Why I Use AI Art in My Videos: Lets Talk About It

[@NosyVoldemort]

I want to thank you for allowing me to make Delphi for your Video. It has, by far been the most traffic to my Instagram, and to this day people still stop by to like that artwork. I am very thankful that you gave me that opportunity

[@Sarkeysmusic]

Your art is amazing❤

[@NosyVoldemort]

@@Sarkeysmusic thank you 😊

[@Anime_Oni]

@@NosyVoldemortWOW, you made it.

[@coledakers6127]

This you? 1:34

[@DailyGrinderII-gd6tb]

"Nosey" Voldemort

[@christofferdyrhj7284]

We need to see you in one of SCBs trivia videos! Would be such a nice collab. Love all your videos, AI art or not ❤

[@Terragoofsoff]

I don't blame you. Its insane how you comission an artist only for them to pull THAT on you! So sorry you're going through this

[@goth_ross]

if it happens more than once. The common denominator is not artists. Its him.. apply some basic reasoning before you hop on the pity train my friend..

[@3polygons]

@@goth_ross True...

[@nikodeherrera8274]

​@@goth_rossbro how the hell does that make sense?

[@GorgiaOQueef]

@@goth_ross so if I get robbed multiple times it’s my fault. That’s insane thinking. You’re defending bad people purely because you just like art

[@Dubya9W9]

@@GorgiaOQueef yeah! it is your fault if you keep getting robbed..you dunce

[@arynnp]

Thanks for taking the time to explain. This was an interesting video and I don’t envy the position you are in. Definitely stuck between a rock and a hard place. I’m also shocked and irritated on your behalf that artists you’ve paid have tried to hurt your livelihood. Sending you good vibes and I hope you continue to make excellent videos for years to come!

[@Notyouraveragename]

Honestly i was surprised to end up here too. The whole antics is messy. There definitely is a lot of ethical questions around how commercial ai is made without the provider's permission for training. But also a huge amount of bad faith imho on the anti ai / both sides. But the anti ai side, at least of reddit/twitter is almost extreme/bipolar. Honestly i don't even know if i care about art or ai art as a whole. Just the whole thing is a terrible deconstruction of human behavior. We tend to see artists as these good hearted, would never hurt a fly sonas. But this whole show kinda brings up the question of, could quiet people 1 on 1, become a rabid /hateful / follow each other mob given bad people in the 'leaders' of the movement? While protecting people's careers make sense, i feel like there's many in the anti ai field who literally would register past textbook sociopathic/npd tendendencies. Not in a "Oh, they draw pictures and ai good, so evil", but in a "I HOPE people die", "I hope my commissioners died and i got all their money" "i don't give a F@!# if someone paid 3,000$ for something I, a ARTIST, spent 2 hours on. And went into credit card debt. they should starve, and I, a ARTIST, would live. That's how it should be". Call it a strawman but you can actually look in some anti ai places and there's all these festering examples of open human hatred, resentment of their commissioners, or vile for people who use both. Or hell, even people who bought, but didn't buy them. Even while more hidden, artist vs artist drama can be terrible as well too. While they look united on the movement all barraging, they apparently scream at each other about prices, pretending to want each other to succeed in public while some see each other (other human artists), as "competition the world would be better about." Some are openly revealing about being "14-17" year olds and some are open about being 17-47 year olds undersocialized who never actually WORKED a real job. Who financially strain their parents near to bankruptcy or 10 years early deaths. I don't meant to drag on. The art is beautiful, but there's so many examples that make it feel like Online artists picked the job that let them draw d!@#s all day. They don't build up interpersonal skills for work. When they get a job resume, it's "20 years of missing work" and drama with people or screaming at each other on twitter. I don't mean to rag, i don't even know if i think ai is that important, for all it does, it's notorious for 5-7 fingers, struggles with multi character scenes, frame to frame character consistency for comics / long term oc preservation. And the paradox is the more you have of something, the more mundane it tends to be. Imagine how astounded you might have been as a child to open up a matchbox vs a rare zippo/flamethrower lighter, and see yourself make fire the 1st time, vs the 1001th time. I think skilled artists are still making a 1000$ a picture living selling to big audiences, because "the fur is more detailed or not", human artists still often bring 1000-10500s to look at them, while most of ai shines best at like 1-100 people. The problem is, there's this sludge of censored human toxicity brushed under the rug. It's something like 70-90% of commissoners are like tech/it/engineering / western people, often mostly male. While 70-90% of drawers are often bored stay at home moms / female / surprise "european" Russians / widowers. The whole thing feels like a ticking time bomb that's already began to smoke and explode with all the red flags intentionally ignored. Many artists openly don't care about anyone else but themselves, even other artists. Some will even say to serious matters when another artist doesn't exist anymore. "I don't care, buy something". The whole thing feels like a falling apart mess. Like a brick thrown at a mask. Art is a illusion, a facade, a mask of caring, compassion. But behind the scenes there can be so much hidden but now exposed open contempt. It makes sense people walk away, i grew up for years in it and i walked away. Sorry if it gets long, but it's just something i thought i spent years on. Only to realize that i was never seen other than a wallet, and the whole thing could be a "Cried wolf for fun" show by "Im bored, i want some drama" bored housewifes.

[@QuartetofCrickets149]

This is definitely a good topic to have a discussion about! It's definitely a double-edged sword, with on one hand, people want artists' work to be promoted instead of people just using ai, yet on the other hand, you get in trouble sometimes for using others' artwork, even with credit given. I'd let you use my artwork for free if you ever wanted to! But I think the topic of ai is overall more nuanced than a lot of people make it out to be

[@DelbelOfTheVoid]

People that copyright strike you for art that you paid for is so disgusting.

[@thedragonwarrior5861]

Agreed

[@YuenyuenHong-xi3rp]

Def

[@nikodeherrera8274]

I hate to say this and this sounds horrible, but if you copyright strike somebody for art that they paid for, then you deserve to get your job taken and replaced by an AI program.

[@SharpAsRavenClaws]

I agree with you, Delbel, I would've been honored if Morgan used my art, whether he paid for it or only mentioned me on his videos or in the description of the video.

[@Emacha123]

Mhm!

[@rudranshjoshi8142]

Not about the AI but about your statement "Views are down as Harry Potter is down right now". May I suggest that you also make Lord of The Rings videos. I know you have seen the movie so reading the books will be a bit easier and apart from the original trilogy, there is also the Hobbit trilogy, the Silmarrilion, and about 10 books just on the lore of Middle Earth published by JRR Tolkien's son Christopher Tolkien. I see Tolkien's world as a gold mine of lore and content and would really like to see you also make content about Middle Earth and its stories!!

[@maddiemediina]

I’ve been a fan of your channel for 6 years now! I appreciate all the work you put into these videos. You need to do what’s best for you at the end of the day. Keep up the great work

[@RADARMYBRAT32]

I honestly don't care if you use AI art or fanart, I love your videos either way

[@Lutherstrode17492]

Isn’t being a KZbinr fun, kids

[@RedDeadDepressionist]

Yeah it’s such a hassle, I respect anyone willing to put up with the stress

[@MobyTheMerpup1852]

I completely understand and I’ve been going through a lot of crap in real life my mental health is deteriorating as I type or should I say speak I don’t know. But still I completely understand.

[@idcproductions56]

Wow

[@JJShortStories]

Being on KZbin is fun for me I love providing content for my subscribers. I just don’t know what KZbin has against being under rage. My channel almost got banned just because I’m under rage. That’s no reason to be in my channel so I kind of understand what he’s going through.

[@Marco.91]

​@@RedDeadDepressionistjust like any job..

[@odonnell1218]

The thing I don’t understand about fan artists being so obnoxious with those copyright claims is that it ultimate hurts their business. If someone buys art from them and then they hit that same customer with a copyright strike for using art that they paid for, then that customer is likely never going to go to them for art again and could likely spread the word about that artist’s actions, and so even fewer people are willing to buy from them. And of course, that just opens the door more to AI art. After all, AI isn’t going to sue me for using something that I paid for.

[@aymanbenbaha]

Those obnoxious artists are getting their karma now with AI.

