I feel I have an analogy that could work? Imagine the tech companies and you are invited to a wonderful & relaxing nature hike in the mountains. But they get in a car and drive to the end of the trail, celebrating and telling you to buy their cars. The point of art is lost on them. A.I. is paraded not as a tool with custom niche features to help artists, but as a money-making machine. And then they call you delusional for trying to continue being an artist or stand as a competitor (which, if we don't stand a chance against A.I., why bother tell us to quit, right?). A.I. itself is cool, but the attitude of these tech-bros and the model of it all is obviously built hostile and falsely accuses artists of ''gatekeeping'' art???
a real example of AI being used *right* was in Across the Spider-Verse but in that case it was being used as a *supplement* to the work being done yet people still get both pissy about them using AI or being like "SEE AI CAN BE USED AND BE GOOD"
@@rydergolde3169 Exactly, they take it to the extreme and go on about them getting rich over us and blah blah. ''Look guys, we made it to the finish line faster haha! *peridot voice* PRAISE ME!'' I am honestly VERY excited over the tech getting better.. I just have a problem with who wields this knife.
The exact reason why I despise AI more than I would've normally. Those self-entitled assholes have never drawn a circle in their entire life and then they think they can just "make art" by using a machine and take credit for it or tell us that this is gonna be the future and that we should be grateful for it. The audacity of a lot of those tech-bros is infuriating.
This is such a great video! The part about creating art as a kid hit super close to home. I’m always chasing that feeling of creating art purely because it made me happy, and it’s comforting to know that no matter how far AI comes it will never be able to replicate that!
@@toastedtacos5139it may be able to imitate art, but it will never be art. not ever. as, in the dictionary, art’s specific definition is the expression/application of HUMAN creativity. so no, it will never replicate art.
I'd like to thank you over your statements of how any art can be good. I've often been comparing myself to other artists who have entirely different art styles, and I know it's not right for me to beat myself up over art that's clearly going for a different direction than others. I'm happy to have my own art style, and how I have the flexibility with my skills to try different art styles if I want. Thank you so much, this is a great bit of inspiration for me.
I've been trying to figure out how to put my feelings on AI art into words, but I think you've hit the nail on the head here. It's a neat, novel idea, but it's being used for the wrong purposes, and it really should be used to elevate artistry, rather than cut artists out. On the upside, you can't get AI art to spit out an image that's a 1:1 match for a made-up character that isn't ultra well-known, so as someone who makes my money by drawing peoples' fursonas, I've got less to worry about, myself. 😌👌
Give it time. Voice ais gotten scary in just 2 years. Art ai wont take much longer. Its like when photography was commercially available. As soon as it was, landscape artists were out of a revenue source. Since most people would rather use the instantly accessible, cheaper, photograph for details on a location they couldnt visit instead of an artist's interpretation. Creativity and hard work was overlooked for the mundane and present of reality
@@Vyloka not entirely. Plenty of films still use paintings of environments for establishing shots or backgrounds, so those who knew how to paint a landscape that did or didn't truly exist could find work doing something on that scale. I still see landscape paintings whenever I go to a doctor's office or any high-end building , as well, so I'm sure those who still do landscape are making good money off the pieces they sell.
I see AI the same way I see NFTs, a neat idea with potential which if used well can be great for people, the difference being that AI gives immediate satisfaction with stolen art while NFTs require you to think in ways in which it can be actually useful (and since the idiots using them didn't think of anything they just died). Great ideas being poorly used kills a bright future, that's why this kind of stuff needs to be regulated, needs laws to make them work in ethical ways, just look at what Spiderverse did by feeding AI with its own work + afterwork in order to improve it. These are new tools to reach our end goals, not the end goal itself.
