Can AI-generated art ever be ethical?
CBC Arts | Posted: April 13, 2023 8:12 PM | Last Updated: April 13, 2023
Sinead Bovell and Michael DeForge break down how artists are being affected by the rising popularity of AI art
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, DALL-E and Midjourney promise to make us all artists in seconds — but it's not that simple.
Those tools are being trained using the work of real artists, made over thousands of hours.
While their artwork is training technology worth hundreds of millions of dollars, those artists aren't being paid for their contributions. Most aren't even asked for permission. So how can creators protect their work?
Futurist Sinead Bovell and award-winning cartoonist Michael DeForge join host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to break down why they say AI is in its "wild west" era, and how artists are being affected.
You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.
Interview with Sinead Bovell and Michael DeForge produced by Jane van Koeverden.