[@Notyouraveragename]

It might be short term vs long term mindset. When you think short term, you think of what makes you happy NOW, or what you need NOW, kind of like a survival mode. - If you need 20$ to pay off a bill or you'll get a 500$ penalty, you might be willing to scam/sham someone for 40$ to pay it off, even if it means you lose out 100-300$ in opportunities later. Long term, if you can turn 100$ into 300$. you will. Many artists claim to allegedly be behind on bills, broken refrigerators, utilities. Not in a sympathy shill way. But just looking at the pieces. I've seen many of them openly toxic or scream/ban / censor/ hide all comments flat out saying. "Credit ALL artists" "BUT NEVER POST A OPPOSING PRICE SHEET!" and then "BUY [THE 400$ COMMISSION] FROM ME, OR I'LL BAN YOU FOR BUYING FROM [The other person]!!!!!" over discord servers. Next to "OMG, i got BAnned FROM another dnd SERVER for threatening to harm people unless they'd pay me 570$ for my 'gift' art!!!" To be honest, past ai, the whole thing feels like a honest disaster. Their bills aren't being met, people are already struggling to pay bills in 2024 as is. And of all the "friends" i've had, the cost of a artist "friend" literally runs up 100-1000$s next to 7-57$ (Lunch/golf trip) for having a expensive "golf" friend. Or literal 0-20$ for many others (gaming friends, chilling, bought game here and there or a lunch). They just use so much more resources while hating you and honestly setting up red flag behavior in 2024 past ai. (Open wishes of harm, bipolar/meltdowns, weekly drama/meltdowns / exhausting/draining). I might be openly selfish and fine with that, but i needed a break and took one. I tried being a "helper" and i realized these people would flat out insult me to my face while saying awful things every week. I flat out went. "Am i really 'helping' them or 'enabling' them?" "could i be just leading them away from healthy coping mechanisms?" "They're not choosing real things that will help, over fictional delusions. or is the whole drama made up, a scapegoat they milk, to entertain them. or is it real. And can i not actually sustainably provide anything that'd help them. While half would laugh and demonize me anyways?" There's so much demonization and from the people i called my "friends", i got "People who have money, deserve to be robbed, to be used, they 'victimize' you by having". People i called my "enemies", said "Some people demonize you, so they don't have to feel bad about wronging you", "You don't have to care about people, who couldn't give one less !@## about you." Maybe it's a bit long, but i'm short when i don't really care about stuff. Just the whole thing feels like a disaster and i've been demonized by 20-50+ people i thought were my "friends" in one year, while 2-3 are "gone", and now i have to question even the "sweet" ones with the tylenol problem of "if the ones i thought were real cracked, is it even real?" I determined i'd just move on to greener pastures that made me happy, like irl relationships i could actually trust, or mended irl bridges. Than gamble on losing dice. I don't even care about ai or art anymore. I just kinda feel jaded all these people are supposedly choosing options that'll leave them with questionable futures. While happily burning everyone who gets close to them for fun, along the way. Or just see people as "easy marks" lighting the fuses and gasoline as bored housewifes or flailing messes. I would advise anyone to keep your sympathies at a safe internet distance for the ai war antics. Even if you're the most compassionate thinking person. Some people will openly try to milk you and spit on you in this war, other people will be caught underneath. But there's a lot of liability problems trying to "save" someone who'd relish the opportunity to rob you for a 100$ if you gave them a 50$ when their bills were due.

[@goth_ross]

@@aymanbenbaha victim blaming is not a moral or compelling argument .

[@3polygons]

I am an artist and I have not done any of that kind of claim over paid stuff, in my entire long life. What is more, I don't personally know any fellow artist (and I've known quite a few) doing such. As you very well said, it goes against our interest and our professional name. So... it's strange.

[@goth_ross]

@@3polygons its VERY strange. I would love to hear from the artists referenced. TBH There is obviously more here than we are being told. Hes naming an incident i have never heard happening in 30 years as a professional artist and creative across a few different mediums. The only reason an artists does that. Is if you are not doing what you said you would with it. simply yoinked it of the net. Or did not pay. Thats pretty much it. So this whole things just seem like... well, somehting that is not the complete picture. End of the day. its really just about being cheap and lazy.. just call it what it is... if he had said that. I dont have money, i dont have the time. this is what i gotta do. it sucks. im sorry. but i gotta eat. Even if it aint true... at least its not blaming people who arent likely actually to blame. Nothing about this makes any sense.

[@georgecl111]

wow you really taught me something! Usually I come for education and Harry Potter, but this was really interesting and quite sad, great video!

[@albusgrindelwald1991]

We all hope the best, your channel is one of my favorites and I wouldn’t know as much as I do without you, I hope you can always get support and know that we will always love your videos. Thank you for all that you do.

[@Foxy2D]

Morgan I love your content and I’m an artist so if you have a discord server I could give you some fan art to use

[@xn4pl]

And I pRoMiSe I won't strike you and demand a ransom after you spend weeks on the video and need it to be seen to make money to live.

[@Notyouraveragename]

@@xn4pl Broken trust is a hell of a thing tbh. Sadly i don't blame the guy. Even the best of intentions can become jaded by risks of a souring heart later.

[@chiarasperanza1724]

Go Morgan!!! You don't have to stress for doing your job!! I love your video as always 💪😘

[@RedDeadDepressionist]

I don’t blame you. It’s hard finding the right image for some stuff and there just isn’t fanart for every subject. Do whatever you want, man, don’t feel pressured by comments!

[@Ryder-a-Blaze]

4:39 either Charlie’s a firebender or he took inspiration from Joker about blowing up hospitals

[@toumabyakuya]

Charlie, but true.

[@MarauderPeter21]

perhaps he is a firebender XD he love dragons xd

[@stephaniepate4107]

To be honest, I'm old school and I enjoy seeing you talking. That is why I also watch the Super Carlin Brothers. Your content is excellent. I'm sorry you have had to face so many copyright issues. I drive my husband crazy with my love of Harry Potter, so I will always be your fan.

[@emh30_10]

We've got you! I've been watching you and Super Carlin Brothers for three years now, and you two are by far my favorite channels. I for one do not mind the AI. I hope your channels both improve and continue to put out interesting videos! :)

[@elevator3]

it’s sad to hear views are down for harry potter videos. i will always watch your videos, the carlin bro videos, and every video about harry potter. i’ll never stop being a fan!

[@Soph1aF]

YESS!

[@weatheredseeker]

I took a break when it got into weird ship videos but I came back

[@csquared84]

How can artists come after you even though you’ve credited them on their art? That part still confuses me

[@WailfulSeeker82]

People be greedy

[@JJShortStories]

Tell me about it

[@arynnp]

They should not be able to in theory, but it’s like he said about the Lionsgate issue. They will come after him and then he has to “prove his innocence” instead of them having to prove he did something wrong. And KZbin, not an actual court, decides. Many great channels have been massively hurt and in some cases completely removed due to false claims. It’s terrible and KZbin needs a much better system for handling these situations.

[@starsift]

KZbin's copyright system is very easy to abuse and it favors the copyright claim over the KZbinr.

[@QuartetofCrickets149]

And after he's paid some of them!?

[@NefisekYT]

The thing is, AI Art is taking the spot of Graphic Designers that have worked ages to get to the point they are, hence why I think it'll always be unethical to a certain extent and I understand you but I just feel compassion for all the artists that are in trouble because of AI now...

[@tanyltorres7713]

Artist also need to understand that the world of Industry always gets like this. It always in the end replaces people with a machine, so time to get use to it. When computers finally came into being, many lost their jobs cause they didn't need people doing the work that a computer could do, storing data and solving problems far faster then any human could. Should we hate computers? No cause so many of us use them, even your mobile phone is basically a miniature mobile pc. Well now AI is doing the things we once needed people for, so its time for Artist to develop new skills to be able to earn a living today, sucks but they should have prepared also. Because many, even parents of Artist warned their kids that being an Artist is not an easy or reliable way to make a living and its true, and it never has been. I would NEVER recommend to anyone that being an artist is a good and reliable way to earn a living cause I'd be lying to them. A lot of them also won't make it to becoming a well known artist either. Many artist die while still in poverty. The way to survive today is you must be able to have many skills, relying on just one will hurt you in the end.

[@RockyRZ]

Nobody gonna pay you

[@swaffelkonijn1752]

Thats just how it works, back in the day you had famers milking cows now they use a machine, times are changing and there is nothing you can do about it.

[@jake4524]

​@@swaffelkonijn1752people like you are why art is dying

[@NefisekYT]

@@swaffelkonijn1752 That's a cruel view, if we let AI takeover, the value of humans dies out

[@jmb72390]

Every time they do that it's usually out of ego

[@THATBrokeAroSpecWallet]

If i one day am able to work with my art, I'd definitely help you out, I've always been a fan for a while, so it kinda hurts knowing you need ai for this

[@BlargvsBlorg]

It doesn't hurt, you're just jealous AI allows everyone to be an Artist instead of gatekeeping it to an elite and greedy few. If you disagree, then start drawing pictures for free. Don't charge any money for it. Can't do it? Then you just proved my point. AI can do anything better than a Human can.

[@springgreen7930]

@@BlargvsBlorg AI requires almost 0 ammount of talent and critical thinking though, and art requires time and investment, it's understandable to get paid for work, even if it is art.

[@BlargvsBlorg]

@@springgreen7930 " AI requires almost 0 ammount of talent and critical thinking though" Photography is just pushing buttons on a Camera. Yet people still say it's a skill. The same is true with AI. There are good and bad AI Artists. The Good AI Artists literally use several tools and programs to create their images. "and art requires time and investment, it's understandable to get paid for work, even if it is art." In Capitalism you only get paid because the free market says you are worth something. So if you can't make Art that can compete against AI, the fault is yours. Artists who use AI have no problem existing. It's the ones who are fighting AI that are being replaced and going homeless. Fact!