I can respectfully disagree, granted yes they can be the same but AI can be more interesting because to me it has more of a use. NFTs are just cash grabs that takes little to no effort
@@empressholdtv NFTs could be used to resell digital content, imagine you are done with your game and want to resell your "copy". That's the only thing I can think of tho
@@empressholdtv maybe don't look at them as art but instead look at them as tools, what we can do with those tools is up to each one. Too bad the nftonkeys used it as "art" and ruined any potential use.
cartified jacademia classic. have kinda felt the fire in me for art dim a little recently with all the AI art stuff but this video gave me some comfort. thanks for that! :)
Honestly, growing up in a age where AI Art wasn’t even a thing at the time due to the limited technological possibilities during the early 2000’s is something I cherish, I prefer the challenge of hand drawing things when it comes to my creativity. But now in this day of age where slightly complicated things or even the simplest thing can be easily created with a click of a button, and honestly, I’m just going to stick with hand drawn art over this new AI stuff. It feels more accomplishing by going through trial and error when drawing stuff, now this doesn’t mean I hate AI art, I just mildly dislike it. However sadly, AI art is a thing that’s going to stay. Now I said whatever I had to say about this matter. Great job on the video, keep up the great work.
we human artists gotta come together and create art so good that we screw over ai, like that one episode of spongebob where he was better than the krabby patty making machine
@@Volcano22207 You are completely right but what I said was just a silly little joke based on that one episode of SpongeBob where made the krabby patty making machine explode by just being too good
@@Volcano22207 Well not if its a traditional drawing. One which has never been posted on the internet, but somehow spread un-digitally through the world
it's true that the current push for AI art is caused in major part by executives wanting to push out content faster and at a lower price. but i think that's only a part of a much larger and pre-existing problem. because the world is so oversaturated with legacy media today and there's a lot of competition from other artists, it's increasingly difficult to make works that seem genuinely new and unique, and that can capture a wide audience. not knowing of any sure-fire solution to this problem, big studios have focused on making their art more and more visually detailed with every year. it's turned into a sort of arms race to create the most visually stunning art. this is most clearly visible in anime. take at any major anime from the past 10 years, and compare it to a similar anime from before. the lighting and backgrounds and fine details are usually much more complex than they ever had to be, in the newer anime. this sounds fine in theory. the viewers get a higher quality product in the end. but constant one-upmanship is definitely unsustainable in the long term. japanese animators are extremely overworked, and even then they're often not able to meet expected quotas. the production of "attack on titan" has been stretched over more than 10 years with constant hiatus, because of the insane amount of work that its detailed art style requires. this killed a lot of the hype that the show had early on, and it probably would have been canceled without a proper ending if the manga didn't have such a huge following. any anime that doesn't bring in a net profit in the first season is usually canceled. studios used to be able to take a risk on a less popular property, and fall back on the profits from their most successful content when necessary. that's increasingly difficult to do, because every anime production is now a huge undertaking with their hyper detailed art. and there isn't any extra money in the industry to cover all of the extra labor that detailed art requires. there may even be less, now that consumption has shifted from TV and blu-ray discs to streaming. AI art seems like a convenient way to cut straight to the hyper detailed art that consumers now expect, with far less labor. even if the technology isn't 100% there just yet. if nothing else, the novelty of AI as a technology may be able to capture the attention of a certain demographic. but maybe this isn't even a real problem that animation studios are so eager to solve. maybe viewers can be content to view anime that's just slightly less visually detailed. we were fine watching flat characters with minimal lighting in the early 2000s, before all of the fancy digital effects that made more detailed art possible. if animation studios would just focus less on the finer details, they'd be able to produce anime of reasonably high quality with far less "crunch" in their process, and they wouldn't have to use any shortcuts, including AI. "working for a god in a godless world" is a rare example of a recent anime that intentionally uses less labor-intensive animation styles, and it's gained a sizable following for its unique look
It's something that will never go away, it'll only improve as well since I've seen it start from scratch damn near on a few other channels only a few years ago and has exponentially grown in efficiency. That said, there will always be a place and desire for art passionately and/or expertly made by human hands. I don't see it being used as a tool like that of a paintbrush or fill command or something, it's its own behemoth of a software and technology. AI and technology is only going to get better and more advanced and will eventually be limited only by the imagination of the person inputting prompts, but it still doesn't make it special compared to someone who makes pieces because they enjoy it and are good at it, AI art lacks substance and heart. Always be sure to support your fellow artists!
Its kinda why people still like real paintings over a print. Or a hand carved wooden thing vs a CNC milled one. its just not the same. And that "something" will never go away. you have Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, etc, but what element people seem to forget the most is the Human element,
@@notto5937 My opinion on AI art is it needs to be restricted, but it shouldn’t be illegal. It should only use images that are in the public domain, not copyrighted images. However, I believe corporations using AI art should be illegal because it’s a disservice to animators that are already being put through horrible conditions.
