Hello! This will be the first of our weekly discussions. This thread will be pinned in the local timeline all week long and I hope that everyone feels encouraged to voice their opinion.

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This weeks topic is: AI “art” and its impact on the furry fandom and artists.

Here are some guideline questions that you can use:

  • What are your opinions on AI generated text and images?
  • Should furry spaces allow AI generated images?
  • What do you think are the use cases for these tools?
  • What long-term impact do you believe it will have on the fandom and the fandom’s artists?
  • Muzukun@yiffit.netEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’ve heard a lot of perspectives ranging from it’s evil, to it’s great to kind of… Concerned silence?

    I’m honestly surprised how fast it came to the point that ai can generate some pretty good art on its own? I feel it kind of lowers the point of entry to simply obtaining art but also I’m left puzzled on whether it negatively impacts some artists? I can appreciate some artists having concerns someone would just go to an ai of some type and get a picture there of their fursona instead of commissioning an artist but I wonder if that would ever realistically happen considering the detail needed for some sonas. However with the various tools available… I do think this is a legitimate valid concern.

    I’m on more patreons than I should be, and some are honestly worried what it will do to their ability to earn an income. I’d say there are other factors at play in general (basic cost, quality, communication, competition, etc.) But in the end an ai becomes another player/factor in the challenges that some artists face. Enter the idea of ais trained off specific artists to the point where you can get 85% similar style to that artist… For some people why wouldn’t you just use the ai? It would be faster, cheaper, and if something is wrong you can just have it try again.

    Also considering some artists just use mainly templates for what they do (telegram stickers mainly) I figure that might be an area where an ai would shine.

    I’d say for me in the end it depends on which perspective you’re going to and how long if a gaze do you want to take. For an artist, I would be terrified. Ai can kind of hold your feet to the fire constantly to churn out great product but also potentially serve as just data for an ai to learn off of. For a consumer I would be somewhat excited. Ai can provide a cheap source for art that would otherwise cost 100s and take weeks :/

    That’s my take on it XD