AI companies stole artists’ work to train their models, and now AI image generators present an existential threat to the future of their profession. I spoke to @kortizart about organizing against generative AI and what needs to be done to rein it in. disconnect.blog/how-artists-ar…
Generative AI may have reached the public consciousness in the past year, but it’s been a growing threat for artists and illustrators for a few years, with companies stealing their work to train models. disconnect.blog/how-artists-ar…
.@kortizart concretely described how even for someone as experienced as she is, generative AI is used to cut back the number of hours she’ll work on a project. But it’s an even bigger threat to new artists, as small projects are eliminated altogether. disconnect.blog/how-artists-ar…
@kortizart There’s no silver bullet to addressing the harms of generative AI, but Ortiz wants to see the courts make it very clear that companies cannot just take people’s work without their permission. Compensation needs to be awarded. disconnect.blog/how-artists-ar…
@kortizart But beyond that, @kortizart points to an important power of the FTC: algorithmic disgorgement. Regulators can force companies to destroy existing models using ill-gotten data, and they absolutely should. disconnect.blog/how-artists-ar…
@kortizart Participation in generative AI models also can’t be made opt out because that puts the responsibility and the work on the user to find all the models and jump through the hoops to get their art and data removed. Opt in is essential. disconnect.blog/how-artists-ar…