On being listed as an artist whose work was used to train Midjourney

Re:On being listed as an artist whose work was used to train... by mftrhu on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @07:02AM (#39026591)

GP compared copying a piece of clothing to copying digital art. I'd say that setting up a factory to make knockoffs - or even "just" buying a sewing machine, finding and buying the right fabric, laying out the piece you want to copy, tracing it, cutting the fabric, sewing it, and iterating until it comes out right - would qualify as "a truly astonishing amount of effort" for a person.

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Re:On being listed as an artist whose work was used to train... by Animats on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @01:20PM (#39031400)

You can outsource. Look for "knockoff clothing manufacturers".

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Re:On being listed as an artist whose work was used to train... by mftrhu on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @03:19PM (#39032880)

Yes. Now you - a generic person without any specific skills - just have to search for someone who is willing to sew knockoff clothing to your specification, ship them the item, and wait for them to get back to you - a month or longer, probably, as they are likely based in China and shipping things by boat - while hoping that your cursory search led you to an honest knockoff manufacturer, who won't just take your money and disappear.

I'd say that it still qualifies as a "truly astonishing amount of effort" when compared to the right-clicking and pressing save method of copying digital art.

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