Maria Justina M.

Luna Philosophy BSAD24

The Effects of the Utilization of A.I Art Generators in the Creative Industry

Both traditional and digital animations and pictures are well-known. Illustrations have been

around for millennia and have evolved into cutting-edge digital art that is created and exhibited through

screens and technology. Through anime, comics, manga, and other forms of entertainment, these pictures

inspire astonishment, awareness, inspiration, and fun in people of all ages around the world. Naturally,

some individuals who are profoundly impacted by this artistic expression become inspired to make their

own from scratch and are prepared to go through the entire artistic process. However, with the

development of technology, scientists were able to produce an artificial intelligence (also known as A.I.)

that is capable of producing art. Generating art via artificial intelligence. This AI may quickly and

efficiently produce unusual or visually beautiful digital art, often in just a few minutes. The A.I. does

dispense with the need for the lengthy creative process and years of experience, can nevertheless produce

stunning art. Thus, what does it leave for human artists? With the normalcy of the utilization of A.I. art

generator, the art community and industry, specifically human artists, will lose demand.

Although the employment of A.I. has been demonstrated to be helpful to numerous artists and

consumers, it inevitably faces criticism and feedback that is unfavorable to its usefulness. People have

observed for the past 20 years how the discourse surrounding the creative industries has adopted the

practice of using machines as its art instruments from an instrumental standpoint. Although the

development and use of AI in conventional and creative building dehumanizes our knowledge of and

appreciation for creativity, which has the potential to undermine the art market. (Falcon, 2018)

The length of time it takes for artists to make a livelihood and a living-wage from their own art

has been shrinking since A.I. eliminates the expensive process of generating art using systematic

algorithms without the usage of any equipment. Because of this, society may eventually replace humans,
making human-based art obsolete. What could be left for artists who create drawings and paintings with

time, effort, expertise, and a variety of materials such as different brushes, canvas, and a wealth of colors

and pigments if A.I. can entirely create artworks and be sold at such an alarming price? Using A.I. only

for financial gain could harm artists' careers and the creative sector as a whole (Gey, 2021).

An example of this is in fact, the first Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) blurred-faced

artwork created by the company Obvious - Art & AI was sold at Christie's New York auction house in

2018 for $432,000 dollars. An anonymous phone bidder purchased this artwork, "Edmond de Belamy,

from La Famille de Belamy," during the auction. It immediately signified a profound shift in how people

view creativity and the arts.

Even though it is seen how A.I. is progressively improving and potentially capable enough of

generating art for economic profit without the help of humans, people still consider it as a useful tool to

improve their own art forms. Because of AI's significant development, using technology allowed artists to

more easily express themselves without having to go through the production process and maximized

effort for an artwork. This aspect was used by artists as a creative tool to fully realize their own art. It

offers the ideal setting for human and artificial intelligence to work together to support artists and help

them achieve higher levels of artistic achievement (Falcon, 2018).

In conclusion, the continuous use and development of this artificial intelligence can neglect the

sole purpose of the livelihood of human artists to earn their own income and the true definition of art.

Adding more artworks in the A.I.’s system can enhance the A.I.’s performance and create art with better

accuracy. Even though this threat exists, A.I. has proven highly useful for our modern world and industry.

This machine is capable of becoming a stepping stone for humanity’s advancement in art.
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