Artists VS. AI

Art has been a sign of evolved civilization ever since the start of humanity, so what happens when humanity tries to "evolve" art?

What are AI & AI art?

History of AI

AI (short for artificial intelligence) has been a fascination of people ever since the idea of its conception in 1950. Generated from the minds of various scientists, mathematicians, and philosophers and documented in the first written framework Computing Machinery and Intelligence by Alan Turing. In 1956 the framework was proved with The Logic Theorist, the first AI, created by Cliff Shaw, and Herbert Simon. (Anyoha, 2017)

A graph depicting the timeline of artificial intellience from 1940's science fiction, to the first AI, to self-driving cars, to today.

(Anyoha, 2017)

As AI has evolved, so has its capabilities. What was once the wild concept of computers being able to think for themselves to being able to generate essays and even works of art. AI, though a powerful concept for its time, could not have reached such heights without the simultaneous development of computers. With computers evolving from immense piles of technology requiring a team of professionals to operate in the 1950's to compact and slab-like devices now in the 2020's, they came with many-a-upgrades. Features such as the screen and keyboard allowed these devices to become a jack-of-all-trades for all walks of life, from schooling to industry, increasing demand for ease of life when it comes to the more tedious aspects. This demad for an easier life is where AI ties in, providing easily accessable assistance for varius types of creation.

AI art

AI-generated art, often shortened to just AI art, is the label given to artwork generated by an artificial intelligence system when the system is provided with a specific written prompt and is told to generate a specific image that does not currently exist.

"This process typically involves algorithms that can learn from data inputs and generate new, original art pieces. AI art can take various forms, including digital images, paintings, sculptures, music, and poetry,"

- International Design Foundation (2023)

Image shows the transition between the infamous oil painting self portrait of Van Gogh exhibiting the step-by-step distortion created by an AI art program.

(AI Generated)

Why are artists fighting AI art?

General overview on how AI art has been affecting artists:

Jobloss
Underpayment
Theft of artwork
Violation of Copywrite
Violation of artistic ethics

Stop stealing our artwork, artists against AI & training without consent

(Kwiek, 2024)

(AI Generated)

Anyoha, R. (2017, August 28). The history of Artificial Intelligence. Science in the News.https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2017/history-artificial-intelligence/
Interaction Design Foundation - IxDF. (2023, December 8). What is AI-Generated Art?. Interaction Design Foundation - IxDF.https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/ai-generated-art
Kwiek, C. (2024). Stop Stealing Our Artwork, Artists Against AI & Training Without Consent. Instagram. Retrieved November 18,2024, https://www.instagram.com/p/C8nNqsXxn6W/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link.

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