Why artists don't like AI (it's not just the theft)
The first 500 people to use my link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/pikat09241 / pikat Generative AI seems like an amazing tool for artists, so it might come as a surprise to some people that most artists dont seem to like it. (If you're an artist, this is probably not a surprise). I'll try to explain why that is, and why EVEN IF generative AI was completely ethical, there might still be some problems with it. Previous video on generative AI: • Is AI stealing your art? (GenAI explained) Sources: https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalko... https://www.academia.edu/21049721/Art... https://www.artinsociety.com/pt-1-ini... https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi... Edited by @SkysagiOP 0:00 - Introduction 0:28 - What is GenAI? 1:04 - What do artists think? 4:05 - How GenAI comes to life 5:23 - GenAI as a "tool" 7:15 - What about photography? 9:34 - Intentionality and human connection 11:02 - The future BGMs inspired by the works of ZUN: "Chilled Out Library" by Scarlet Touhou "Hartmann's Youkai Girl" (lo-fi) by Moon Tone "Tomorrow Will Be Special, Yesterday Was Not" by lo-fi Rain "Cinderella Cage ~ Kagome-Kagome" by lo-fi Rain

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