Generative AI and OA

[ProxCenBound]

Thanks again!

[DSPE]

Do you think we should post this anywhere on the website?

[Godd Howard]

Thanks again!

No problem

[Godd Howard]

Do you think we should post this anywhere on the website?

I could make a seperate thread just for the list, so people don't have to sift through five pages of this thread to find it..

[Godd Howard]

For the spinosaur pic, I'm sure we could find a paleoartist willing to let us use their art of one. Like this one I just found: https://www.deviantart.com/arvalis/art/S...-842305779

I think I've got my password for my old deviantart account lying around somewhere, if needed, I probably could contact an artist and ask them about it

[MichaelPoole]

I feel like in many communities online, generative AI is viciously abhorred, and so hosting these images might cause some controversy in the future.

You mean teenagers who don't understand how generative AI works. If they actually understood how it works they'd understand it's not "stealing" anything, unless you consider a human artist looking at an image and learning from it "stealing" as well. Also funny how the people posting vitriol against AI on intellectual property grounds often believe "property is theft" and are pro-piracy.

[stevebowers]

Here's an image of a spinosaurus I've put together from a 3D model, heavily modified in Gimp.


   

[Godd Howard]

Here's an image of a spinosaurus I've put together from a 3D model, heavily modified in Gimp.

Nice!

[DSPE]

I feel like in many communities online, generative AI is viciously abhorred, and so hosting these images might cause some controversy in the future.

You mean teenagers who don't understand how generative AI works. If they actually understood how it works they'd understand it's not "stealing" anything, unless you consider a human artist looking at an image and learning from it "stealing" as well. Also funny how the people posting vitriol against AI on intellectual property grounds often believe "property is theft" and are pro-piracy.

A bit harsh of a take, but I agree with the core message

[DSPE]

I'll add my voice concurring that AI generated images are mostly to be understood as placeholders now. I don't like such images, both in that they may discourage human contributions and because they typically have bad details and other unnatural qualities.

I don't think they are too bad! Keith Wigdor's images in particular do have some unique elements that make them worth keeping


Also nice signature!