/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>6899650
using AI doesn't really mean you understand it. you don't have to understand any of it to just use it. unless you also train models, then you could make more of an argument.

>then a programmer figures it all out, and chooses to scrape his favorite living artist
you cannot actually make a model just using the art of one artist. it's simply not enough even if you pad it full with photo and other non-art data. so really you're talking about LoRas here.

>Is that a moral thing for him to do? Was it good?
first off: i think plagiarism is scummy, so if it's used for that, then probably no.
but your case is tailor made to come to that conclusion. let's compare with reality: like i said, real models are pretty much NEVER based on one artist. instead it's always a mix that doesn't imitate anyone in particular.

(and plagiarism is not a black and white issue. see pic related. that's an artist whose characters were HEAVILY inspired by hiroaki samura. but he also brings in his own flair. does that make his copying of samura's style okay? i think it does.)

so your point speaks against LoRA and people aiming to copy specific artists, but not AI or training as a whole. your case literally doesn't apply AT ALL to any actual models out there. none of the actual artwork used in the models get their full style imitated in any real degree. not any more than what the artist in this pic is doing.

>I still think it's a form of stealing to train one on someone's work.
why? what is it stealing? or you think styles should be copyrighted? pic related should never have happened? manga artists shouldn't be allowed to copy aspects of each others styles?