I always value the input from artists on AI 'Art', so departure from typical content sphere or not, I'm here for it. My opinion is that AI has a place as a tool to _assist_ artists, but I don't see the substance or value in taking every piece of art on the internet, putting it in a blender, and then siphoning out enough to cobble together an image that you like.
i am in no way on the ai art train, but this is the weakest possible argument, especially when you acknowledge that it can be "an image that you like." besides that most ai art being spread from ai-bros is ugly, do you not value the prospect of liking an image? when discussion on art is centered around "value," it almost always crumbles into noncognitivity, because it is overarchingly subjective by nature, and attempts to measure it objectively do not translate to human perception. building your perspectives foundation on the idea of value while also denying that liking something may give it personal value is especially egregious. value debate resolves nothing, and both sides of this continue to prove to be annoying twitter dwellers
Thank u jacademia, your my voice of encouragement to still making drawings, they can be bad, but its good listen to someone to still do the things that we love, thank u
i remember subbing from the sonic video because i loved the format so much, ever since ive kinda been lurking and waiting to see what youd make, and wow you have delivered. these videos are great and i could watch them for hours, you are so redicuously underrated and it kinda makes this channel feel like a little hidden gem in the sand, but you definitely deserve more attention on these, theyre so well made and styled in a way that makes it feel like old 2017 animation storytime videos, good job critter!
Despite having the art talent of a head of lettuce on top of a trenchcoat filled with Del Monte cans of Sliced Peaches, i absolutely loved your deep and well informed yet simple and understandable insight into AI generated art and content at large. Not many people focus on the architectural and technological process and cause for AI technology, and instead focus on its effects more, meaning lots of confusion. You did a fantastic job explaining it, especially to a guy like me who cant draw at all. My heart goes out to the various artists and content creators that feel stressed about the prospect of being replaced by AI, same with anyone who is worried about technology destroying their way of life. I also hope that you personally are taking care of yourself Jaca, and dont let AI make your talents and skills feel redundant. Youre an amazing artist and your work is a big inspiration to me, hell after watching this video im going to go work more on my own youtube video and stop my procrastination. Apologies for this ridiculous and long comment, take care dude and keep up your passionate work!
I love this channel so much lol. I see AI as a tool more so than a replacement of art and voice acting. The issue is to the extent at which its a tool and when it’s no longer justifiable to use it as such. On a small scale and large scale, it’s a really tricky answer but I love the take that ai itself can be useful, it’s the creation behind it that becomes the problem as it’s more so a tool for money than actual creation. I myself can’t really draw, nor am I voice actor so using ai to do some fun personal side projects is cool, but I could begin to imagine the impacts AI is already having and will continue to have towards people who create on any level. I don’t think animators or voice actors are going anyway anytime soon because for one it’s impossible and two, you will always have people who will want organic creations but it’s definitely bizarre and times concerning to see how Ai is just rapidly advancing. Cool video tho :D
The quote about losing faith in ourselves hit me. I have a whole degree now but I don't have the confidence to make and create that I did as a kid. I get intimidated by people and tools that can do it better. Your point about valuing the art for the person who did it and their process is encouraging :)
Perhaps artists in the industry should go on strike like the WGA, the movie and film industries (and maybe more) are already suffering for this. I would gladly set aside a few years with no new games, anime/cartoons, etc. Just to show the people in power how important we are to the creative process
Going on strike when technology is coming that can replace you is asking to be replaced. The point of technology is to replace jobs so we can focus on hobbies or have shorter periods of work. All this does is encourage more advancements in AI till it can be self sustained off of 1-2 writers/artists. You won't get everyone to strike or a few new people will come in and see this as their chance.
