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Last year, Kris Kashtanova wrote instructions for a graphic novel on a new artificial intelligence program, sparking a high-stakes debate over who created the artwork: a human or an algorithm. “Zendaya walking out of the Central Park gates,” Kashtanova entered Midjourney, a ChatGPT-like artificial intelligence program that produces stunning illustrations from written prompts. "The sci-fi scene of New York's empty future..." ALSO READ: Clubbing art and smarts for start-ups, Avantika Agarwal makes her mark in product design
Now, with the help of a top-notch legal team, the artist is once again testing the limits of the law. For a new book, Kashtanova turned to another AI program, Stable Diffusion, which allows users to scan their own drawings and refine them with text prompts. The artist believes that starting with original artwork will provide enough "human" element to sway authorities.
RECORD BREAKS
At a time when new AI programs like ChatGPT, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion seem poised to transform human expression by breaking user growth records, the legal system has yet to determine who owns the output: the users. , the owners of the program. , or maybe no one at all. (ALSO READ: AI and Art: Are Creators About to Become Redundant?)
Billions of dollars could depend on the answer, legal experts have said.
An American computer scientist, Stephen Thaler of Missouri, argued that his artificial intelligence programs are sentient and should be legally recognized as the creators of the works of art and inventions they spawned. He sued the US Copyright Office, went to the US Supreme Court, and filed a patent case in the UK Supreme Court.
"DIFFICULT QUESTIONS"
"These are tough questions with significant consequences for all of us," Gratz said.
The Copyright Office said it reviewed the decision for Kashtanova's "Zarya" after finding that the artist posted on Instagram that the images were created using AI, which it said was not clear in the original September request. On March 16, it posted public guidelines asking applicants to clearly disclose whether their work was created with the help of AI.
"FULL BLOWN"
Kashtanova, who identifies as non-binary and uses "they/them" pronouns, discovered Midjourney in August after the pandemic largely ended her work as a photographer at yoga retreats and extreme sports events.
"My mind was completely blown," said the artist. Today, as AI technology develops at lightning speeds, Kashtanova has turned to new tools that allow users to input original work and give more specific commands to control output.
The artist, who now works at a startup that uses AI to turn children's drawings into comics, created the first such image a few weeks ago, titled "Rose Enigma."
Sitting at a computer in his one-bedroom Manhattan apartment, Kashtanova demonstrated his latest technique: They showed a simple pencil-and-paper sketch on the screen that they had scanned into Stable Diffusion, and began to Refine by adjusting parameters and using text. ads like "cyborg young woman" and "flowers coming out of her head."
The image will also appear in Kashtanova's new book. Its title: "For my AI community."
