AI-generated art simply draws from existing work that humans have created and puts elements together to create what the algorithm thinks you want. But it’s not often you hear details about where an AI program comes from. Well, the CEO behind AI art generation program Midjourney has reportedly trained the algorithm to work Magic the Gathering Artists all the time.
Reid Southern, an artist who has worked with companies such as Marvel and DC, posted screenshots of alleged interactions on Midjourney’s Discord server. They show a conversation between Midjourney CEO David Holz and others, with Holz claiming he had the program create “huge swaths of MTG.” Maps” during test sequences in the early days of the program and leveraged the work of magic Artists feeding the machine sources to create art based on prompts.
This comes with new evidence in the ongoing trial Lawsuit against Midjourney, DeviantArt and Stability AI (Thanks Dice breaker
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Companies are becoming more comfortable using AI art rather than commissioning work from human artists, and it’s already making its way into the video game industry. Xbox, Assassin’s Creed, Stand outAnd Pokémon Go They have all come under fire for using AI art or promotional materials instead of just hiring real human artists. AI is cheaper than paying an artist to draw or a writer to write, and that’s exactly what companies expect Reduce every possible cost Apart from the salaries of the top executives, this is all we have left. Programs that steal from creatives to replace them.
