A.I. Generated Apps May be Stealing Real Artist’s Craft

Mollie Scurti, Staff Writer

A.I. programs are widely known for being an effortless way out of getting the work done; from schoolwork to reports, many people use A.I. generated apps as the ticket to a good grade or praise with less effort, used to make you look like a cartoon character or a subtle way to fix u your fuzzy photo. 

Now we know that A.I. art can be, well… mixed up when it comes to generating, meaning some art may come out a little ‘odd’ or not exactly what you were expecting. 

But, what happens when the program begins to commit other sorts of problems… Like stealing? 

When the art becomes so realistic that well… it is almost as if a human made the art. 

That is because some is stolen. 

For example, let’s take Kelly McKernan, a Tennessee artist from Georgia who recently saw her name appearing (circulating) on many individual websites, revolving around art. Giving to consent to her art being public on these apps, soon coming to terms with the fact that it was stolen, over 12,000 times was her name or art mentioned without knowledge. 

She started over two decades ago, posting her art on Deviant Art. Now, when it comes to A.I, normally the intelligence pulls apart art work and should put credits as to where most of this work came from. 

But instead, they would not only take her full-sized photo of her artwork and post it, but also exclude all credits and her name. 

Kelly McKernan, followed by Sarah Andersen and Karla Ortiz (who also allegedly had their art stolen) were the plaintiffs in a court case issued on January 13 of this year,  in a lawsuit against Deviant Art, which was behind DreamUp, and Stability A.I.

They filed the suit in the District of California against Midjourney, In.c as well as already mentioned, DeviantArt Inc. 

It would not be easy, needing to gather the proof and needed evidence that they were short on, if they do not match up, it could hurt the artists more while only encouraging the company to go father with their allegations. 

It is still unknown the outcome of the court trial. 

This ended up inspiring many other artists to seek caution when posting their art online, and to be aware of the technology nowadays. Did you think A.I. would really steal someone’s art?