@@Buglin_Burger7878 the WGA already won their strike and god nearly everything they asked for, they won’t have to strike again for a couple years. I also feel you underestimate how dedicated people are to their jobs, so they aren’t going to let a computer take their position so they have to work a crappy job they never signed up for. Honestly, it’s probably a good thing that strikes are happening this early. Otherwise thing could get unnecessarily violent (which I hope it doesn’t), because it turns out when you push people to the edge, they rebel. Luddites back in the Industrial Revolution lost was because 1: less people to overwhelm the businesses, 2: people had a much harder time connecting and creating big protests, and 3: laws are in place to prevent companies from brutality attacking protesters
Dam, I really feel this as someone who has for a long time been learning programming for it all to suddenly feel useless as chatgpt codes entire projects in one fell swoop, I could see a lot of programmers being delegated to checking what chatgpt outputs, and artists could follow a similar path in the future; Although I sincerly hope none of the two end up happening, I doubt it is within the control of any of us. Though this is very reminiscent of AI generated music: it has already been available for years and been convincing(though no lyrics) but it has never replaced music artists. Both kind of AIs will give you a sort of average of what you would expect to see if you googled the promt, and thus it doesn't have any inherent variation, it has no soul and instead of representing any one person they represent only an average. This limitation could be what dooms AI, at least for a while.(until they can generate new ideas on their own becoming creative) (But there doesn't seem to be any hope for coding T_T )
everyone is going to be fucked by ai in one way or another, it's like that one saying "Your Scientists Were So Preoccupied With Whether Or Not They Could, They Didn’t Stop To Think If They Should". It's poetic in a sense, we are working to create a superior race that will one day replace us due to our own negligence.
As someone who recently got in college for computer science, I was also feeling the anxiety of programming being a dead job in a few years. However, I read some things that do make me believe coding jobs might not die so quickly. I will add that whenever I get stuck and try to use ChatGPT for hints, it more often than not takes some back-and-forth for something to actually work the way I intended it to be even after giving as much context as I can. With the state AI is in, it really is not fit for developing entire programs. Unless you have different experiences than me, I find AI only useful for general advice. Andrew Schmelyun's blog post "AI is a fad and programming is dead" and the recent Purdue University study where apparently ChatGPT gets only 48% of StackOverflow questions right does make me confident that we will still have some jobs. We just have to see what happens.
This video is very well made! I also drew a lot of comics as a young kid, and I can definitely relate to everything you said about it. Yes, including cringing about it when I got older. 😅 Also, I'd like to compliment you on your music choices. It's some seriously good stuff!
Thanks Jaca for making this, this had really helped me think and form my thoughts on AI art and yeahh I basically agree with everything you feel and I bet all us artistes feel
Havent heard anyone say that art should exist for enjoyment in a while, that was refreshing to hear :] Great video in general btw!! Definitely how I feel about AI and not respecting artists in general
i think ai art is good at what it does and all that but my favorite art style is ones like yours, just... the outline thickness, the colors, everything, it makes it so nice to just look at
WAIT HOLUP YOU CREDIT YOUR MUSIC?? THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU Not only can I now FIND these bangers, but it also gives credit where credit is due. Legend.
From my experience training Stable Diffusion embeddings, what’s actually stored in the model is a set of vectors that represent a range of contours defining the mathematical “rules” for generating a particular object/style/etc. in terms of shape/color/etc. As such, it does not store images in the traditional sense like a jpeg or png file.
to me the main 3 uses of ai images are 1. money 2. amusement 3. use as ideas or inspiration while ill always judge the first reason, i will not judge anyone for the latter two, those things are pretty much inconsequential. the third is similar to tracing peoples art in private to practice, ai can be very useful to ask more specific questions (includes chatgpt and such too) and get some more specific and useful and interesting ideas and examples than google results and images the point of art is creative expression, i dont see ai "art" replacing real art, it just feels different, like thats like saying i could just commission people for any and all art of my characters instead of drawing it myself, but i dont because its just not the same as drawing my own stuff! (i still commission artists just prefer doing my own art)
This was an amazing video, I've personally always liked art but I've never felt the drive to get into it because im really bad at art. And the AI art situation hasn't been helping my motivation but after watching this, I think I might try to get somewhat better at art even if I can't draw good yet.
One of my good friends is obsessed with AI Art, and I'll never personally understand it. I convinced them to never post their obsession at the very least, so that they're not bullied off the planet, but they still don't get how it's wrong. Once they took my artwork, and put it into a generator without my permission. I calmly told them to please never do so again.
@jademonass2954 I wouldn't call it stealing. They're a very sweet person, they meant it as just like, a fun thing to show me. But yeah, I wasn't pleased regardless.
