Artificial Intelligence
From Midjourney to DALL·E 2, here’s a look at the best AI tools for image generation
The capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) image generation tools have grown at a terrifying pace – here’s a look at some of the best on the market.
If 2023 has a definitive buzz phrase, it has to be “generative artificial intelligence”.
The explosion of interest in OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT set the stage for a year in which millions of people started using generative AI tools for the first time.
While entire articles or exam papers can be generated by a simple text prompt, text prompts can also be used to generate images. Many platforms have emerged that allow users to create artwork, posters, logos, presentations, and photorealistic images by feeding them with just a few words.
They can do this thanks to machine learning. Neural networks are trained on massive datasets, learning to identify patterns and features in images. The algorithm then uses this learned knowledge to predict what a text prompt is looking for.
The creative industries are fighting back against UK government proposals to let artificial intelligence companies use copyright-protected work without permission.
The latest protest is a silent album co-written by more than 1,000 musicians, including Kate Bush, and follows a statement signed by 48,000 creatives including Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus in which they warned of a “major, unjust threat” to artists’ livelihoods.
Artificial Intelligence
Kate Bush, New Order, & Damon Albarn Among 1,000 UK Artists Protesting Government’s AI Stance With A Silent Album
Last week, the UK government proposed a new policy that would allow tech companies to use copyrighted works to train their artificial intelligence algorithms. Under the proposal, artists and companies could opt out of having their material used for AI, but it would otherwise give the companies unfettered access to people’s creative work without having to license anything. The proposal has incited widespread anger in the UK’s arts communities, and now a team of 1,000 British musicians has released a silent protest album called Is This What We Want?
Writers, publishers, musicians, photographers, movie producers and newspapers have rejected the Labour government’s plan to create a copyright exemption to help artificial intelligence companies train their algorithms.
In a joint statement, bodies representing thousands of creatives dismissed the proposal made by ministers on Tuesday that would allow companies such as Open AI, Google and Meta to train their AI systems on published works unless their owners actively opt out.
