- Social media creators are exploring the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance their personal brands and streamline their work.
- Giselle Ugarte, a popular TikTok creator with nearly 300,000 followers, is testing AI technology to assist with onboarding new clients.
- Ugarte collaborated with Vermont startup Render Media to create a digital likeness of herself for her business.
- She spent a few hours at Render's New York studio, posing for a camera and reading scripts in different moods to capture her likeness.
- The use of AI technology in this way could potentially save creators time and effort in managing their online presence and engaging with clients.
The use of copyrighted works to train generative AI models, such as Meta's LLaMA, is raising concerns about copyright infringement and transparency, with potential legal consequences and a looming "day of reckoning" for the datasets used.
Generative AI is starting to impact the animation and visual effects industry, with companies like Base Media exploring its potentials, but concerns about job security and copyright infringement remain.
Three artists, including concept artist Karla Ortiz, are suing AI art generators Stability AI, Midjourney, and DeviantArt for using their work to train generative AI systems without their consent, in a case that could test the boundaries of copyright law and impact the way AI systems are built. The artists argue that feeding copyrighted works into AI systems constitutes intellectual property theft, while AI companies claim fair use protection. The outcome could determine the legality of training large language models on copyrighted material.
Hollywood studios are considering the use of generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, to assist in screenwriting, but concerns remain regarding copyright protection for works solely created by AI, as they currently are not copyrightable.
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology is infiltrating higher education, undermining students' personal development of critical thinking skills and eroding the integrity of academic work, with educators struggling to combat its influence.
Renowned author Stephen King expresses a mix of fascination and resignation towards AI-generated fiction, acknowledging its potential but not considering it on par with human creativity, in response to the growing issue of pirated books being used to train AI models.
AI technology, specifically generative AI, is being embraced by the creative side of film and TV production to augment the work of artists and improve the creative process, rather than replacing them. Examples include the use of procedural generation and style transfer in animation techniques and the acceleration of dialogue and collaboration between artists and directors. However, concerns remain about the potential for AI to replace artists and the need for informed decision-making to ensure that AI is used responsibly.
The US District Court ruled that an AI-generated work without human authorship is not eligible for copyright protection, affecting generative AI and users of AI tools.
A federal judge in the US rejected an attempt to copyright an artwork created by an AI, ruling that copyright law only protects works of human creation. However, the judge also acknowledged that as AI becomes more involved in the creation process, challenging questions about human input and authorship will arise.
Generative AI, a technology with the potential to significantly boost productivity and add trillions of dollars to the global economy, is still in the early stages of adoption and widespread use at many companies is still years away due to concerns about data security, accuracy, and economic implications.
Generative AI tools are revolutionizing the creator economy by speeding up work, automating routine tasks, enabling efficient research, facilitating language translation, and teaching creators new skills.
Generative AI is being used to create misinformation that is increasingly difficult to distinguish from reality, posing significant threats such as manipulating public opinion, disrupting democratic processes, and eroding trust, with experts advising skepticism, attention to detail, and not sharing potentially AI-generated content to combat this issue.
AI technology is making it easier and cheaper to produce mass-scale propaganda campaigns and disinformation, using generative AI tools to create convincing articles, tweets, and even journalist profiles, raising concerns about the spread of AI-powered fake content and the need for mitigation strategies.
Stephen King, a renowned author, defends generative AI by comparing it to the Luddites' resistance to industrial progress, despite the fact that the Luddites were actually protesting against the exploitation of workers through machinery, not progress itself. However, many creatives are concerned about AI's impact on their livelihoods, as it eradicates revenue streams and reduces opportunities for emerging artists, making it crucial to critically examine how the technology is being utilized.
Dezeen, an online architecture and design resource, has outlined its policy on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in text and image generation, stating that while they embrace new technology, they do not publish stories that use AI-generated text unless it is focused on AI and clearly labeled as such, and they favor publishing human-authored illustrations over AI-generated images.
