#AI technology for artists

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Leonardo.ai Review: The Future of AI Art and Creativity

Leonardo.ai Review: The Future of AI Art and Creativity Introduction In the fast-evolving world of artificial intelligence, tools like Leonardo.ai have emerged as powerful creative assistants for designers, artists, and marketers alike. Leonardo.ai is an AI-driven platform that empowers users to create stunning, high-quality digital art with ease. Whether you’re a professional designer, a…

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Needs to be said everywhere.

Gonna @ a bunch of ppl so this takes off

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Rb to spread the msg pls we need to kill ai art

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the shittiest human art will always be leagues better than the best ai "art". a child's finger paintings and macaroni crafts will always be better than a computer's subpar attempt at recreating the starry night. your stick figures and smiley faces will always surpass an algorithm's bastardized boticelli painting. the most mediocre hallmark movie will always be better than whatever bullshit sora churns out. the most cringeworthy "i'm 14 and this is deep" notes app poetry will always be better than whatever chatgpt can come up with. always

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[kareguya]

Lily

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Roboticism

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I’m in love

Please this took ages to draw

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Research Study: Fandom & Generative AI still looking for participants!

I'm still recruiting research participants for my PhD dissertation study!!! If you've already participated, thanks so much! If you haven't participated yet, please consider responding to a quick survey, and sharing with your friends!

I'm interested in understanding fans' perspectives on and experiences with generative AI (text and image generation software). That means perceptions both positive and negative! However you feel about genAI, I'm interested in hearing from you. We're especially seeking diverse perspectives from underrepresented demographic groups of people.

If you're over 18, can speak/understand English, and are interested in participating you can learn more information and take the survey here. I've also made a FAQ post about the study that I've pinned to the top of the blog, and you can see more info on the shareable flyer below. You can also view posts on Twitter/X, Bluesky, and Reddit about the study and share info there! Spreading the word is greatly appreciated :)

The study is anonymous and voluntary, and you'll be asked about your fandom background, attitudes towards generative AI, and demographic information. The survey should take about 15-20 minutes, and you can skip over any questions you want. You can also elect to participate in a follow up interview, if you want to. The full details are on the consent form, which you'll be able to read before taking the survey! Feel free to reach out with any questions.

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Determined to use her skills to fight inequality, South African computer scientist Raesetje Sefala set to work to build algorithms flagging poverty hotspots - developing datasets she hopes will help target aid, new housing, or clinics.

From crop analysis to medical diagnostics, artificial intelligence (AI) is already used in essential tasks worldwide, but Sefala and a growing number of fellow African developers are pioneering it to tackle their continent's particular challenges.

Local knowledge is vital for designing AI-driven solutions that work, Sefala said.

"If you don't have people with diverse experiences doing the research, it's easy to interpret the data in ways that will marginalise others," the 26-year old said from her home in Johannesburg.

Africa is the world's youngest and fastest-growing continent, and tech experts say young, home-grown AI developers have a vital role to play in designing applications to address local problems.

"For Africa to get out of poverty, it will take innovation and this can be revolutionary, because it's Africans doing things for Africa on their own," said Cina Lawson, Togo's minister of digital economy and transformation.

"We need to use cutting-edge solutions to our problems, because you don't solve problems in 2022 using methods of 20 years ago," Lawson told the Thomson Reuters Foundation in a video interview from the West African country.

Digital rights groups warn about AI's use in surveillance and the risk of discrimination, but Sefala said it can also be used to "serve the people behind the data points". ...

'Delivering Health'

As COVID-19 spread around the world in early 2020, government officials in Togo realized urgent action was needed to support informal workers who account for about 80% of the country's workforce, Lawson said.

"If you decide that everybody stays home, it means that this particular person isn't going to eat that day, it's as simple as that," she said.

In 10 days, the government built a mobile payment platform - called Novissi - to distribute cash to the vulnerable.

The government paired up with Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) think tank and the University of California, Berkeley, to build a poverty map of Togo using satellite imagery.

Using algorithms with the support of GiveDirectly, a nonprofit that uses AI to distribute cash transfers, the recipients earning less than $1.25 per day and living in the poorest districts were identified for a direct cash transfer.

"We texted them saying if you need financial help, please register," Lawson said, adding that beneficiaries' consent and data privacy had been prioritized.

The entire program reached 920,000 beneficiaries in need.

"Machine learning has the advantage of reaching so many people in a very short time and delivering help when people need it most," said Caroline Teti, a Kenya-based GiveDirectly director.