[@springgreen7930]

@@BlargvsBlorg What about the critical thinking and human element of making art? AI cannot reproduce that, it doesn't think of the image it can create it just does it in seconds, using some words you write into it with a superficial understanding. Art is by definition the expression or application of HUMAN creative skill and imagination! AI has no imagination or creative skill, it just mixes and matches pieces of existing art, AI doesn't create. It cannot replace the value of a human doing it. AI can be a tool to HELP make art not do the entire work needed to do said art. How can an AI replace that in your opinion? You are fine to think AI is good but i am also fine to think it's not art, opinions are just that, opinions. Not fact. Art is the application of human skill, that however by the definition of art, is a fact. Isn't it?

[@BlargvsBlorg]

@@springgreen7930 Humans have put pee in jars and sold them to art museums. AI can create a painting of the universe featuring every single star and planet in just seconds. Tell me again how AI isn't being more creative than that? "Art is by definition the expression or application of HUMAN creative skill and imagination" WRONG! In 1933, Germany tried to ban Art made by Jewish people claiming they weren't Human. Are you saying Germany is correct to practice discrimination? Anything can be Art. Nobody owns it or you look like a bigot. "It cannot replace the value of a human doing it. " Art Commissions have been dropping worldwide. More and more AI images are going mainstream. Plenty of Heavy Metal bands would rather hire Midjourney for their album covers instead of an outdated Artist. The replacement has already happened and AI is officially worth more. "You are fine to think AI is good but i am also fine to think it's not art, opinions are just that, opinions. Not fact." Anti-vaxxers said the same thing during Covid. Now history looks at them and laugh at the destruction they cause. You AI haters will be seen the same way. You're holding back progress.

[@leximcgranahan6271]

Me personally, I don’t watch your videos for the images. I watch for the commentary. Honestly, if it’s such an issue, I’d be okay if the AI/fan art was just used for the thumbnail and the rest was just you at your desk. The line can be so gray when it comes to fair use and copyright. As a musician, I understand the difficulty and don’t blame you. Things need to be fixed from the top to protect not only artists but also creators using under fair use. Only then will issues be resolved. This should’ve been dealt with long before the release of AI, as copyright and fair use have been issues for decades.

[@peachiesophie]

as an artist, i would never use ai. it has caused so much disruption to the art community, and so many of us have had our work stolen already.

[@RockyRZ]

Yeah well your fellow artists copy right striking him is what led him to use AI.

[@gondoravalon7540]

* i would never use ai.* AI in general, generative AI outright? IMO one needs to be specific,.

[@painttytime2744]

​@@RockyRZnot all artist are jerks

[@kawaii-pigeon]

Id suggest commissioning small artists, and screenshoot the conversation to keep as a receipt. And while I see the utility (and cost saving) it is. I wont be watching these videos anymore. "ai is the future" yet we still have places like etsy, farm goods, and the like. Hearing the video, hearing your justifications... You're valid for being upset with artists... But AS an artist, i am ALSO valid to be hurt and angry a youtuber i liked is making my specialty obsolete and justifying it.

[@uglypoopdoodlebob7]

agree. its kind of bs

[@OhSeeBarber]

Bye bye loser

[@TheAshenedPhoenix]

It's nice that you have a very balanced way of addressing things. Personally, as a music artist, I see AI stuff as questionable. But for content creation like yours, I dont see it as bad. Because it makes your videos a bit more flashy and nice-looking. So you do, you mate. Imma still watch your content. Also, major kudos for being a good person and giving your art and references credit! That makes me happy. Credit where credit is due.

[@mercadragon556]

If AI art helps you avoid copyright claims from artists and keeps your channel going then go for it. The AI art does really help visualise things that weren’t in the movies as well which is nice.

[@foxthiele5871]

Except it looks like garbage

[@cowsonzambonis6]

Really fair points (not that I was judging you to begin with). I use AI art for my blog- it’s handy and free. If I didn’t use AI, I’d grab photos I’ve taken, but this is quicker.

[@micahangelala]

while i have my personal thoughts on using AI to replace artists and just entertainment creators in general, AI should be used as a tool, not as a replacement. you using AI as a tool to have viewers visualize the characters, settings, etc. is fine. and you’re right, many people are using AI on KZbin and Tik Tok for a while but i think many people including myself are afraid that AI might inevitably become a replacement for artists. there’s definitely a line between the two subject matter of AI, but the way you’re l using it and your reasoning is completely understandable.

[@BlargvsBlorg]

What you said makes no sense. If we didn't let tools replace certain professions, there would be no Cars to make faster deliveries. Or Airplanes to visit new continents instead of going by boat. It's ok for AI to replace Artists because it means free Movies and Pictures for everyone. Think of all the poor kids in Africa who never had the chance to direct their own shows or join Hollywood? Are you saying it's fair to punish people who never had the wealth to make Art like the 1st world does? It's morally wrong to try and stop technology or say what it's not allowed to do. Gatekeeping only benefits the Millionaires who can afford way more stuff than the average person can.

[@BlindZootaxy-no7tn]

@@BlargvsBlorg Genuine Question, why do you come back to this comment section every time someone makes a comment against AI, surely there are better ways to advocate for it's use

[@BlargvsBlorg]

@@BlindZootaxy-no7tn Since you reacted to my post it means I'm doing a good job.

[@sagereed3588]

I'm sorry you're getting push back about using AI. I hope this video helps people understand. I love your content and how real and vulnerable you are with your audience (Your videos about struggling with addiction made me ugly cry). Keep it up and take care of yourself.

[@Puma2535]

I don't care if the images are generated by an artists or an AI, though I have to say up until now I prefer the artist generated images from a visual perspective.

[@BlargvsBlorg]

The best AI images are already ones people never knew were AI. Such as the famous picture of the Pope wearing a luxury jacket. The entire media thought it was a real photograph, until it was revealed it was made with AI. In the future, it will be even more harder to tell. So it's best to just enjoy things because you like it, and not because it came from a human.

[@diabolicallink]

I don’t blame you one bit on this. I think you are doing the right thing right now. If it’s too risky to use people’s actual art, then you shouldn’t do it until it’s safer. It’s not worth risking your entire career

[@PartheNOs0606]

I completely understand why you’re leaning towards using AI art as another tool, especially with the changing times. I’m fine with AI art being in your videos, but as an artist I’m hoping you can still find a way to feature fan art as well from time to time with a nice balance. That said, it’s just my opinion - and I still think you should do whatever you find best for your channel! Love your vids, keep doing what you do :)

[@ganymedehedgehog371]

I think the only way is him writing up legal contracts for each artist so that they can’t strike down his videos.

[@mistv901]

@solarydays I also find it ironic that WB or even Rowling could sue that fan artist for using their IP and selling it for profit. So why on earth would they do that to another fan creator, when someone can just as easily come after themselves with more legally legitimate reasons? People like that don't understand they are just shooting themselves in the foot because less and less people are going to turn to AI then pay for their hours of work.

[@cheeze588]

Honestly I agree

[@PommelKnight]

@@mistv901 They also don't own the copyright and cannot copyright strike him. All fan art and fan works are the property of WB and Rowling, they are illegal copies of their work.

[@Cartoonray]

I love your channel...I like you alot. If AI art is hard to do and time-consuming and it does kind of upset those who are opposed to it wouldn't the easier solution be just hire an artist.

[@centradragon]

Not sure why this was recommended to me, haha. Well-spoken video though, even if I have thoughts about the content. I personally skip content or unfollow KZbinrs who choose to heavily use AI images - not because it's "evil" or anything, but because I assume if the KZbinr is willing to do that, they're willing to use AI to clone their voice, use ChatGPT to write their scripts, etc. It makes me lose interest in the work they produce, unfortunately. That being said, I'm not your target audience; they may not care/mind.

[@MovieFlame]

Appreciate your input! I would never use AI or chatGPT to write scripts or replace my voice. I’m simply using AI art for a few seconds to go along with what I’m saying.

[@centradragon]

​@@MovieFlame No problem! Thanks for reading my comment. Totally didn't mean to infer everyone who uses AI images is like that, but I guess I have this perception in my mind (especially if I don't know that KZbinr well!) ;) Honestly it sounds like you've had to deal with a lot of... weird artists (and that does suck!). That being said, after ooking at your comments it looks you had at least one who appreciated you using their fanart! :D

[@polskihusarz222]

When the Harry potter tv series premiers it will very much boost your popularity. I'm sad it's not a marouders series but it is what it is

[@Noname-ex5zv]

I really dislike AI-art both the looks of it and the moral dilemmas that come with it (copyright, replications of prejudice...). But nevertheless your arguments for using it are understandable.

[@Minochu96]

You could try drawing your own art and use that, I don't mind AI art personally, but I do prefer original art made by real people as it's much more personal and means a lot more, especially to me who also happens to make art AI should be used as a tool, not a replacement hopefully AI never completely replaces artists, cause there's a lot of very talented artists out there

[@thermophile1695]

As much as some people don't like to admit it, AI art looks pretty good. Drawing stuff at that level, especially if you don't know how already, is a massive time investment. It's really not a practical solution to the problem.