I COMPLETELY agree with you on that what makes art so amazing is that somebody made it; somebody's creativity and imagination is being shown to me. AI art can look amazing and fit all of my aesthetics. But it means nothing to me because it was made by a cold, heartless software program and not by a living breathing person. Great vid! I've been hearing a lot of people supporting AI, even other artists. I felt like I was alone in this idea or even ignorant or backwards. So, watching your video made me feel not so lonely in this.
my deal with generative image / text programs (not calling them AI, I think that marketing term is nonspecific and stupid) is that... why would I want to read a book or look at a painting that nobody even cared about enough to *make*? The work is inherently derivative, oddly squishy looking, and does not demonstrate any understanding of truth or beauty. These programs can do nothing but imitate the most surface level appearance of "art", without any substance. Only good for making memes and spam.
I genuinely appreciate this video. For my english class, I centered my research around AI art, its development, and ethics regarding it. Needless to say, a lot of the scholarly articles I've been finding have all been pitching the concept that people need to let go of the idea that creativity is a trait exclusive to humans. When these articles fail to understand that what these AI models are doing isn't "creative". They're all coming at this topic with the perspective that it's an inevitability and humans need to accept that AI will snuff out artists (aka that capitalist "just good enough and free" idea presented in the video). But I think the perspective of artists is crucial to furthering this conversation, and understanding "the why" behind what an artist does is something I feel like a lot of people forget. To reiterate your point, artists make art because it's fun, its the communication of ideas and concepts in a visual format. These AI models aren't communicating or creating ideas of their own, it's taking these prompts given by humans and spitting something out based on what you told it. And pushing the idea that this is creative, COMPLETELY devalues the skill of "being an artist". I'm all for AI developments that help artists (i remember seeing one animation program that uses machine learning to help color your animation cells), but developing it to remove artists from the equation is completely futile and only perpetuates the "content problem" we find today.
Completely agree, and thank you!! I think the major problem is that most companies view art as just a product, in the most commercial type of way. And unfortunately social media and the “grindset” pushes a lot more artists towards feeling this way as well- as if you and your art only have value if it looks a certain way or if you put out enough of it regularly. Feels like an uphill battle but that’s why i wanted to make this video!! Glad you got something from it :>
Hi Jaca!! I wanna say, I discovered your channel years ago. I loved your artstyle, your animation, everything. But I could never watch your videos. I've no clue why, they're all pretty good, but for some reason seeing your vids just made me so excited watching them was too much for me. I've finally found a way to enjoy your content (being putting it beside me while I do menial chores) and I have to say after years of wanting so desperately to see the things you make I love every second of it!! Thank you so much. Your vids have been really inspiring to me :3
Please make more stuff like this! We need to address a lot of things in the world of so called „development“. Having more technology doesn‘t make us any better if we use it wrong. In fact, the „developments“ of the past decades (how long exactly is up for debate) have led to a decrease in valuing the people. Instead, products and content are the kings now. Indeed, capitalism is dehumanising and in fact, I‘ve written a school essay about this recently. And in the end, we can do better. The individual must become our focus of attention while making society work better. In fact, appreciating each others differences, discrepancies and preferences will lead to a better society. We need to fight for it!
Very well-made video! AI is definitely something which we need to regulate. As long as companies have unrestricted access to it the more they will do to use it to replace real artists. Can it be useful? Yes! But we need to realise that once we remove that human element, that "art" no longer has a soul, and art with no soul will never beat art that does have one. Stay strong, artists
I see AI art as just a fun thing to mess with when you're board and AI voice-cloning stuff; it's nothing compared to real-life artists and voice actors.
As someone that's still learning art alot in this day in age I do seem to find myself comparing myself to other people art alot. Going "damn my art is nowhere near as good as theres" but I keep reminding myself that im still in the process of learning. The AI art is honestly being handled really poorly. Even though I've been drawing for about 6 months now I look back at some of my older drawings and go "damn that's so bad. I still love it tho." I personally haven't done a lot of art recently and this video is actually wants me to do more art ngl. Great vid!
I think AI tech can be used for good too. Image instead of using AI voice to clone someone elses voice. You use it to clone your own voice but have it speak in a language the listener understands. Image clicking on any video on youtube and knowing no matter what languages you understand the video will be spoken in these languages. Though I undestand how for someone else the same thing I value as a good not being held back by language barriers, can be seen as ill that will take many current spoken languages and take them from being that humans own to something mostly only machines know how to talk in. However I think as long as respect is had, there is a value in talking and exploring how we should move forward with the new possibilities that we now find before us now.
