Fast Company: World Labs, the AI model developer cofounded by AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li, has released its 3D-space generating model, “Marble.” At the World Labs website, creators can now input text prompts, images, or videos of pieces of a real-world environment. Marble uses them to create full 3D environments, which can include interior spaces or expansive exterior ones.
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Again, another example of AI being put to a decent use. I think it's cool to see it used like this. But there are defiantly people out there that are still attempting to use it to get rid of employees, or replace artists. The craziest thing about using AI for art is how people even manage to appreciate it. I mean how can you look at art that was generated, and feel something about it. There was no emotion or process that created that image in a human's mind. It was just a prompt. The AI didn't think about what it was feeling or what it wanted others to feel, and that's what makes art so powerful. It's a form of expressionism. How can you express yourself without being the one who actually made the art in the first place. It's just so strange to see people argue that AI art is fine, and that it fits in.
In concept, this seems like an actual good way to use AI as a tool, as recreating spaces in 3D can be exceedingly difficult. However, with the way AI is being handled by a majority of companies, I can’t help but be nervous. I just know that many people are going to exploit and use this technology in the wrong way, and potentially it could cause people to lose their jobs. We already have a job shortage, and the last thing we need is fewer jobs becoming available as a result of AI. And it is already happening! While again, I do believe that this could be a good tool, I think some limits or guidelines should be put in place in order to ensure that this technology is not used in an improper, harmful way. Admittedly, I am stubborn, so I might still struggle to bring myself to use it, but if the company behind it makes sure it's being limited and used appropriately, even I might bring myself to use it for references in the far future.
This looks like such a waste of money, water, and time. It really sucks because I will recognize how “revolutionary” but also honestly scary this software seems. Because not only could this be used in film, commercials, and tv, but this could also be a crazy tool for scenic, lighting, and architectural design. Softwares like rhino can help you create animated walk throughs of a 3d modelled building or space, along with blender but the difference is that you build the space and have a say in the camerawork. Whereas with this marble ai force, it could generate the entire thing for you. I wouldn't be shocked if rhino or blender had generative videos that you could use based on your projects. But all of that aside, I bet this all looks awful because ai has a lack of depth and generally just consistency. I saw an entirely ai generated coca cola commercial that took up 70,000 prompts to create and it looked cheap, fake, and bleak.
Again, why does this exist? Why are we spending all of this time, all of these resources, on something that just creates virtual worlds? While yes, it would be more time consuming for a person to create one of these virtual worlds, it would have a different kind of creativity than what you can get from an artificial model. Maybe this is the future, but at what cost? I wonder what all of this AI investment is ultimately going to create. It seems like every new program sees some level of improvement from the last, but they still all are missing something in the images they create. Something remains within the images that tie them to the uncanny valley. Again, I’ve got quite a biased perspective against AI, just due to the fact that I think it has so much potential for harm, more so than good. I do respect the innovation, however, and while I don’t like it, it’s undeniably impressive.
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