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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by tonytins@pawb.social to c/tech@pawb.social

The guy who used Midjourney to create an award-winning piece of AI art demands copyright protections.

Excuse me while I go grab my popcorn.

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[-] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 107 points 1 month ago

First off, stop calling him an AI artist.

[-] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago

The term is apparently prompt-fondler now.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 20 points 1 month ago

Calling someone a prompt "engineer" should be punishable by law.

[-] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

meanwhile startups: prompt coder/wizard!

[-] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 7 points 1 month ago

please call them rockstars i want to see them suffer the way real programmers did

[-] Zos_Kia@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 month ago

In general it's not used for AI artists but rather for developers doing advanced stuff with LLMs such as RAG etc...

[-] Hydra_Fk@reddthat.com -3 points 1 month ago

It's literally what they are !

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

Fun Fact: PE is actually a legally protected title (the P in a real engineer's title stands for professional)

[-] Mango@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Yeah, he is neither is those words. I wouldn't even say the 'I' applies.

[-] NateNate60@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

But...

The AI is the artist!

Not sure what this other guy is doing though.

[-] TheDorkfromYork@lemm.ee -4 points 1 month ago

You can make art using AI. I've seen artists use it to clean up line art, color, shade, fill in backgrounds, and more. AI is just a tool. Lots of people only use text prompts, which I agree is hardly controlling, but that is only a single way to interact with AI. You can do a lot with these models.

[-] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

All this is true, but none of it is relevant to a guy who's demanding copyright protections and royalties for something Midjourney spat out.

[-] TheDorkfromYork@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

I agree, but I wasn't sure if this comment was generally anti-AI or understanding of the nuance. For the record, AI scares me.

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