It sounds like you might not have a lot of perspective from folks who make art for a living who are using these tools, at least outside of social media. I’d suggest talking to them to get a better understanding of the tools and what they can and can’t do. I’ve found them useful for creating “speculative art” designed to simulate what characters/scenes from the Pokémon universe would look like in live-action or CGI in order to spur/frame discussion. You can see some examples in shorts I’ve published recently.
This reminded me of all the drawings I made as a kid. I constantly drew cartoons in school and at home and I also go back and look at my collection in this huge bunder of them that I have. Thanks for the amazing video as usual Jaca!
I always loved making art and showing it to my family and friends, and though I do think ai art and other things are really cool, I think they should be modified so the creativity of art isn’t overshadowed. Great video btw!
As a 3D artist i personally can't say for sure if AI is the future, that being said, I personally feel a little skeezy with the thought that anything AI generated could potentially be using assets stolen from another artist. I know i wouldn't want someone stealing my art, monetize stealing my art and get away with it personally. But i also understand why AI exist. It's meant to be a tool for making lives easier.. I think AI should stay out of the arts. Hard Stop. It's why the Writers are on strike right now.
We just have to hope the AI datascraping gets regulated, it wouldn't be a problem in the first place if big companies didn't just steal art from people. There are senate hearings regarding that recently and they seem in the favour of the artists.
I will never stop drawing and making art beacuse i do it beacuse i love it, Ive always loved it and always come back to it, no matter what happens with technology i will never stop drawing and making art beacuse its what i love to do. To get my creativity, thoughts and ideas on paper or in a computer program and feeling that iam improving and being proud of what ive made. Ill never let that stop.
I really needed to hear this, and I think a lot of other artists need to hear this too thank you fluffy youtuber, ai cannot be replaced by the the indomitable spirits of artists
Robots are cool, but only as a tool Humans are unique, but beware, of the kind that wants richness... hurting others Nice video btw, we can resolve these problems, but only together
I still don't understand how people can think artists don't deserve to be paid for our work because we're all filthy rich (Most of us are in poverty, from what I understand), and yet also think people need to tip their landlords for all the hard work they do. (Things that, from what I've seen, are usually done by the tenants, but the landlords already get paid for it anyway.)
I do have moral and ethical concerns in terms of human creativity, using AI for the art I made about 5 graphic novels focusing on the nature of a lot of the philosophical and psychological nature of a variety of subjects and used the nature of AI itself into the flow of the story. Always above all else human perspective and human creativity will always shine through.
1:08 We know what you did there For anyone who wants to know, “And I don’t mean it metaphorically, rhetorically, poetically, theoretically, or any other fancy way, this is deep ass doo-doo, straight up.” -Jacadamia = “And I don’t mean it metaphorically, rhetorically, poetically, theoretically, I am death. Straight up.” -Death, Puss in boots: The last wish
9:18 Reminds me of a Netflix documentry where we can see two mindsets when it comes to art within the U.S. and China. Where in China (at least by the people) believe that art should be seen and admired by everyone with many artists using techniques to perfectly replicate another's style or art. Meanwhile in the U.S. art is exclusive where you have to go to a certain place to see and admire the art, the one and only piece or never as it is now in someone's private collection even though many people still state art is for everyone. Some art from china had made its way to the U.S. and once it was found out even though the artist himself didn't intend or through the knowledge of the person selling it to be fraud, it created an uproar. This is how I see those who are pro and against AI art are. And as another note Netflix did mention both sides but typically favored the U.S. mindset.
I'm against ai in general, you not seen the hit documentary "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"? It shows that ai wiped out the dinosaurs after becoming so advanced, only then being destroyed due to natural corrosion.
I will say that clip studio's AI is all about making things easier for manhwa/webtoon artists who have to make a ridiculous amount of art for every chapter update. For the people it's intended for, it's 100% a revolutionary tool. It means they can put food on the table without working 14 hours a day to meet their publishers' deadlines
It entirely depends on how the technology is used. AI in general may be used for good and it may be used for bad. If it's left in the right hands, then we will see somebody using the technology for something harmless and beneficial, but if the technology is left in the wrong hands, then we will see the technology being used for something despicable. I personally dislike AI-generated images, but I'm able to tolerate it. Last year, I used to have immense hatred for the technology, and I would harass anyone who used it (and most of the time, people were using it for fun). Nowadays, I've mellowed out significantly, and I no longer have the urge to strangle anyone who uses AI to generate some funny hahaha images with it. I want to mention how the idea of AI replacing humans is unrealistic because us as a species have been able to adapt despite the hurdles that come in our way. Us artists have shown to be able to adapt to new environments. We've adapted to the world of digital art, and we will be able to adapt to the world of Artificial Intelligence because technology does not hold any power over us. Will AI replace you? Absolutely not. Having that mindset is a recipe for your declining self-esteem, so it is best that you convince yourself that you will be able to get through the obstacles that come your way. Heck, just ask me! I'm a gifted illustrator with Autism and I've shown to be capable of getting through the struggles that come with having my condition. If I've been able to do that, then why are you telling yourself that you can't do the same? Technology shouldn't rob you of the joy that comes with creating art, and the only reason why that is happening to you is because you're letting it get to you.
