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Can we talk about the AI art booth at the Portland tech fair?
I was at the Portland tech fair last weekend and saw a booth where you could get a portrait drawn by an AI in 30 seconds for $5. The guy running it said the AI was 'trained on the whole internet', which made me wonder whose art it actually learned from without paying them. How do we even start to make rules for something like that when the tech moves so fast?
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margaretramirez5mo ago
Trained on the WHOLE internet? That's literally every artist's work for free.
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aaronsullivan5mo ago
Saw a similar setup at a county fair last month. The trick is asking them to name the specific data set or license. If they say it's "open source" or "public domain," that's usually code for scraped artwork. Most of these operators fold when you press for details.
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viola_lopez303mo ago
Honestly, that's so true. I had a guy at the flea market trying to sell "original" digital prints and when I asked where his training data came from he just mumbled something about "creative commons" and changed the subject real quick. Ngl, it's like they think saying "open source" means they can just take anything without actually crediting anyone. Tbh, I think most of them just grab whatever they find on DeviantArt or Tumblr and call it a day.
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