we need to come up for a good word for ""AI"" that doesn't imply it's artificial or intelligent and highlights the stolen human labor. like what if we call it "theftgen"
AI generated art is all the rage right now, but have you noticed it's been sold with the same techbro evangelicalism that tried to shove NFTs down our throats? I'm hardly surprised, as both of these grifts have the same endgame - cutting artists out of the commercialization of art.
Let's look at AI art, the people pushing it, and the moves to sell creativity without paying creators. With special guest editor NEON 35-2!
Someone in the notes of this AI art post asked how we all could tell. I thought I'd sabe my explanation with information of some historical images it pulls from before they turn the notes off.
References:
"Flowers in glass vase with fruit" - Davidsz
"Pieta" - Bouguereau
(more loosely based)
"Pietà" - Carracci
"Pietà (The Lamentation of Christ)" - El Greco
(another reference not included in the original post)
"Boy with Carafe of Roses" - Caravoggio
I think it's important to look at many sources since these images are just a hodgepodge of works.
If an image feels strange or off there is chance it's ai. Since can't rely on the tags since they will tag them "oil painting" and other disingenuous things, check the notes. The are full of people calling this shit out.
At this point, you can't just look at the hands. Please take a moment to look at the image a bit longer and check the notes. Us artists really appreciate it.
(I don't ever want to hear that an art degree is useless again. 😤)