Artists and AI: A Modern-Day Battle Of Creativity & Copyright
Somebody queue the dramatic courtroom music because a bunch of British artists are reaching out to their Yankee comrades! They’re loading up their legal guns to drift away from the canvas and paint a friendly portrait of legal action against Midjourney and other AI firms. These tech firms are alleged to have trained their AI with the artists’ creations, sparking a showdown in the ‘Artificial Courtroom’.
Key Points: Midjourney – the Picasso… or Plagiarist of AI?
– Midjourney, the controversial AI unicorn, has found itself in hot water. It, along with other image-generating companies, are said to have used the works of over 16,000 artists, including big names like Bridget Riley, Damien Hirst, and Anish Kapoor, to teach their AI a thing or two about art.
– Some of the creative bunch are considering joining forces with U.S lawyers for a class action lawsuit against these companies. “Divided we stand, but united we might get our copyrights back” seems to be their war cry!
– Others are contemplating reaching out to their Queen’s counsels, pondering over the possibility of filing individual lawsuits right in the heart of the UK, putting an artistic twist on the term ‘Brexit’.
Final Thoughts
If this were a movie, we’d be at the edge of our seats, popcorn in hand, intently waiting for the climax. Only time will tell if the artists can prove the tech firms to be the ‘bad guys’ in this epic art-ificial intelligence battle. It may seem like a David vs. Goliath situation right now but as we’ve seen before, never underestimate the power of a well-thrown stone… or in this case, a well-drawn copyright claim. Catch ya on the flip side, folks – this isn’t the end, it’s just ‘to be continued.’ But whatever the result, let’s hope that creativity always finds its rightful place in art, with or without the AI twist.
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/21/we-need-to-come-together-british-artists-team-up-to-fight-ai-image-generating-software
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