Lesson 1083 of 1234
Why Some Artists Are Mad at AI
AI can make a picture in 5 seconds that took a person a week. Here is why that hurts real artists.
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- 1The big idea
- 2jobs
- 3fairness
- 4creativity
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Section 1
The big idea
AI learned to draw by studying millions of pictures by real artists — usually without asking. Then it makes art that takes those artists' jobs.
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- An illustrator who used to draw book covers may lose work to AI in seconds
- AI can copy an artist's style without paying them anything
- Some companies pick cheap AI art over hiring a person
- Many artists are asking laws to change how AI is allowed to learn
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Find a piece of art online that you love. Look up the human who made it and notice how long it took.
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