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Art by GAI machines, what do you think?

by Noor Fatimah I.H November 12, 2023

Brace yourselves! A very enthusiastic assistant to humans, also known as the GAI (Generative Artificial Intelligence) machine, has finally learnt to paint! Welcoming GAI machines as the new budding artists in the world of creativity is revolutionising how humans pursue art!

Today, it is evident that machines are well versed in capturing human data and mimicking human decisions. GAI enhances machines’ ability to create new and unique content in the form of art by scraping existing digital media such as text, image, audio, video and 3D models. Any original art on paper gets translated into digital media when captured/recorded/designed via electronic devices such as a camera, sound recorder, smartphone, personal computer, etc. Digital media serves as a learning material for GAI machines, inspiring them to create their own version of art, also known as an alternative reality.

Source: “Futuristic computer graphic of glowing human face generative ai” by vecstock – www.freepik.com

Fun Fact: Art is an umbrella term for 7 significant art forms: painting, sculpture, literature, architecture, cinema, music and theatre. GAI machines can fabricate almost all forms of art.

Stable Diffusion Online is one such machine model, which is an open source, online, text-to-image generator based on GAI. It can generate high quality, unique images within seconds per request. Each text prompt entry, such as the description of a picture, is broken down into individual words that are utilised by Stable Diffusion as building blocks for the resulting images.  Images generated through Stable Diffusion Online can be used for commercial and non-commercial purposes, adhering to Stability AI’s terms of use.

Case Study: Paintings generated via Stable Diffusion

GAI machines’ ability to make their own art seems a bit overwhelming to absorb. However, the fact remains that humans are at the top of the equation, as GAI machines still need human intervention to create art. Let’s take a practical example to describe an “Easy Impressionist Floral Vase Acrylic Painting” by renowned YouTube artist Angela Anderson to Stable Diffusion, our preferred GAI machine model and look at the generated images:-

Clearly, from the above example, the way an expert or a budding artist, or a GAI machine learns art is entirely different. Whether or not all guidelines/details are provided to a human or a GAI machine, each has its own taste in imagination and ways of expressing art. Up until now, art has been practised by humans for ages, which means humans have had more exposure to master artistic skills and continue to inspire any art enthusiast, be it a budding human artist or a GAI machine.

Influence of AI Deployment on Art

We can’t deny the future of AI art, cause it is already here. Have a look at some of how AI is going to reform the creative world:-

  • AI art is the new medium of expression: Crafting descriptions for GAI requires commendable human artistic skills. AI art is best viewed as a collaboration between a human’s art wisdom and  GAI machines’ art assistance.
  • Empowering humans to develop creativity: Anyone with zero to minimal art knowledge can easily write/compose music/print 3D models/paint their own artwork with the help of GAI. This encourages everyone to enhance their creative skills, whether or not one is a professional artist.
  • Blurring the line between humans and AI: As long as art resonates with an impact, asking if AI was used to create a particular piece of art is soon going to have no relevance.
  • Expanding the lens of imagination: Meanwhile, as machines learn to create art, humans get to discover new opportunities like never dreamed of before. Learning goes both ways, true that.

Future Enhancements

Let’s get an insight into the future of AI art that we’ll be witnessing soon:-

  • The rise of the metaverse space, as AI is the ideal tool for building virtual reality environments.
  • Living photo frames/paintings, as shown in the infamous Harry Potter series, will no longer remain fiction thanks to GAI.
  • Buildings will be used as the interface to display AI art as though it has come alive.
  • The eternalization of art masterpieces as AI can help preserve and restore artworks.
  • AI recognition will be deployed to authenticate the origin of artworks, preventing forgery.

This post was inspired by:- https://www.timesofisrael.com/paint-by-algorithm-can-ai-make-art-or-is-it-all-just-derivative/

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