Director Scott Mann's tech company Flawless, which uses generative artificial intelligence (AI) to create content, was born out of his frustration with the foreign dubbing process in films and the need for an alternative that preserves the original performances; however, while some see the potential benefits of AI in Hollywood, others, including actress LaNisa Frederick and filmmaker Justine Bateman, are concerned about the impact on the industry and the need for consent and compensation for actors and writers whose work is used to train AI systems.
"Generative" AI is being explored in various fields such as healthcare and art, but there are concerns regarding privacy and theft that need to be addressed.
Generative artificial intelligence, particularly large language models, has the potential to revolutionize various industries and add trillions of dollars of value to the global economy, according to experts, as Chinese companies invest in developing their own AI models and promoting their commercial use.
Generative AI tools are causing concerns in the tech industry as they produce unreliable and low-quality content on the web, leading to issues of authorship, incorrect information, and potential information crisis.
Generative AI is increasingly being used in marketing, with 73% of marketing professionals already utilizing it to create text, images, videos, and other content, offering benefits such as improved performance, creative variations, cost-effectiveness, and faster creative cycles. Marketers need to embrace generative AI or risk falling behind their competitors, as it revolutionizes various aspects of marketing creatives. While AI will enhance efficiency, humans will still be needed for strategic direction and quality control.
AI is a topic of concern and fascination within the music industry, as musicians and composers grapple with the potential benefits and threats it poses to their work, with tools already available that enable the creation of professional-sounding original compositions, but with debates surrounding the authenticity and copyright of AI-generated music.
Generative AI is making its presence felt at the Venice film festival, with one of the highlights being a VR installation that creates a personalized portrait of users' lives based on their answers to personal questions. While there are concerns about the impact of AI on the entertainment industry, XR creators believe that the community is still too small to be seen as a significant threat. However, they also acknowledge that regulation will eventually be necessary as the artform grows and reaches a mass audience.
Researchers have admitted to using a chatbot to help draft an article, leading to the retraction of the paper and raising concerns about the infiltration of generative AI in academia.
The creator of an AI-generated artwork is unable to copyright it, as the US Copyright Office states that human authorship is necessary for copyright, which could have implications for the popularity of AI art generators.
Generative AI models that "hallucinate" or provide fictional answers to users are seen as a feature rather than a flaw, according to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, as they offer a different perspective and novel ways of presenting information.
The rise of easily accessible artificial intelligence is leading to an influx of AI-generated goods, including self-help books, wall art, and coloring books, which can be difficult to distinguish from authentic, human-created products, leading to scam products and potential harm to real artists.
Generative AI is set to revolutionize game development, allowing developers like King to create more levels and content for games like Candy Crush, freeing up artists and designers to focus on their creative skills.
AI technology, particularly generative language models, is starting to replace human writers, with the author of this article experiencing firsthand the impact of AI on his own job and the writing industry as a whole.
Generative AI is empowering fraudsters with sophisticated new tools, enabling them to produce convincing scam texts, clone voices, and manipulate videos, posing serious threats to individuals and businesses.
Accenture has invested in Writer, a platform that uses generative AI to help enterprises create and shape content, with the aim of increasing productivity and driving business impact across various functions.
MIT has selected 27 proposals to receive funding for research on the transformative potential of generative AI across various fields, with the aim of shedding light on its impact on society and informing public discourse.
Generative AI is a form of artificial intelligence that can create various forms of content, such as images, text, music, and virtual worlds, by learning patterns and rules from existing data, and its emergence raises ethical questions regarding authenticity, intellectual property, and job displacement.
Generative artificial intelligence has the potential to disrupt traditional production workflows, according to Marco Tempest of MIT Media Lab, who believes that this technology is not limited to technologists but can be utilized by creatives to enhance their work and eliminate mundane tasks. Companies like Avid, Adobe, and Blackmagic Design are developing AI-driven tools for filmmakers while addressing concerns about job displacement by emphasizing the role of AI in fostering creativity and automating processes. Guardrails and ethical considerations are seen as necessary, but AI is not expected to replace human creativity in storytelling.
AI technology has the potential to assist writers in generating powerful and moving prose, but it also raises complex ethical and artistic questions about the future of literature.