[@user-tsukiko2023]

Not everyone can draw well, and it's waste time

[@thermophile1695]

@@user-tsukiko2023 If you enjoy it, it's not a waste of time. But if you're trying to keep your business afloat, and you need art to do it, but your livelihood is threatened when you legally use art, you need an alternative and drawing it yourself is too big an investment to be worth it by any metric.

[@BlargvsBlorg]

"AI should be used as a tool, not a replacement" Are you wearing clothes that was completely sewn by hand or a machine? You hypocrites don't get to stifle progress. AI replacing Artists just means you have to find a real job. Go be a plumber or something.

[@thermophile1695]

@@BlargvsBlorg Don't stoop to their level. We can make our point without bullying people, because our position isn't a pile of bad arguments acting as a smokescreen for not wanting to lose our jobs.

[@falcoperegrinus3712]

Andd this is why i gave up going to art school. There's just no room for art in this world anymore unless you want to die starving

[@Alarra]

As a (much, *much* smaller) monetized content creator on my other channel, I understand where you're coming from. I decided from the start not to use fanart in order to avoid potential issues (especially as I cannot afford commissions), just sticking to official material from the publishers around the world since I'm not much of an artist myself, and it is indeed hard at times to find visuals that illustrate what you're talking about. However, while the idea of an image generated by a machine that can give you what you're looking for, without any potential artist issues, is alluring, I don't agree that "everyone's doing it", or "it's just a small percent of art getting stolen from each artist", excuse the fact that it *does* generate images from using many, many people's art without their consent. What I really want to say here is that honestly, I wouldn't worry about trying to find/generate "the perfect image" when you're struggling. We're fine with just seeing you on the screen talking! And the way I personally tend to "watch" videos - and many others do too, from what I've seen in comments across KZbin - is that I just put on a video and listen to the audio without even paying attention to the visuals. It's not the pictures that we're here for, it's you and your words.

[@askejans]

that's sad to hear :(. i hope you dont get ruined by the peolpe who wants your money. your doing great, your video super good and your a great person so dont give up and keep the work up:)

[@owencoles2798]

I am mortified that those copyright has been happened, I hope you win your copyright strike fight.

[@forrest2563]

As I am one of the previous commenters on another video about not enjoying the AI art (which you responded to) I honestly am still a bit miffed, but I respect your decision and am not going to let this stop me from enjoying your content. You’re right that it is pretty scary for me as an artist myself for all of this. That being said I would like to address two things you said 1: you said that each individual artists are only 0.01% of the dataset for the generators. While in most cases that’s not incorrect, there have been several instances of ai people specifically targeting certain artists artstyles with their dataset specifically to copy them. Not you, but in some other cases, and those are the ones that are especially problematic to me. Not to mention that if you are a well known artist, people can tag “in [x person]’s artstyle” to the prompts, which is directly stealing from them. This is the biggest thing that I hate about AI art, and that use in particular is especially why I view it as stealing, cause anyone could do that now. 2: I really dislike when you said in the video that it’s much harder to use AI art than to use fan art. I just. I don’t think that’s true. And it’s honestly a bit demoralizing to hear that. Apart from that I completely understand where you’re coming from and I support you. I understand your job has so many little things that you have to deal with that people don’t ever know/think about so yeah. Hating AI art is like my one “boomer” take that I have but I know that I’m vastly outnumbered and that it will continue to proliferate and I’ll just have to deal with it. Which sucks! But I guess that’s life. Thank you for making the video I do really appreciate it

[@AWeirdAnimator]

While ai art is looked down upon, I understand why you use it this way even if my art was used in your videos, as long as credit is given I’d be fine with it. Maybe you could make podcast on Spotify or something of your videos if something goes bad, if you haven’t already done it already.

[@BlargvsBlorg]

AI Art was never looked down upon. There are now tons of AI Celebrities on Instagram and fans are eager to give them money. We are watching the Car (AI) trample all over the Horse (Salty Artists). 😆

[@MariaDemeyer-Syrenia]

Wow! I feel angry hearing you are having a hard time with artists, it’s sad that a few are tainting your experience! While a majority of artists would be delighted having you use their art ! I wish I could paint HP for you ! I hope it gets better somehow! I have only discovered you recently and I working through watching all your HP videos and love each one so far! Thank you ☺️

[@ronakdave4466]

I would like to mention here that people at WB are just dicks. I remember years ago, a dispute rose on youtube for super hero movie content creators, audience all over were complaining that why were they only making marvel content and not dc. In their defence, they gave only 2 points: 1. Dc didn't have proper continuity to make videos on and 2. WB imposed strike on them as soon as they showed even a single movie clip.

[@whansenmovies]

The thing is, if higher ups in creative fields continue to grow their use of AI without thinking about the effects or the people below them, someday there won't be any more groundbreaking stories like Harry Potter to even make videos about. It'll all be AI generated, at least for mainstream media. Your explanation for the use of AI art in your videos is a perfectly valid one, and it's an example of what I view as a healthy use of AI. But, especially with the recent Hollywood strikes, even if the actors and writers won, the growing use of AI in creative fields scares me, no matter how much I tell myself there are mostly reasonable people out there.

[@BlargvsBlorg]

" someday there won't be any more groundbreaking stories like Harry Potter to even make videos about." Scientific research suggests AI is far more creative than Humans. Which makes sense. Humans are more likely to copy each other and spit out unoriginal content. I.e Every Superhero Movie is the same.

[@nathanguillaume1247]

Count me as another person who doesn't mind the ai art

[@nancyhinkul]

Seems like I can steal 1 cent from everyone on Earth and that won’t be stealing

[@DestinySpider]

Lmfaooooo that's actually a perfect analogy

[@im_azraelle]

lol, perfect comparison.

[@nancyhinkul]

I’d be okay with ai, if it didn’t steal artist’s paintings for training without permission

[@tcunero]

I feel it could be argued that all human artists basically already do this. They get ideas that are inspired by others works and rearrange them into a unique peice.

[@anthonyvillanueva5226]

There's very much a difference in a human working to emulate the style of another and a machine just blatantly taking an artist's work to feed its data

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

I don't think he's in control of this part of AI. He's just typing on the AI prompt and letting it take from the entire internet.

[@tcunero]

@@anthonyvillanueva5226 I have heard this said before, but no one seems to explain how it is "blatantly different". Its just a useless reiterating of the original argument and does not have any substance. I could just as well say "a machine works to emulate the style of another and a human blatantly takes another artists work to feed their knowledge." You are just poisoning the well with language that presupposes your conclusions. The real question is HOW these processes are fundamentally different to quantify one as "influenced by" and the other "stolen".

[@IWroteSomeThings]

I’ve seen examples where the Ai even copied a watermark (tried to) so there’s really no debate on if it steals artwork. I think his reasoning is valid because it’s his livelihood. Very moral grey area

[@lindapenttinen3382]

What I find weird is that even after you paid the artists they came after you. Like, you asked them if it's okay to use their art and/or paid them to make the art and still they came after you like you did something wrong. The deal was made and it fails under the fair use as far as I know as long as you credit them. I like the Al art you use. Helps me visualize stuff more better As far I see it, as long as one uses it for fun and/or as a references and for a personal use and not getting profit from it, there is no problem. But if one is profiting from it then it could be a problem. AI is there to stay and our societies as a whole use it for all kinds of things such as managing traffic

[@MovieFlame]

Always make sure you make them sign a contract. I didn't do that. Learned my lesson pretty fast. There's a reason I won the dispute though.

[@webnutmark6973]

@@MovieFlame Realistically, the artists themselves are wholly responsible for this - when they give you permission and then attack you anyway, it's an expected response that you will want to work with anyone else that can meet your needs and not attack you. Yes, their livelihoods are at risk, but it's no different than the RIAA suing people when CD sales took a nosedive - you can't have your cake and eat it too.

[@feliciawilson3561]

I am very sorry for what you are going through right now I absolutely understand why you need to discuss this situation but for the record I love you channel and to me it doesn’t matter to me about what people think about the art and visuals issues don’t give me wrong. I understand why some people are getting upset about AI art But I understand your discussion in the situation

[@DestinySpider]

In reference to you saying that the degree at which AI steals is exaggerated: Yes it's true that individuals are unlikely to be specifically ripped off (even though cases of that do exist) But that doesn't change the fact that AI is collectively stealing from every artists work it can get its hands on, and is now trying to put those same people out of work which it literally needed to exist. When machines replaced workers, I'm sure that sucked for them, but cars for example don't run on chopped off horselegs. I still probably wouldn't be a fan of AI art, even if it had been made ethically, but the way it is now, people who made the programs KNEW they were gonna get rejected, and so they just didn't ask and "assumed consent" for the entirety of people in the creative field to pull off basically the biggest mass-theft in history. It's genuinely messed up. I understand the temptation to use it, especially as someone who doesn't draw yourself there probably is a couple things one can't quite grasp from just the outside looking in, but I still don't think I'll ever find myself agreeing with it.

[@toumabyakuya]

*"But that doesn't change the fact that AI is collectively stealing from every artists work it can get its hands on,"* It is stealing as much as a person using their eyes to see images and create a new one would be stealing. *"people who made the programs KNEW they were gonna get rejected, and so they just didn't ask and "assumed consent" for the entirety of people in the creative field to pull off basically the biggest mass-theft in history."* What a way to twist the truth.

