Re:Getty Images is suing the creators of AI art tool Stable ...
by haswell on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @09:52AM
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> This is no different from a painter using a photograph of a subject to create a portrait, which is subsequently sold.
> Or recording a song on the radio to learn to play the guitar, then using that song as inspiration to write a new song.
I’d argue that it is very different from those things.
The AI software is not human, and the precedent set for painters and musicians is based on a foundation of human capability.
It’s no different in the same way a horse drawn carriage is no different from an F1 race car.
It's important to note, this is not a faithful representation once you look at it closely. The text is always mangled into nonsense and things like brands or logos are never close enough to be even a passing likeness.
This is no different from a painter using a photograph of a subject to create a portrait, which is subsequently sold.
Or recording a song on the radio to learn to play the guitar, then using that song as inspiration to write a new song.
That being said, I suspect they are removing all watermarked images from training databases right now.