's.... what do you do now... you either try to compete by reflecting and or you don't and become absorbed; it's really that simple. Do you reflect or Do you absorb...; both of them you will lose; Pick your poison.

[@IronKurone]

You forgot industrial artist. That will be the one whose career ended by these A.I

[@AdityaSingh-xu6yb]

Can you mention any other AI generator tool of this level?

[@carolinekloppert5177]

I agree that this will increase the value of handmade, like the steam driven loom increased the value of hand wovens, but it also put many many weavers out of a living and they smashed the steam looms in an attempt to save themselves from becoming factory slaves. And if you take a closer look at the 'hand' made art world, really only about 0.1% of these ever make a living. Photography killed the portrait industry, video killed the radio star on and on it goes. AI will kill the commercial artist. so the top 1% will survive... .but how do they get to be the top 1% without years of practice lower down ? To those personally affected and to those who will be broken by this, the least we can do is let them speak out and grieve. Trying to silence them is just such fascist, macho nonsense.

[@touchmytralala3761]

I'm studying art in school right now and this has just made me question why I'm spending so much money learning a skill that a computer can generate for a client for free and a thousand times faster than I can.

[@patrickeric236]

same

[@alya_kuznetsova]

please don't give up, othrwise the art really is going to die. The world needs more artists made of flesh and blood!

[@alya_kuznetsova]

​@@shredd5705on the other hand the same things was saying about the printed books, but they are still alive and we need them​

[@saulsantos4132]

Don’t do it, don’t let yourself get screwed, think about why you wanted to learn art in the first place, find your origins and stay with passion.

[@amanjha9759]

@@shredd5705 alternatively more and more young kids would be inclined towards those stats/Math/Engineering degrees which is a plus as well

[@Tomy_Yon]

I used to photoshop the old fashion way. Get an free photo, copy/pasting, really make long nights to get details right. With the AI apps nobody cares if it takes 3 seconds or 3 nights to create something. That's what I miss...

[@MaryJane-co3sd]

I am an artist,A I will never replace what my eyes ,my heart,nor my creativity can do! It is a machine I am a created human being,Capable of wonderous things

[@pwnomega4562]

Someone submitted an image made by mid journey into a state regional art competition and it won 1st place... People can't tell me that AI can't replace humans in their creativity and in the workforce because it's proving itself that it can.

[@amandapickles1801]

source?

[@Noone-fr7xf]

@@amandapickles1801 Can't post the link to here since KZbin automatically deletes any comment with a link but just search for: "Verge Generated Artwork"

[@BEPPEJHA]

But it was a digital art contest

[@RockyRacc00nCity]

​@@BEPPEJHA ​ Regardless, the other digital art entered was still created by the artists...this 1st place winner did nothing more than upscale print what AI had come up with through this person's thoughts.. the contestant didn't inform the judges either, at least, to my knowledge

[@BEPPEJHA]

@@RockyRacc00nCity yep he said he used midjourney when asked, I think it s a great thing he won, it s a statement, an acknowledging, like many times happened in history of art He did 900 iterations and some little editing, took 80 hours, the third ranked in the cmpetition took just 15 hours it s not anymore about technique, we got past technique a long time ago

[@Snatxi]

i honestly think this will become a tool for artists instead of a replacement, imagine having the AI make a baseline painting and then having an artist refine it, customize it, and improve it. As an artist im super excited for this technology

[@MishaMage]

I'm a 3d sculptor, it really helps to expand my imagination

[@pwnomega4562]

i mean you can most definitely do that, i have seen some people on the internet make interesting things with the help of AI but we all know most people are gonna use this as a lazy way to cash grab, i have already ran into accounts online generating images from AI and trying to sell them as prints and or proclaim that they made those pictures

[@Snatxi]

@@pwnomega4562 yeah but look at it this way. Imagine a client or a company asks you to make something very specifically. AIs like this will probably get close, but they will never nail every single detail, they will only be a baseline because they lack actual consistency. it will take you less time to draw and paint it on your own as a skilled artist than to keep iterating the AI until it has what you want, specially since every iteration has to be manually reviewed. its just not efficient for professional workflow

[@remus4283]

Until it gets good enough that the client thinks you're making the AI's product worse...

[@Snatxi]

@@remus4283 thing is, with so many artists in the world, it is impossible for another artist to not do a better job than an AI. we saw the same thing with textures in videogames. Before textures had to be done by hand in Photoshop, now, almost everything can be procedurally generated and then edited to refine it. if you just leave the computer to make the work for you, something everyone can do, you are no longer unique or special, so the companies would rather hire someone who can make what the AI makes better.

[@ButterflyLullabyLtd]

Hi from the UK. It is amazing. I used Photoshop to create my Book Characters because my drawing skills are not great. So yes this would be fun to use. But I feel sad for Artists. My daughter is studying Art, she has had to draw bones, muscles and study the human form, movement, perspective etc. The years she has put into her craft. I never knew Art was so complex. Heartbreaking to think a lot of Artists will lose work. 😥

[@KILLAMAXS]

I don't think artist will necessarily lose work but this interesting. I believe people will still prefer a humans touch rather than stuff being randomly generated based off prompts. I'm a graphic designer as well still learning about digital media and there is a really high demand to be honest.