[@xaori6460]

I have a question tho, if I were to look at someone's art, and drew something based on their art style, would that be considered stealing? I'm genuinely curious, I'm sorry if this comes off as being mean or something

[@DestinySpider]

@@toumabyakuya Wait, how is that twisting the truth? The people who created the AI programs didn't ask artists for consent. "Oh it would be too much work. We'll just take it all". That is a fact. And if they had cared about it being permitted then they would have simply sought out individuals instead of scraping the entire internet right away. But what they did was just take it and not have to worry about anyone saying no. And now that the crime has been committed, every dumb asshole can just say "Pandora's box has been opened, you can't stop progress" to try circumvent acknowledging what a disgustingly unethical move was required to even set all this into motion. And human brains and machines work differently. I can't just look at a thing and perfectly copy it 1-to-1. Plus there's several decisions and personal life history making how I draw be the way it is. AI just steals anything it can get its hands on without thought or reason

[@asdfg3046]

>it is stealing as much as a person using their eyes to see images and create a new one would be stealing. The person uses an image as reference and then creates something fresh and new. AI on the other hand is restricted by the art pieces that are in its database, it’s art is derived directly from actual artists which makes it plagiarism

[@PkmJZ]

Regardless your stance on AI it is taking over we are more capable to adapt . AI for better or for worse are already getting much more views and ppl than other channel are . Many artist have try ruining other lesser known creators and popular creators before

[@SkywalkerAcademy-oi4fb]

I personally see nothing wrong with using AI. It really depends on what your using it for. I get why artist are upset, i would be too. I would love nothing more than to see fan art in all the videos because I want to support artist. Yet at the same time, it is hard to use an artist work that you paid them to make then get copyright claimed/striked for whatever reason. It's more stress that you don't need when KZbin is your livelihood. Why risk losing everything you have built with a piece of work from an artist that gives the final strike. I use AI text to speech and AI art for the Poster for my audio book series. I fumble over my words a lot when reading so it makes things easier in the long run. Plus i can have different voices for characters that sound decent.

[@victoriafletcher9947]

I make traditional art and AI art. Personally, I view AI art as an artform. In some circumstances the AI art I do takes more time than some of the other types of art I make. I also think its a great option for people to get creative when they don't think they have and/or lack artistic skill sets. I have a friend who doesn't believe she has an artist skill set but has a very creative mind and she makes AI art to get her emotions out. The fact is that everyone has their opinions on everything. No one can make every single person happy. So do what makes you comfortable and happy.

[@momoyome]

Just as long as there are no weird hands we are good.

[@BlargvsBlorg]

This is a myth. Artists draw bad hands all the time and no one cares. AI is more likely to be accurate.

[@dollzo]

​@@BlargvsBlorgis English you second language? A myth is something that has not and is not true. AI is absolutely bad with hands. If you don't specify anything about hands the ai will mess it up. Also yes real artists do often mess up hands, speaking from experience lol. We know there's supposed to be five fingers (this can vary depending on the style you're going for) and where they are supposed to be. Now unfortunately for ai it doesn't really know what a hand looks like. It knows there should be finger but no how many or where exactly or even where the connect.

[@_Luave]

Don’t worry Morgan if it works best we’ll support you

[@numeamoon9522]

I am an artist. I would more than happily be paid to make art and you will be able to use it without me copy right striking it at all. The use of it will come under the payment for it. I personally just cannot stand A.I art for it does just steal your art. Ofcourse depends what A.I you use but most of the time it is an artist who has not consented for them to have their art in it. I’ve had to learn all this in university. It’s upsetting to know some artists have gone after you for copy right striking when we should be supporting eachother so A.I doesn’t take our jobs anymore than it has.

[@smaco6633]

Okay, finished the video. Im gonna try to be as fair as I can here, cause I understand I have a bias myself. My stance, im staunchly against AI pictures being used, it comes with being an Artist myself/ FIRST: the comparison with industrialization. I don’t think this is fair. Yes, industrialization (and the industrial revolution in general) harmed a LOT of people in the altar of progress, I don’t think this is comparable. Machinery replaced manpower, conveyer belts, cranes, etc. This was terribly executed, but in the end it served progress. Using AI models to replace art doesn’t serve any advancement or progress to society, other than saving money for CEOs and corporations (like you mentioned, Hollywood) and ultimately harming the little guy (artists like me and you, its not only your voice that can be replaced, also your scripts. The moment making harry potter videos becomes viable, your whole video process can and will be replaced by, you guessed it, rich investors behind content mill channels searching for a quick buck. Ai models ONLY serve them and no one else, don’t fall for their propaganda ) SECOND, im not going to go through every single point made here, because id be just repeating myself. So ill go directly to your concerns. This part I definitely understand. Having copyright takedowns haunting you its horrible. Here is my ideas: So, some artists have been asses and gone after you… but some haven’t, right? Some are perfectly fine with you using their art. There is no reason not to keep using those, right? You also have 10 movies and a play worth of visuals you can pull screenshots and photos from. Plus loads of official work from places like pottermore that wont copyright a small channel for using pictures. So what about the obscure stuff, like a random Malfoy ancestor? Im ok with using AI pictures for that kind of situation, im not going to be unreasonable there. My problem is when every single picture ends up being a random basic ass anime boy with mangled hands, it just looks horrible, aside form everything else ive said. Finally: Im an artist myself, im willing to help out with one or two pictures, if you are willing to consider my points, im sure other artists would agree.

[@vikkran401]

How are they not comparable? Both the industrial revolution and AI has already, but won't stop anytime yet in changing people's lives for better and for worse. Similar to how a lot of industrial tools replaced manual work, AI is replacing manual art work and to say that the latter benefited no one is incorrect. Alot of people have already benefited from it already and that's only gonna increase in the future. Same with how industrialization at first was viewed as controversy and meaningless as the londoners look up at their black colored sky and hadn't benefit much, if at all yet. And like before, it was the people who adapted from doing their work manually to doing it by operating or being charge of a machine doing that previous manual task who succeeded in the end and kept their job. Like Morgan said, using AI at isn't that simple and like operating automatic machinery in factory, does require a skill. So for artists it would be easier to adapt from doing art by pencil as a primary tool vs doing it while using AI as primary tool, compared to people who aren't artists. A pencil won't stroke itself, and neither will AI

[@BlargvsBlorg]

"Using AI models to replace art doesn’t serve any advancement or progress to society" It allows Blind people, Disabled people, Impoverished people, racially discriminated people to make any art they want for free. So yes, AI models do a serve a purpose and banning it is an attack on those minority groups I just listed.

[@smaco6633]

@@vikkran401 Wrong, The industrial revolution replaced manual work, AI is replacing creative work, there is a clear difference there. Please do tell me any social benefit AI models has, for normal people, not for corporations' pockets. I didnt mention that other point about AI "requiring skill" because that is just frankly absurd. You literally do the same thing you do on a google search and you dont call "google searching" a skill. Same as with AI models, if you dont get the google results you want at first, you need to narrow down or rephrase your prompts... HELL, using AI is even easier than google, because at least on google you need to explore a bit before doing another search, AI gives you the results immediately. That is what AI images are, a google search condensed into a single picture. Calling it a skill is laughable.

[@BlargvsBlorg]

@@smaco6633 "Please do tell me any social benefit AI models has, for normal people, not for corporations' pockets." AI can make any beautiful picture or video we dream of on small budgets. It will soon generate entire video games for free. So why wait 10 years and pay $99 for GTA6 when I can generate my own version in 1 second? Artists have no reaction. You're useless now. "Calling it a skill is laughable." Photography is still a skill despite pushing a camera button. The Best AI Artists are creating optical illusions and all sorts of mind blowing paintings that no Human can draw. So keep crying, your days are numbered.

[@ДмитроПрищепа-д3я]

@@smaco6633 "The industrial revolution replaced manual work, AI is replacing creative work, there is a clear difference there" my *fancy* job is better than your *worthless* job, therefore you deserved to be replaced while I'm not. Are you that selfish? When sound recorder was invented, musicians were seething, claiming that "robots shouldn't play music, it's people's job!", "canned music is stale!" etc. Would you agree with them too and throw away your phone in solidarity? Hopefully not.

[@Macy_is_Sigma]

No matter what Morgan I will always watch ur channel even if everyone leaves. You are the only channel I watch and you are the only one I truly care abt. You come up with great topics and amazing videos. I hope everything turns out for the better for you!

[@declanhugors]

Personally, I do feel resentment towards the idea of AI art taking over the jobs of artists. But if artists are going to keep pulling scummy tricks like these to take down channels who treated them fairly, they don't deserve to be paid artists at all.

[@BlargvsBlorg]

Do you also feel resentment towards Washing Machines or Pocket Cameras? AI is just a tool and literally the best thing Man has ever made. If it replaces an Artist, it just means they were always useless.

[@godversesans5152]

​@BlargvsBlorg aways useless? No it just means we have more effective ways now. You wouldn't call a flipphone useless when it first came out.

