The lack of solidarity among creatives over AI is sadly typical. Filmmakers have to look out for actors who have to look out for visual artists, animators etc etc. One you start carving out exemptions for yourself, you guarantee impoverishment for everyone but executives.
"But I have a good reason for using it" STFU, no you don't
@mattzollerseitz This is a big conversation among designers and I think you are right.
@mattzollerseitz I expect the appeal of AI to a great many is that it finally holds out the long-elusive promise of removing talent from the equation of artistic success.
@mattzollerseitz @laurbits Wow, it’s all well and good to complain with the upcoming animation, guild, contract negotiations. What is the guild prepared to do is the real question and that should be the one that every animator industry person is focused on
@mattzollerseitz @laurbits Animation, guild members should be contacting the leaders of the guild to reach out to Adam Schiff and Bernie Sanders about potentially coming out before negotiations start or during negotiations, and have a plan in place for the membership during the negotiations
@mattzollerseitz Let me guess: machine learning for movie VFX is fine, but GenAI is not.
@mattzollerseitz The thing is, I don’t think anyone even suggests these AI models shouldn’t exist. It’s that they shouldn’t exist based on stealing other people’s work. Surely an ethical model can be made to train with only authorized input. But that’s harder, and would cost the tech bros more.
@mattzollerseitz They're manufacturing consent at a rapid scale