[@timeenoughforart]

I went to college and learned mechanical drafting....I never found a job because CAD was introduced at my college two years after i finished. By then I was driving a truck to put my wife through college. She got a double major in math and computers and ended up running CAD for an engineering firm. Remember this isn't just artist. AI can replace 90% of present Jobs.

[@flow185]

@@KILLAMAXS the thing is , companies arent humans

[@lebovskievgeniew4748]

@@KILLAMAXS yes, they will .. no doubt

[@sylwesteradam759]

Today's audience for literature, music or fine art is unsophisticated. People have seen little, know little and do not distinguish between original, fresh work from imitation. One thing is certain: AI will only worsen this state of things, and people will become even more impaired. And a civilization without Culture dies. Kudos!

[@Usinghking]

Traditional art will have increased value once this get some momentum, digital artist will have some hard time, but they will eventually find a way. As i believe you can copy artistic flair, styles from what is already available, but creative thinking will still be required to manifest your imaginations.

[@theatheistbear3117]

Until AI is self aware there isn’t a chance that it can “get creative.” It’s still the edge artists have over the AI.

[@JasmineTea127]

Not to mention that AI usually generates an uncanny valley when it comes to people. I feel like the soullessness shows in the art.

[@robs5252]

As a residential designer, I feel it's only a matter of time before AI takes over my job and designs houses for builders and home buyers. As the population increases and job tasks are being taken over by AI...either humans will become obsolete or adapt to make income in other ways. We'll have to see what the future holds.

[@krishary8775]

I agree, i mean imagine you say modern house grayish colors, purple sofa lots of light in living room etc, you can click redo 100 times in 1 hour and get something you really really like. It will also be able to follow all the modern building best practices and be as detailed as you wish... This will happen for sure, for any design, websites, books anything really.

[@AnaM-dh3vn]

👍🇵🇹

[@LieutenantDanz]

That’s what they’re trying to do, eventually we will be on a universal credit, because AI will have taken just about every job, leaving most population without income. Sad times

[@unavailable36848]

@@LieutenantDanz only 0.001% of the population will have all the wealth of the world

[@lodhiayush6718]

Something new also creates new possibilities, if Artist AI or just any other AI dosent creat new jobs for people then lets say people gradually become jobless that will also bring down the purchasing power or consumption of things too hence a company making movies out of AI will not have audience to watch it cause the average consumer who is job less will be in search of food and not entertainment

[@yuripalazzo3512]

As an Italian I appreciate that every video on AI-generated art includes a Leonardo Da Vinci sketch or painting, as a designer I'm a little bit scared about my future career 😅

[@trimthefatz3479]

yeah I mean, how can anyone who creates content of any kind right now for a living not be thinking about some kind of pivot.

[@WillDanceAlone2U]

You are an angel (should angels exist)! Thank you so much for the step-by-step journey. Whayt an amazing work you do.

[@calebcliftonmastersefyroth6563]

Putting our time and effort in activities and investments that will yield a profitable return in the future is what we should be aiming for. Success depends on the actions or steps you take to achieve it.

[@lucialuzgilosluz2114]

Starting early is the best way of getting ahead to build wealth, investing remains a priority. The stock market has plenty of opportunities to earn a decent payouts, with the right skills and proper understanding of how the market works.

[@janiceluckyspring6979]

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[@tinagottschallcunningham4691]

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[@richardrosendell9460]

@@tinagottschallcunningham4691 Good one, being successful in bitcoin requires having a good account manager, investing without an expert or mentorship blows your entire account off, talking out of experience

[@suzannecraig6824]

I have been trading offshore I'm still yet to earn my first $50.

[@locomastero]

Freelancers who make a life out of comissions will be in a lot of trouble if people stop asking for their work. This is insane, this is not a tool to improve art, this is a tool to replace artist! And graphic designers are in trouble too! This video just proves that anyone without any kind of experience can make a fine piece of art in a couple of seconds without effort.

[@watertail11]

@zha Art benefits society. Its everywhere.

[@someguyfromgoogle1481]

@zha tell me ur 60 without telling me ur 60

[@Luis-de5jw]

@@someguyfromgoogle1481 Nah 60y old aren't this stupid, he's just that type of ass.hole that thinks a job is only about muscles.

[@randombaseddude9726]

@zha Are you sane?

[@bazzerk8635]

@zha in that case, movies and shows shouldn’t be made since they’re a form of art that take hours to make.

[@swissheartydogs]

My only prompt is the will to make my own photography. Different everyday, depending on light and mood. Actually all my senses are involved. Far more complex than a phrase (?). Then, my creativity goes through a second process when editing, especially for printing. And I love the human imperfections, mine and others’, at every step. AI may be helpful, but as a minor tool. We spend too much time on screens for work… just take a camera - or a book - and walk (legs or wheelchair), everyday, this is the real Freedom/Life

[@una154]

I see this AI thing as a tool for those people who want to impress a community, to be appreciated for a skill they wanted but were too lazy to develop. Clients who will need such images will decide whether they want something human or artificial. Everything will depend on everyone's morals. It's like copying in an exam and then bragging that you got a maximum result, but your merit is minimal.

