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Christie's First-Ever AI Art Auction Earns $728,000, Plus Controversy (www.cnet.com)

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More than 5,600 artists signed an open letter protesting the auction, saying that the works used AI models that are trained on copyrighted work.

A representative for Christie's shared a statement about the issue. "From the beginning, two things have been true about the art world: one, artists are inspired by what came before them, and two, art can spark debate, discussion, and controversy," the statement reads. "The discussions around digital art, including art created using AI technology, are not new and in many ways should be expected. Many artists -- Pop artists, for example -- have been the subject of similar discussions. Having said that, Christie's, a global company with world-class experts, is uniquely positioned to explore the relatively new and ever-changing space of digital art: the artists, collectors, market and challenges."

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

More than 5,600 artists signed an open letter protesting the auction, saying that the works used AI models that are trained on copyrighted work.

All artists are trained on copyrighted work.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

except AI isn't human, obviously. so corporations can deploy millions of instances to churn out slop while crediting no one, thus erasing all the cultures that went into said slop.

while all the remaining artists become even more impoverished from the devaluing of their art. there's a name for this behavior if a human was doing it, it's called being a scab

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

thus erasing all the cultures that went into said slop.

Nobody's art is being deleted, what are you trying to say here?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Let's abolish all copyright then, since everything is influenced upon things that came before it. Right?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 hours ago

Yeah, this is what I don't get. "Good artists copy, great artists steal." This is a quote for a reason. Everything is just a remix of something else. Just look at the shit Andy Warhol put out.

Also, you can't copyright AI art, so I'm not sure what the point of paying money for AI art is for.