I think most people who have genuine reasons to be scared about image generation technology aren't so much artists as they are media workers - i.e. the people who get paid to do the drudgery of executing an artistic vision that somebody else planned out. The Simpsons used to make self-deprecating jokes about the Korean sweat shops that tweened frames for them. That's much more likely to be replaced by AI than e.g. an indie oil painter who charges $500 per painting for their own work, and many more people rely on that kind of work for a living that AI image generation is trying to take away from them. In short, AI art isn't about replacing artists as a source of art - it could never do that due to not having any source of individual expression. Instead, it's about something much worse - making any sort of art almost completely unnecessary in the process of mass media production entirely.
If I had to give a short summary of the subject, it would be AI and computer tech as a whole is fine, but it can often feel like its being used exclusively to replace work or for instant gratification.
YOOOOO I love this kind of video so like, keep it up man great stuff and good discussion and opinions. I completely agree! Hope to see more of ya stuff in the future! :D
Hey man I don’t know what to say but this is a really really nice video reminds me of noodles vids. Just good information, good video, high quality and I just appreciate this shit bro
What kills is me aboht it all is i was promised robots replacing shittier jobs so us humans could pursue our hobbies ie art and drawing But its the opposite. Humans still work the shit back breaking low paying jobs and robots are the one doing the relaxing art making. (While stealing from artist, who still starve in an industry that barely appreciates them, even though its their work that gets pulled into its algorithms to begin with)
I always like to treat as it a tool to help me rather than a thing to replace me. i draw a lot right? so when im having artist block, ill use an AI prompt to help try and kick start something that previously wasn't there. I want it to be a tool to improve artists lives, not replace them. like a cool thing to do is to take an AI prompt and try and redraw the AI art in your style as an exercise into drawing something you probably never would have drawn else wise.
Every time you use any commercial AI for any reason you are supporting that company scraping the internet and stealing other people's art, including yours. Do not feed the AI. Ever. Even casually. There are other ways to come up with ideas.
@@samwill7259 You dont know much about AI do you? you do know that i make it all from scratch myself and trained my own neural networks myself with my own images and images that have been given the green light by artists to be use in a neural network. You are one of "those" people arent you? "Dont feed an AI ever." give me a break. you sure seem to know what you are talking about dont you....yeah...one of "those" people🙄
Unrelated to AI, but this reminds me of a teacher I had once. He told a story about how he had studied to create master paintings, and in the end found no market for them in the contemporary times, where museums accepted abstract artworks and whatnot. Although tragic to find artists unable to make a living or struggling, he still pushes onward. Best teacher
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This video is a year old at this point, how do you only have 4 comments???
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Finally, the voice of the people
this guy has the best opinion
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I feel I have an analogy that could work?
Imagine the tech companies and you are invited to a wonderful & relaxing nature hike in the mountains. But they get in a car and drive to the end of the trail, celebrating and telling you to buy their cars. The point of art is lost on them.
A.I. is paraded not as a tool with custom niche features to help artists, but as a money-making machine. And then they call you delusional for trying to continue being an artist or stand as a competitor (which, if we don't stand a chance against A.I., why bother tell us to quit, right?).
A.I. itself is cool, but the attitude of these tech-bros and the model of it all is obviously built hostile and falsely accuses artists of ''gatekeeping'' art???
a real example of AI being used *right* was in Across the Spider-Verse
but in that case it was being used as a *supplement* to the work being done
yet people still get both pissy about them using AI or being like "SEE AI CAN BE USED AND BE GOOD"
@@rydergolde3169 Exactly, they take it to the extreme and go on about them getting rich over us and blah blah. ''Look guys, we made it to the finish line faster haha! *peridot voice* PRAISE ME!''