[@adamrobertscreative]

As an artist I'm so worried about our future with AI 😭 seems our years of training and focusing will just be taken away by a few clicks

[@Djoarhet001]

I get that sentiment but I have to disagree. I have been messing around with Midjourney for about a month now and I can say certain skills definitely carry over. Yes you can get amazing results as a novice but there is definitely a difference in quality between people who are just messing around and people who know what they are doing. I believe in the future the focus will be way more on storytelling, a thing we humans are still much better at than AI.

[@divyanshbairagi507]

@@Djoarhet001 AI will help artist But AI can never replace an artist

[@grandmarquee]

Concept artists, Album artists, Book covers...

[@soacker25]

@@divyanshbairagi507 it will happen very soon.

[@0PhelloH0]

Well, storytelling is something that GPT3 can already do, even if it's not the best, it will only get better.

[@ceruleanswim]

I think the process of learning artistic skill, creativity, and especially tuning in to inspiration is incredibly meaningful. This is a fascinating tool but I'm afraid our technology is eroding meaning. Perhaps I am too pessimistic.

[@RobLanderos]

I believe meaning can be derived from any experience or process. The human mind will continue to be inventive, creative and curious. Photography did not cause artists from painting. It lead to reinvention of art.

[@ceruleanswim]

@@RobLanderos I hope you are right! I suppose the creativity and the idea still reside in the human mind. I appreciate your positive attitude, I can get pessimistic about technology.

[@devernepersonal3636]

@@ceruleanswim what will probably happen is that there will be a place for all forms of art like any medium. AI art will probably just be a medium.

[@PiXimperfect]

It does seem like it's happening. At the same time, I feel that technologies like this is making true learned art rare, and more valued.

[@jaegerschtulmann]

Ultimately AI like Dall-e and Midjourney only serve as a conduit for our ideas, without us feeding any info to the system it's just like any tool in the drawer waiting to be used to create something.

[@BillyShears76]

love your vibe dude! amazing vid

[@lava12.23]

Last selfie on Earth is brilliant, I think we are approaching that stage.

[@mon0lithic629]

I mean, art isn't just something that looks pretty. It's the thought and ideas and the personality that went into something that count for an actual piece of work. While AI-gen is pretty fucking cool, I just don't see it replacing humans.

[@KreepyBeepy]

People dont really commission freelance artists because of the personality and soul put into the art, they do it because of how the art looks

[@mon0lithic629]

@@KreepyBeepy But they do though. When you hire a freelancer, you do so because you have seen their works and like their style. Furthermore, unlike AI, artists are actually capable of abstract analysis and understanding of "taste" which would be absent in AI works.

[@DailyCorvid]

@@KreepyBeepy hasn't got a clue about art

[@KreepyBeepy]

@@DailyCorvid I consider myself an artist, actually. Ive never commissioned anyone before, mostly because I cant. The point is that I was just giving my personal thoughts about it. No need to be an ass

[@FlashySenap]

@@mon0lithic629 They see a style they like and a person who can make it. When AI can do the same, you really think people would flock to a freelancer instead of an AI program that can do it in seconds for little to no cost? I want an art. I want something I like. Doesn't matter who or what made it as long as I'm happy with the result. and I think most people will think that way. So when AI can do it at precision... Who would pay an artist?

[@K000H]

This is like the perfect tool for artists who are stuck in art block or artists who can't find the right reference pictures. But it could be a huge blow to our careers. I feel there is gonna be a huge rise in new "artists". The kind of people who will get huge followings for their talent as artists, when really they're lying about actually drawing/painting any of their works themselves. The art thieves and fakes we're already having huge problems dealing with before AI art.

[@astrixau8928]

hopefully they design a system where it can verify if it created the work and works would need to be verified and have the so called tick.

[@drippyog3935]

Crybaby

[@blahblahbear1429]

@@shredd5705 i love AI, but it’s just super scary

[@blahblahbear1429]

@@shredd5705 yea. Besides, AI won’t stop at just art of imagery. Imagine AI learning how to write stories, or make music. It just sounds super scary to me.

[@starpeep5769]

​@@shredd5705 WHAT THE FUCK

[@Soulsmithing]

That brings to our face what many artists have been trying to say for centuries: only non-artists are focussed entirely on the outcome. What really matters, is the process. People pay big money for the outcome (the "art") because it's the footstep, the fossil of a human's process, which is intrinsically human. AI will be able to generate an infinite amount of dopamine generating stuff, but it misses the point, which is the process.

[@francoisdubois8665]

Hi! Best video on MidJourney I have watched yet. Very informative, yet also simple to understand. You created it with us novices in mind, not the people at your level. Many Instructors forget how important that is. I only have one question right now. I won't call myself an "Illustrator" however I do illustrate my own children's books. Can I give MidJourney written commands, and also have it reference images I have illustrated, where I would hope for an output in the same style?