I wish we could start arguing about the ethics of compensation for training data and requiring a concrete way to both protect opt-out, as well as compensate those who contribute, rather than argue about a product that absolutely does have a user base (as is continually proven). I don’t think there’s a win against the demand, but you can win the ethics battle and force better regulations.
GenAI advocates would rather get rid of IP altogether, though. They claim they’re all running ethical models already and it’s perfect, but they also want artists’ right to opt-out to not exist. Nevermind compensation, or the need for opt-in, we can’t even agree on the importance of consent.
If current models never changed again - none of what’s happening would “die.” We already have programs that can turn any image you provide into any image you describe, even if you provide solid noise.
What people do with that tool can be trivial… or it can take immense effort and thought. I don’t understand how an iterative process lasting days could be anything but art. Objecting to where the tools came from can’t change that.
I wish we could start arguing about the ethics of compensation for training data and requiring a concrete way to both protect opt-out, as well as compensate those who contribute, rather than argue about a product that absolutely does have a user base (as is continually proven). I don’t think there’s a win against the demand, but you can win the ethics battle and force better regulations.
GenAI advocates would rather get rid of IP altogether, though. They claim they’re all running ethical models already and it’s perfect, but they also want artists’ right to opt-out to not exist. Nevermind compensation, or the need for opt-in, we can’t even agree on the importance of consent.
I agree with the points about ethics and compensation, however.
If current models never changed again - none of what’s happening would “die.” We already have programs that can turn any image you provide into any image you describe, even if you provide solid noise.
What people do with that tool can be trivial… or it can take immense effort and thought. I don’t understand how an iterative process lasting days could be anything but art. Objecting to where the tools came from can’t change that.