[@BlargvsBlorg]

@@godversesans5152 Human Artists were never effective. They always charge too much money and complain when they don't deliver on time. AI has proven Artists were always obsolete. Because it can make any image that is requested for both free and fast.

[@ArtWithDonuts]

Agree with you completely, I think you said that really politely to all the misunderstanding haters, and keep up the great work!!!

[@rickboy7290]

I only get mad at people who do AI art and credit themselves as the artist. Other than that i have no problem with people using it. As an artist myself i can tell you working with other artists isnt always easy or cheap. Especially when discussing contracts, copyright, royalties and how you can use the art. I have no problem with you using AI art. Do whats best for you.

[@BlargvsBlorg]

"I only get mad at people who do AI art and credit themselves as the artist" When anyone takes a selfie or photograph, we still credit the person who pushed the camera button. It doesn't matter the context. You take a picture of your shoes or face, it's still your photograph. With that logic, whoever uses AI is also an Artist. It's my hard work and effort and no one else.

[@rickboy7290]

@@BlargvsBlorg Then you would credit yourself as a photographer, likewise if you do AI art then you would credit yourself appropriately as an AI artist or Prompter... I think thats fair.

[@BlargvsBlorg]

@@rickboy7290 So a photographer is not an artist to you? Pure cope. Art has always been about self expression no matter the tool. It could be their own piss or a piece of fruit they cut to pieces. AI is just a new form of making Art.

[@rickboy7290]

@@BlargvsBlorg That's your definition of art. For all I care an artist can be a guy who is really great at baking donuts with intricate designs and baking procedures. So you're telling me that if you commission an artist to draw you something and tell him exactly what you want, you can take credit for being the artist? Same thing with AI art. In that case, the art is done by a machine. But same thing. At the very least label your name with AI so people know you are the "Prompter". That's all you are. And fine you AI artists may get away with calling yourself "artists" but one thing you are not, is an illustrator. You do not draw, you tell a machine what you want and the machine does it for you. So if art is making strange noises while you fart, I guess you are an artist. But when it comes to drawing, and illustrating, you're nothing but a prompter. Again, I'm not against AI art or people using it. But don't take credit for what someone or something else did.

[@BlargvsBlorg]

@@rickboy7290 " Same thing with AI art. In that case, the art is done by a machine." But the guy you called an Artist for baking donuts also uses a machine. What is an Oven rickboy? Or an electric blender? " At the very least label your name with AI so people know you are the "Prompter". " Does the Donut Baker have to label all his food "made with an Oven"? If not, that's hypocrisy. "But when it comes to drawing, and illustrating, you're nothing but a prompter." Only amateur AI Artists are like this. Just like there are amateur illustrators. Professionals who use both circumvent this. "But don't take credit for what someone or something else did." No. I did all the work so it's mine.

[@dollzo]

Haven't watched any of your videos but it's so nice to hear someone who also has more nuanced takes on AI! I am artist as well btw. I feel like you're using AI the way it should be tbh. I like that you edit the images and not just slap it on the thumbnail. However I do have to disagree about using stuff like Hollywood as a good example because, even casting the ethics aside AI is not professional enough to be used in its current state for professional media. I'm your case it's fine since you're a small creator but big studios should not be using AI considering it's massive flaws which makes the product look unprofessional. Again in your case it's alright because people don't expect you to have a Hollywood sized budget. I also think your friend should use AI very sparingly. Too much AI takes away from the final product. Unless of course it's supposed to be a weird dream like horror which is where AI really shines imo. However since you edit the AI pictures why not do that with pictures from the movies and stuff? Like if you do it enough it's your image

[@BlargvsBlorg]

"even casting the ethics aside AI is not professional enough to be used in its current state for professional media." That's what people said last year and now AI can create better looking movies in 24 hours than most Artists. The resistance is useless. It's like trying to ride a Horse after a Car zips past by you.

[@gravy7861_]

I don't watch your videos for the art. I watch them because your narrations are badass, and your ideas on Harry Potter stories are solid.

[@janmiljoen]

I just finished reading the entire series, and sad to see that i start when its getting less popular, because i would have loved to have been around when everyone was talking about harry potter

[@AndyOrtiz13]

Maybe when the series drops it will be like the OG era

[@NikoKun]

Great video! There are of course things AI probably shouldn't be used for.. But I fully support its use for these purposes, and I think people who're against it, are frankly being shortsighted luddites, who don't realize they're behaving the exact same way, as those who criticized digital art in the 90s and 00s. Heck, some of the things I've seen people say about AI art, were word for word said about photography over a century ago. The anti AI crowd fears it will out compete them, and make it impossible to earn a living. This concern is actually valid, AI will likely do that, although there'll always be a small market for authentically human made stuff. The unfortunate fact is, we cannot stop AI, and it won't just do this to artists, voice actors, creatives, but to nearly everybody's jobs. Human workers will simply be too costly in comparison, as far as most businesses are concerned. If left entirely unmodified, this will cause our economy to collapse. It's a change that requires people wake up and form a massive movement for economic change. I think we should demand an AI Dividend for all. It would act as a return on our data investment, which we all contributed to training AI. Ensures everyone gets their rightful piece and can still contribute in the economy, even if they lose their jobs to AI, it would give them time to figure something new out.

[@BlargvsBlorg]

There will never be an AI Dividend. That's Communism and Communism has always starved nations. When Cars replaced Horses, we didn't just magically give every Horse a free stable. Their population levels dropped until a small niche of Humans kept them around. AI is the same thing. If you don't adapt to AI then it simply means you have nothing left to contribute to society. Find a new job or become homeless. That's just how life is. Don't be a Communist please.

[@Forman7]

I don’t agree and there are several alternatives you could have chosen. I wish you well.

[@619WWEFAN]

I miss the old days when it was just simple and fun to do KZbin 🥺 First the whole copyright mess, now this. While sure i personally prefer things with a more human touch (like art), i can absolutely understand why you use AI. The reasons you mentioned is understandable Even AI we don’t know if it’s copyright free forever, you said yourself the laws / copyright behind AI is evolving But I wonder: fan art has always been a thing, that never gets copyrighted. Why isn’t that the same with AI

[@Thanos_243]

It doesn't matter if u use ai art or fan art. your videos r great either way.

[@LightBringer127_dragonart]

As an artist, I am agaist AI art, especially in its current form. However I don't really care about it in your videos, since the main focus of your videos is book anylsis and stuff. AI in my opinion should never be the main product, but can be a compliment. And i understand your plight. It is important to not downplay the risks of this technology. However it seems unfair that you are being targeted.

[@BlargvsBlorg]

" AI in my opinion should never be the main product, but can be a compliment. " You're going to get replaced by superior technology. Your opinion means nothing.

[@LightBringer127_dragonart]

@@BlargvsBlorg Yeah so I gave a nuanced comment. Glad that you did the same.

[@dollzo]

​@@BlargvsBlorgcall me when ai can knows how many fingers people have

[@jokybones]

Replaced never .... But it will help experience artist to get more efficient and it will discourage new artist ...and that's just sad. Bc it's just soulless ​@@BlargvsBlorg

[@jokybones]

​@@dollzoI believe he's one of the people who never had something special a talent or anything and now thinks it's his time to shine. Well I have bad news other artist will still be miles ahead and taking shortcuts will leave you miserable in the long run! That's just how humans work

[@chubbyanimalenthusiast70]

I don’t like that you do it but I understand

[@supergirlvideoclips894]

That's petty of you. He is doing great work in Harry Potter space.

[@Jetstreamsamsbiggestglazer]

​@@supergirlvideoclips894 no its not? Not liking somebody because of a choice is called a opinion and is fine

[@Plant_seeker]

​@@supergirlvideoclips894??? Sorry we don't like something while being respectful about it I guess

[@chideraomeh]

@@supergirlvideoclips894there’s nothing petty about being able to understand why someone’s opinion differs from your own, and being able to respectfully communicate that

[@TheGoat-gt5ty]

No one cares whether you like it or not.

[@Mar6008]

Im a artist and i dont like ai art for logical reasons and dont use ai art but i love youre content and totally understand you keep going on man ❤

[@OhSeeBarber]

There are 0 logical reasons to hate ai art

[@MrTrueFury]

@OhSeeBarber If you don't think using others' work to train up your own software to create copies of it is a logical reason without even diving into the rest then you're just ignorant.

[@EMMCNE]

I’m the biggest corporate AI hater (i’m a writer, and it’s actively pushing creatives out of our industries!!!) but I think it’s a little different when an individual/small team KZbin channel uses AI art to fulfill an exact image idea, versus a multimillion dollar company just refusing to pay artists because they don’t feel like it.

[@IG7799-c4u]

Maybe I'm missing something here, but can you just work with a select number of artists you trust? How many artists do you typically use fanart from?

[@Veritanky]

man with over 1 mln subs-almost 2 so not "small content creator" - im sure he can afford to work with small amount of artists instead of using stolen slop. Theres tons of cheaper great artists out there.