'Zero Representation'

Aiming to boost discussion about AI in Africa, computer scientists Benjamin Rosman and Ulrich Paquet co-founded the Deep Learning Indaba - a week-long gathering that started in South Africa - together with other colleagues in 2017.

"You used to get to the top AI conferences and there was zero representation from Africa, both in terms of papers and people, so we're all about finding cost effective ways to build a community," Paquet said in a video call.

In 2019, 27 smaller Indabas - called IndabaX - were rolled out across the continent, with some events hosting as many as 300 participants.

One of these offshoots was IndabaX Uganda, where founder Bruno Ssekiwere said participants shared information on using AI for social issues such as improving agriculture and treating malaria.

Another outcome from the South African Indaba was Masakhane - an organization that uses open-source, machine learning to translate African languages not typically found in online programs such as Google Translate.

On their site, the founders speak about the South African philosophy of "Ubuntu" - a term generally meaning "humanity" - as part of their organization's values.

"This philosophy calls for collaboration and participation and community," reads their site, a philosophy that Ssekiwere, Paquet, and Rosman said has now become the driving value for AI research in Africa.

Inclusion

Now that Sefala has built a dataset of South Africa's suburbs and townships, she plans to collaborate with domain experts and communities to refine it, deepen inequality research and improve the algorithms.

"Making datasets easily available opens the door for new mechanisms and techniques for policy-making around desegregation, housing, and access to economic opportunity," she said.

African AI leaders say building more complete datasets will also help tackle biases baked into algorithms.

"Imagine rolling out Novissi in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory Coast ... then the algorithm will be trained with understanding poverty in West Africa," Lawson said.

"If there are ever ways to fight bias in tech, it's by increasing diverse datasets ... we need to contribute more," she said.

But contributing more will require increased funding for African projects and wider access to computer science education and technology in general, Sefala said.

Despite such obstacles, Lawson said "technology will be Africa's savior".

"Let's use what is cutting edge and apply it straight away or as a continent we will never get out of poverty," she said. "It's really as simple as that."

-via Good Good Good, February 16, 2022

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⚠️please boots this can help creators & an artist who got their art stolen and erased ⚠️

Please go watch jay/kubscouts lates video and please check this tumbler account called

Cinemamind

David’s tumbler account and boot and repost the post that he has made because of image-e-animation

Alright so I not sure if anyone has seen the latest video of jay aka kub scouts but if not I’ll give you the short summary that jay gave on his x/twitter account his user is (JayKubScouts) since not everybody has x/twitter

Someone stole an artist name David romero’s work ‘pleasant inn’ and is passing it off as an ai animated film call ‘paradise hell’ and false copyright striking anyone who has reacted to David romero’s work & even took down David’s own video.please help

So yes someone actually had done that and people who had reacted to David’s work are also getting affected like jay(kub scouts) and other creators who have reacted to scary & horror animation can be affected

And the fact that the person who stole his work (image-e-nation) is actually pathetic & sad since he now is affecting so many creators also David himself since he has provided evidence that he is the original artist and also has gotten his work taken down with that

because you that person has stolen art from David and pass it on as his own video TAKING David’s credit and passing it on as an ai movie witch just says a lot to me because ai it already harmful to artist them self’s since ai artist are now taking credit for art that they didn’t made at all

And also David isn’t the only person who (image-e-animation) has stolen art from he has stolen multiple artist art and took credit as if he made the art themselves but he as deleted them or just hid the art (please check David’s account for more information)

Oh and if you’re wondering if YouTube has done anything no they haven’t witch isn’t a surprise because YouTubers like dantdm & coryxkenshi had made a call out post/ videos to YouTube I believe in 2023

and as a beginner artist myself this is just disgusting & pathetic that someone can actually do this to an artist that has done nothing wrong at all

[morerichka8]

Japanese street graffiti and neon signs

[kareguya]

Taylor

[sarroora]

Remember Glaze, the tool you can use to cloak your art and protect it from being scraped by AI?

There’s another tool out now, and it’s called Mist. From what’s written and what people are saying, it requires less processing power than Glaze and is faster. And apparently, it leaves less artifacts on flat artstyles (like mine).

Examples from their page:

I’ll try it myself today to be sure this is all real, but I wanted to share it with everyone as soon as I knew about it.

Protect your art by using Glaze or Mist (or anything like them that you know of) before uploading your work!