Is The AI Shortcut Worth It?

In this video, I recreate some of my artworks using AI. I also share my opinions on whether I think this tool is comparable to some of my established methods of creating reference photos. Let me know in the comments if you use AI in your art practices or if this is something that concerns you.

Sources:

Vox:
• AI art, explained
• Why AI art struggles with hands

BBC News:
• AI: What is the future of artificial intelligence

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[genders-logl]

The problem with AI is regular people are typing words and calling themselves ARTIST . and they have more followers than regular artist . this is an issue

[ScottErb]

I feel it will mostly be used in the commercial world to get things done quicker. It's a tool like any other. I feel that art collectors will always want to see the hand of the artist in their work and will be equally knowledgeable about what AI art looks like. Part of what makes art worth collecting is knowing that the art is created by hand and the artists process, is part of why a collector buys the art. Otherwise any collector could just make their own AI artwork and hang it on their own walls. This is not why collectors buy art. Part of it is knowing who the artist is and usually developing a professional relationship with them. Obviously people also buy artwork because it moves them in some way. Usually it's the artist's concept that a person can relate to. Oftentimes, ways the artist never imagined. I feel the. buyer/collector likes to connect to the artist as well because they know, or feel they know that the artist "gets them", or had a shared experience. THIS is what art is about. The connection of the artist, the art and the final collector in the end. AI has none of that and therefore will be regulated to mostly a tool for concept generation and use in the commercial world to get things done quickly. Just my opinion. I'm looking forward to hearing others for good or bad.

[milosradmilac]

I don't know... to me Ai feels very detached. I'm not a part of it, but an observer. It eliminated my favourite part- actually making this stuff.

[henrysangandu]

Ai is definitely a threat to visual Artists. imagine someone taking hours or days trying to figure out a good reference picture only for Ai to manipulate(generate) one in seconds..

[DigitalArtcast]

The bulk of AI is built on stolen data sets and others peoples works I couldn't in good faith use it knowing it's taking from others peoples outputs. The legal battles and the bankrupt corrupt companies and creating a bubble that is about to burst and in the end the people who used it using others work will be remembered. However if you are using your own works and training a model on your own images that can be more ethical but I do think as an artist it's a slippery slope to begin basically "skipping" what in essence is the whole point of why we create. The process is where the artistic voice lives and I never in my life of 5 years of watching you thought you would want to take the shortest route possible. I think when you start to look down that barrel of that gun you need to ask yourself "is it something I still want to do?"

[betheartof]

Jono. It’s not “creating”.
It’s GENERATING
Ask AI. It’ll say that itself.

[AntoinettesCreativeOdyssey]

This is an EXCITING Time...I look forward to using this technology to advance my creative techniques.
Thank YOU for your amazing insight. ❤

[InkPen-fb]

Ai is astounding but it's the limitless endeavour of human imagination that gives art it's spark. The process of personal growth, sacrifice, frustration, revelation in developing within the Idea stage. That is where magic is born. Wobbly midnight sketches that ignite into year long masterpieces. That direct link between mind, body and hand. If I'm seeing replica's of your work with the same technical mastery, just based on prompts, it's soulless to me. There's just too many endless variables that Ai could do the work for you. Even if it seems closer to a vision you have, you can't take credit or pride for it in the same way. They aren't real people, real muscles, hairs. It's just a connection to an illusion.

[liacaldas]

AI is very different from the old "short cuts" from the past mentioned in the video, as it was fed with the work of other artists. It's NOT a tool, it's something else

[MortiePL]

No. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

[leizylromero]

Ai is good for a quick reference but nothing compares to the ingenuity of human creativity and real life forms. Ai art is just a copy of what already exists. How we look at creativity may change. If someone is able to create something that ai can’t populate, I believe it will hold more value.

[kikolektrique]

Im scared on the fact that people may very well create an artwork using soley AI without using any drawing skills and label it as their own art.

Compared to someone merely copying you and saying they drew it. This is worse in that people wouldn’t tell the difference. Im mean pinterest already proves that.

[MishkoPapic]

Like in chess, Ai is already superior but that is not the point, like using maps it gives you an alternative to the routes you didn't think about before. Some of the Ai generated images are even more imaginative then yours but it is like comparing yourself to the better artist for the inspiration. Think of Assyrian, Mesopotamian, Egyptian art BC, it is still monumental and timeless and they did it without any of modern technologies...

[xpez]

@0:08 this is not midjourney... but actual 3d animation and illustration.

[linl]

The clue is in the name...ARTIFICIAL. With AI, we are increasingly going to doubt the authenticity of an artist's work.

[mrsmd]

Hey Jono. Looking at your amazing work on your site. What's the deal with the baphomet style horns. I don't understand the meaning other than the obvious connotations. Sorry if this makes me stupid. Great work

[melmarz]

AI is a tool, just like the camera or computer or crayons or watercolours these are all tools. For art, true art it comes from within the human soul, a direct gift from God. So in my humble opinion, no "tool" can replace the true Artist.

[Methodkeed]

Absolutely loved your take on this, I think it's very fair to assume that every new "tool" came with some backlash from previous generations. On one hand I'm quite unbothered by this type of tool because I think art made by people will never die out and with or without AI. A current wave of paintings, random splatters that just make for a piece that looks good with a furniture is just as dangerous as AI generated imagery. You're the first great artist that I truly love which has an honest take and more than that, has the best conclusion, Let's talk about it.

[eioclementi]

physical stuff will always have its value

[scottferguson]

Personally as an artist i think using reference photo is one thing if your trying to solve a design problem, photography etc. However using Ai to generate whole concepts in my opinion kills creativity thinking process . Still fun to use it though, where can i find it?