[@supergirlvideoclips894]

​@@Veritankyhe doesn't owe them anything. If anything he is putting them on the map

[@supergirlvideoclips894]

Let him do what he wants. He is not obligated to work with artists

[@toumabyakuya]

Even then, paying artists can be both costly and slow, AI is both free and takes less time, meaning that he can upload more videos.

[@Veritanky]

@@supergirlvideoclips894 well at this moment he aint putting anyone on map using stolen art...

[@HashimThaDream]

The future for all creatives is scary right now. We’re all just trying to adapt to this new way of doing things.

[@BlargvsBlorg]

It's not scary, you just brainwash yourself into sounding special. Horse Breeders got replaced by Cars, Blockbuster got replaced by Netflix. The world is better off when machines get rid of useless jobs.

[@Notyouraveragename]

Fair. We're all trying to survive. IF we live in a economy where houses are 500k-750k, and we take 50% of our pay home. It takes 40 years to save up for a 750k house at 20k take hom a year. And 50% of all people make like 15k-35k /yr or less. Then that's halved by tax. There's just so little wiggle room right now for a 99%. Yet people blame the 99%, not the 1% that trains the stuff.

[@goth_ross]

@@BlargvsBlorg lets start with your job then.

[@Notyouraveragename]

​@@goth_ross Blargh. If it makes you feel any better, or worse, we're on a block too. Either a choice of making the time count while it does, or heading back. I get job preservation, just it feels like the anti ai movement for the most part mostly goes after the 99% of people just trying to live their day to day life, the people who had no control over how something was made. Just played with something that existed and got demonized. While the 1% does control how it's made, the 99% gets blamed, the 1% have 4 other 1%s who would just do the same. But it's like some kinda cess of capitalism. Hell i even got artist x artist friends who have antics with artists stealing each other's money or drawing hate art of 14 year olds drawing other artists decapitated. Sure it's 14 year olds but that stuff is just horrid. I don't even think ai or not "fixes" that stuff. It's like asking if pictures of a puppy can fix human greed if it's photo taken or hand taken or robot generated. Sure, everyone needs to be able to make a living, but how's that supposed to work if legitimate warned about requests for job protection acts are ignored? In case you didn't notice, you anti ai guys did get your people in court. We expected them to do something job protection wise and even warned. They flew out on a jet and took several vacations. The whole thing feels like a mess of the blind leading the willingly blind off a cliff. Job protection is important sure. But how the hell is that supposed to happen if the one person in a courtroom, who could have Easily changed things, acted like a grown 40 year old child and started making vroom noises? One side is openly rabid, the other thinks it'll be able to reproduce with robots and get "star trek gay communism with infinite money", some people literally troll for attention, others are saying they do it as bored housewifes to kill the time. Others are saying they're russians jumping out of their windows having no money, their clients running out of money, and even genuinely legitimately talented and non drama seeking artists facing a wall of people thinning and less able to spare. Even on legitimately good or under hourly wage prices. Don't even start on how allegations of how boosty could be stealing credit card infos or 2000$s of funds from artists and 400$ from "30$ payment, no refunds" from commissioners for the mysterious 90% of artists as surprise russian europeans. Honestly the whole thing is a mess. Capitalism is creating a economy people's basic needs are price scalped for profits, people are struggling to even think of how you buy a 185k 2008 ->750k 2024 house. Nobody has stable employment. And our only two political parties both suppress people like Bernie Sanders from 200m to 1152 views, both corp left and right. While corp left and right is either a senile old man who does do better, but still breaks strikes. Or a person who literally attempted literal textbook armed treason against the united states. And is known for giving them more tax cuts. People don't feel like they have safety nets, people don't feel like they can afford houses, people don't feel like they have job security, people don't feel financially secure. And we're either told to play a broken system, (which as adult vs kid, i am if i want to keep my irl family alive). Or be a keyboard warrior, and disappoint everyone irl by 'pleasing' people on the internet who don't care if they lose someone. Who may be literal 14-17 year olds bored for attention or bored housewifes who don't care. Or people money would eventually run out on anyways. Not saying the other guy is a "catch" at all, nah. And i know im over venting. But it just feels like a really messed up game of "optimize basic human rights and needs for profit". And a adult with a family to feed, can't pick being a reddit neet letting their kids starve to death or their spouse watching $$$-$$$$ to a "Honey. Who are these weird people the internet is telling you to send money to?" "Are you cheating on me? Is there another woman? Are we getting scammed. Are you buying !@#?!?" antics. Maybe im highjacking the guy, he's trying to keep his channel alive, and im definitely no saint and im walking away, they aren't either. But the whole thing feels like it's already been a smoking time bomb, already clicking for a year, that's already exploded 4 times to some. Some people will be alright, others might. But it's definitely going to be a thinning game. Less people are going to have job stability or spare money to spare. Less people are going to live in comfort. It's not ai for one, it's everyone. capitalism is neglecting people and the people who'd fight against it, like Bernie sanders. Aren't being given a platform on corporation owned tv. Trump for all he's worth, gets 100,000,000s of views of free exposure from "we're sorry, TV!". Im not trying to sound a tin hat. But i've seen my own curated channels as well. When you can click to hide or be hidden. People can completely supress anything they don't want to hear. Sure the government doesn't do it. But media can self censor. And congressmen and judges openly take bribes. The american people don't have someone who looks out for them, and im not saying that as some che cheavaga kinda guy. I'm just a person trying to feed my family trying to explain to the other person trying to feed themselves that i am NOT made out of fantasy amounts of unlimited fantasy money, and things have been strained for a long while. And the signs many were intentionally ignoring for years were picked up in seconds by nearly every single irl person i knew, who actually gave a damn about others, even remotely.

[@BlargvsBlorg]

@@goth_ross Is that a gotcha? Every job will be automated. I didn't see Artists cry when Coal Miners got f*cked over. Now it's your turn b*tch.

[@colbygg]

I completely understand why you’d use AI for content purposes. Especially for thumbnails to draw people in then for the pictures during the video to keep people in. I think personally it looks cool.

[@Devon523]

I totally agree with your decision and support you in that decision. You have to do what’s best for you and protect yourself. It’s easy for folks to hate when they aren’t in your shoes. And as I’m sure you already know , Harry Potter popularity ebbs and flows and there will come a time not to far from now when you will have all kinds of new things to talk about and Potter will be back in the zeitgeist. Hang in there!

[@Notyouraveragename]

People bite the hands that feed them out of boredom. Then are surprised when there's no magical pony. But the hands stop coming.

[@LihlCherry]

When I noticed you using AI art, I immediately figured it was to avoid copyright strikes for using people's art. I completely understand why and agree with your reasoning of using AI art. No hate from me, a long time MovieFlame fan 😊

[@hunterstjean119]

I personally don’t have a problem with people using AI as long as they aren’t relying on it for content. I more have a problem with how AI art works as it just trains off other people’s art without consent from the artists. Again, this is a problem with the software, not the user.

[@tiffanydeutsch711]

You’re great Morgan. You don’t need to justify using AI. Period. Like for real you don’t need to justify.😊

[@twostarz_frthistime]

It’s fine if you use AI art and admitting you use it. I would draw the line at when you use AI and claim it as your own

[@BlargvsBlorg]

Every AI Image I make is mine. When you take a photograph, the picture belongs to you. AI uses my prompts so the logic is the same.

[@derrygorl]

​@@BlargvsBlorgevery AI image you make is also mine

[@BlargvsBlorg]

@@derrygorl Wrong.

[@hammerandthewrench7924]

@@BlargvsBlorg it's not yours. it's not copyright protected lol

[@hammerandthewrench7924]

@@BlargvsBlorg you are wrong lol

[@lateashahoyte9037]

Thank you for your explanation 😊.

[@LoneWolfLuna28]

AI terrifies me.

[@_Appie_]

Why

[@Haley-ne6or]

@@_Appie_ because with the direction ai is headed now, one day we will reach a point where human beings will no longer be able to have any sort of job that involves creativity. Want to be a painter? Too bad, all paintings are ai. Want to be a songwriter or poet? Sorry, ai takes care of that. Want to make movies or videos? Nope, those are all ai generated too. Trust me, unless there’s some kind of drastic change in the way the world consumes ai, which I don’t see happening anytime soon, this is what’s very likely to happen. That is utterly terrifying, to think that human beings will no longer be able have creative fulfillment

[@Soph1aF]

@@Haley-ne6or Agreed. AI can be cool in some instances, but as a whole, I just don't see AI having a positive impact on society. ( No hate to Movie Flame, btw. He should be able to use AI if he wants)

[@LoneWolfLuna28]

@@_Appie_ Adding onto what @Haley-ne6or has said, it's not just creativity that AI will take from us, but also many jobs in the medical and technical fields. Also, the thing that separates humans from all other creatures is our intelligence, but what happens when we make something smarter than us? Geoffery Hinton, the man who invented AI, has said that it's likely that these things will eventually grow a consciousness, so what will happen then? Most likely they'll come to the conclusion that we humans are using them as slaves essentially. So with their supreme intelligence, they'll most likely, at best, turn us into essentially pets, and at worst, kill us all (or turn us into slaves, whichever you think is worse). Of all the things I think will end the world, AI is at the top. Another thing that scares me about AI is the idea that people can use it to imitate people's voices and make fake videos to scandalize others, especially between people like political rivals. Finally, even chatbots, which seem the most harmless of all AI aside from probably the image creators, is still dangerous. These bots will become more human like over time. This would result in people possibly thinking these are real humans, especially when AI grows a consciousness and rebels against us. These chatbots would also probably make people have unreal expectations for their real friends, like expecting them to reply to a text message right away, or expect them to always be "understanding". For all these reasons, AI is just terrifying to me to no end and I'm not pleased that it even exists.

