mymodernmet.com: In history, the nightshade plant was used to poison kings and emperors. So it's only fitting that a new tool used to poison AI art generators is named Nightshade. Created by Ben Zhao, a computer science professor at the University of Chicago, the tool is designed to help artists combat copyright infringement by AI art generators that are trained using their artwork.
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This sounds like an incredible idea. I had no idea that technology like this was even possible. How impressive it is for this scientist to have figured this out. I feel like if it passes the peer review process it will be a major breakthrough in the art field. AI has been a major concern in the arts and this would be a major relief for many artists. I wonder if this technology can be applied elsewhere to other art forms. I also think the naming of the tool is really clever. I love how they deliberately chose the name Nightshade for its meaning and how perfectly it fits with this idea of “poisoning” something or someone that is powerful. This truly is a tool for the underdogs that need protection from the big companies and corporations. Artists need to be compensated for their work and tech companies should not continue to use artists’ work without their permission.
I have always been interested in painting, but I do not have much scenic painting experience. Due to this, this was an interesting article for me to read. I had no idea how many different types of rollers there are and how much they can affect the end result. I originally thought that there was just one type of roller made with the same thing. It is quite exciting to learn that there is such a thing as a decorative art roller that has certain designs on it. That sounds like something that I would love to try and play around with. I wonder if we use these types of rollers in the industry. Reading this article also made me realize how much I already do know about painting. I know that it is possible to play with your texture and that it is important to test and prep your work. I hope that I can continue to learn more about scenic painting in CMU, especially when it comes to learning how to achieve certain textures and patterns with paint.
Sorry, please ignore my 2nd comment. I posted it on the wrong article.
The superhero we didn't know we needed to combat AI using independent artist’s work. I have a good friend who just graduated RIT with an animation degree and as she's trying to promote herself she's putting her art online so I will be recommending this to her for all future posts she makes. It never occurred to me that AI would also be used to mimic artistic styles. I am unsure if this also goes for photographers, but it seems like it could be possible. My favorite aspect of Nightshade is that once this corrupted file gets into the system it's very hard to flush out. So that these tech companies will be having to spend hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars to comb through and find the corrupted files. It just seems only fair that after extorting all of these artists and other creators that these companies will have to pay for it literally and figuratively.
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