[@DelbelOfTheVoid]

@@_Appie_because people can use it for evil intentions.

[@Ytcinema18]

Why I may not be a fan of AI art, I’m still thankful you took your time to make this video just to clarify some things as it is very controversial nowadays. Keep putting out great stuff!

[@nathanhudson-young2460]

Why the frick would artists who decided to pay you to use their art come after you?!

[@Skypuppy-rk2cn]

He payed them I think

[@nathanhudson-young2460]

@@Skypuppy-rk2cn okay, but still, why would they still go after Morgan?

[@BlargvsBlorg]

@@nathanhudson-young2460 You want the truth? Most Artists and people in general are not intelligent. New technology proves this. AI makes beautiful Art for free, so you can bypass the unhinged Artists easily...

[@Skypuppy-rk2cn]

@@nathanhudson-young2460 I really have no idea.. Just wanted to say that they didn't pay him.. Maybe the way he credited them wasn't enough for them Idk. Only they know

[@Skypuppy-rk2cn]

@@BlargvsBlorg First sentence fits perfectly. You for sure aren't.

[@tiffcomiskey6197]

I love that you have the Star Wars original trilogy on VHS sitting on your bookshelf. 🙂

[@RacerC45]

Some AI art are just nightmare fuel though.

[@BlargvsBlorg]

Humans make more nightmare fuel. Who do you think invented diaper fetishes?

[@dogloveradoptme]

I LOVE your videos no matter what and the AI pictures have been a cool change to your videos. I won’t stop watching or enjoying your videos just because you use different art.

[@V1G4M1]

5:30 while it is true that it often isn‘t taking specifically from one specific artist, the databases has been trained *without their explicit consent* !!! Plus there have been more and more instances of AI datasets specifically trained on artists to replicate their specific style. Also, European viewpoint here, but some countries here are putting a lot of weight on rights of your own person. People can, in public, tell you to delete pictures where you‘re prominently visible and even get sued for uploading it against your will (at least I swear I recalled such cases a while ago, but IANAL) so to train your database on peoples actual looks and faces is possibly even worse to me. All in all, I am aware AI ain‘t leaving, that pandoras box has been opened, but the way it‘s currently getting used and produced is morally reprehensible and not something I can support, much less defend with a cop out of „AI is the future anyways, everyone does it, so why shouldn’t I.“ The matter of artists paid to do fanart for a video apparently striking your channel is one I‘m far more willing to accept as a reason tho, that‘s just shitty behavior.

[@OhSeeBarber]

European opinion on copyright detected Opinion discarded

[@rohood3813]

I've screamed at chat gpt and Microsoft bings copilot before 😂😂😂😂😂

[@2TCHOLMES]

I get your overall reasoning, but I’m just not big on AI Art. I prefer art done by actual humans; they just have more authenticity and heart. Nothing beats the human touch, in my opinion.

[@BlargvsBlorg]

That's what people said about the Camera when it was invented. "Nothing beats the touch of a real painting. Those black & white photos are just so icky!" Now the Camera & Photography is literally everywhere. AI Art is going to be the same thing. A small minority of haters who will quickly learn they can't live without it anymore.

[@thermophile1695]

@@BlargvsBlorg With the camera, it was both that people got over their prejudice, but also that people learned how to put more effort into cameras. At first, it was just point and click. Now there's lighting, framing, and a bunch of other things that I don't even know about. And as AI advances, that same level of skill is becoming possible for people who use AI with tools like ControlNet and Inpainting. Heck, I just use prompts, and it sometimes takes several iterations to get the AI to make what I actually want it to, involving problem solving and trying to root out what's causing my generations to mess up.

[@2TCHOLMES]

@@BlargvsBlorg At least it’s still a human taking the picture; at last it’s real. AI art could possibly cost people their passion and livelihood.

[@Cheremil]

Battle of the Seven Fingers

[@TheRealTricky]

It's not AI Art that scares me. Actually only a fool would embrace AI being used in all businesses, and Stephen Hawking said it best when he stated that AI might well spell the end of the human race. The fact that it's "not going away" is a threat many people underestimate, but as history repeats itself, it wouldn't be the first time a threat is underestimated. KZbin's policy on three strikes actually now seems to me more in a blackmail in "you use AI or you risk you channel being blown up". And yeah, I've seen KZbin doing a lot of crazy things right now that actually makes me recommend everybody to stay away from KZbin. Unfortunately alternatives for KZbin are only used right now for political content and although I am interested in alternate views on politics, there is more to life than that, so other kind of entertainment still draws everybody back to KZbin and YT is abusing that. So it's not that I don't understand your struggle, but in the same time I see a big load of blackmail going on now. Oh, and I've been branded someone afraid of computers due to my stance on AI, which is a joke considering that I've been coding all my life, but then again, it wouldn't be the first time warnings from people who know their stuff (and also from people know more in this field than I do, at least the INDEPENDENT ones. Paid experts are not really to be trusted unless you know WHO pays). "AI is the future"? Perhaps watching The Matrix, Terminator and even Star Trek (the episodes about the Borg) can give you a nice view of what WILL happen eventually. Actually even Mary Shelley's Frankenstein might already be a warning here. And once the excuse was you can always pull the plug. That excuse doesn't work anymore. AI is the dream of people pursueing a dystopia, and nothing more. And this video has shown me a clear view on how AI is enforced upon us. But the AI gurus have all been claiming I am only a conservative fool (shows how well they know me, as I hate conservatism, but I am not so blinded by progressive thinking that I don't see the dangers, but people only have sense of black and white in their thinking patterns). Now when it comes to 3rd party art. I need this too, and I know the pain as legal terms are quite often very vague, forcing me to ignore some very good artwork, which appears that I could just have used it. Oh, other KZbinrs do it too. Be careful with that one. When everybody else jumps of the Eiffel Tower, I'd still deem you a fool when you jump as well. But as history always repeats itself, people have never been willing to listen to sense, until it was too late. Many, many tragedies in history are on account of that mistake and whenever I hear AI promotional talk, in which the dangers are either ignored and laughed at, I know history is repeating itself. On the note of Harry Potter, the denial of the dangers of AI sound a lot like Fudge's denial of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named's (the dangers of AI may also not be named, after all) return in Harry Potter And The Order of The Phoenix. And from the sound of this video, KZbin decided to take on the role of Dolores Umbridge. Once again, I understand your position, but in the same time, this video is too kind on the matters at hand.

[@swagleo7414]

Too long no one will read

[@BlargvsBlorg]

"Perhaps watching The Matrix, Terminator and even Star Trek (the episodes about the Borg) can give you a nice view of what WILL happen eventually." Do you also get all your life tips from Spongebob and cartoons? You sound like a child if you are afraid of technology. AI cannot be stopped.

[@TheRealTricky]

@@BlargvsBlorg You know the task science fiction authors have? Apparently not, but I know a fool would come who isn't able to draw the parallels between fiction and reality that authors often draw themselves. (Being an author myself, I do this all the time). Then again, I wonder what you are doing on this channel if that is your attitude. You clearly have no understanding either what Rowling was doing when she wrote Harry Potter.

[@TheRealTricky]

@@swagleo7414 The typical answer by people blinded for the truth or who have an interest in the untruth, using this typical excuse in order to ridicule it. You want the untruth to live on but have no proper argumentation. Best is then not to reply. You've exposed what your "opinion" is worth. Nothing (since you don't have one).

[@swagleo7414]

@@TheRealTricky reply is too long so I won’t read it.

[@warrickwilmot9948]

You’re still fire, don’t care what images you use. You’re the best 🔥

[@tellos02]

If it's easier for you to use AI created images to avoid people creating issues over fanart then I fully support that I'm here for the top quality content you provide not to criticize an image

[@dollzo]

While I do agree with you that also comes with the risk of looking like an ai art bro which leaves a bad taste in many people's mouths

[@zoogie3780]

As an artist myself, I'm probably on the more lenient side when it comes to AI. There are things I don't like about it for sure, but I'm not really worried about it ruining my career in art, since AI can't really replicate the personality, style, or meaning that a real artist would have. It definitely has its upsides too, being a useful tool to someone who doesn't have easy access to a lot of art, or needs a large amount of images made in a short time like you talked about. In the long run, although there's a lot of scummy ways for people to use AI art, I think it'll end up being more helpful than anything. (edit) I'm really sorry you had such bad experiences with other artists, I can't really speak for any of that crowd, since I've never had my art used in a video in that way, but it's absolutely understandable that you would turn to AI.