I am honestly VERY excited over the tech getting better.. I just have a problem with who wields this knife.
@@NerylaLouvel "with great power comes great responsibility"
The exact reason why I despise AI more than I would've normally. Those self-entitled assholes have never drawn a circle in their entire life and then they think they can just "make art" by using a machine and take credit for it or tell us that this is gonna be the future and that we should be grateful for it. The audacity of a lot of those tech-bros is infuriating.
And they didn't even drive to the end of the right trail, somehow they ended up in a mcdonalds parking lot.
This is such a great video! The part about creating art as a kid hit super close to home. I’m always chasing that feeling of creating art purely because it made me happy, and it’s comforting to know that no matter how far AI comes it will never be able to replicate that!
Pretty sure Ai will be able to replicate that pretty soon buckaroo
@@toastedtacos5139 bad bait
@@CaptainVaughn0 dawg what part of that sentence is bait bro 😭
@@toastedtacos5139it may be able to imitate art, but it will never be art. not ever. as, in the dictionary, art’s specific definition is the expression/application of HUMAN creativity. so no, it will never replicate art.
that part was so wholesome :3 (also what is even happening in this comment section yo-)
I'd like to thank you over your statements of how any art can be good. I've often been comparing myself to other artists who have entirely different art styles, and I know it's not right for me to beat myself up over art that's clearly going for a different direction than others. I'm happy to have my own art style, and how I have the flexibility with my skills to try different art styles if I want. Thank you so much, this is a great bit of inspiration for me.
I've been trying to figure out how to put my feelings on AI art into words, but I think you've hit the nail on the head here. It's a neat, novel idea, but it's being used for the wrong purposes, and it really should be used to elevate artistry, rather than cut artists out.
On the upside, you can't get AI art to spit out an image that's a 1:1 match for a made-up character that isn't ultra well-known, so as someone who makes my money by drawing peoples' fursonas, I've got less to worry about, myself. 😌👌
Give it time. Voice ais gotten scary in just 2 years. Art ai wont take much longer. Its like when photography was commercially available. As soon as it was, landscape artists were out of a revenue source. Since most people would rather use the instantly accessible, cheaper, photograph for details on a location they couldnt visit instead of an artist's interpretation. Creativity and hard work was overlooked for the mundane and present of reality
the ai can’t copy my art if I don’t post it online 😎😎😎
@@childeofepickness but then you lock yourself out of essentially one of, if not the most enthralling experiences of art. Sharing it with others
@@Vyloka not entirely. Plenty of films still use paintings of environments for establishing shots or backgrounds, so those who knew how to paint a landscape that did or didn't truly exist could find work doing something on that scale.
I still see landscape paintings whenever I go to a doctor's office or any high-end building , as well, so I'm sure those who still do landscape are making good money off the pieces they sell.
I see AI the same way I see NFTs, a neat idea with potential which if used well can be great for people, the difference being that AI gives immediate satisfaction with stolen art while NFTs require you to think in ways in which it can be actually useful (and since the idiots using them didn't think of anything they just died).
Great ideas being poorly used kills a bright future, that's why this kind of stuff needs to be regulated, needs laws to make them work in ethical ways, just look at what Spiderverse did by feeding AI with its own work + afterwork in order to improve it.
These are new tools to reach our end goals, not the end goal itself.
why the fuck would nfts be useful
I can respectfully disagree, granted yes they can be the same but AI can be more interesting because to me it has more of a use. NFTs are just cash grabs that takes little to no effort
@@empressholdtv NFTs could be used to resell digital content, imagine you are done with your game and want to resell your "copy".
That's the only thing I can think of tho
@@juanrodriguez9971 yeah but the way I see it art wise is AI more creative than NFTs
@@empressholdtv maybe don't look at them as art but instead look at them as tools, what we can do with those tools is up to each one.
Too bad the nftonkeys used it as "art" and ruined any potential use.
cartified jacademia classic. have kinda felt the fire in me for art dim a little recently with all the AI art stuff but this video gave me some comfort. thanks for that! :)
Honestly, growing up in a age where AI Art wasn’t even a thing at the time due to the limited technological possibilities during the early 2000’s is something I cherish, I prefer the challenge of hand drawing things when it comes to my creativity. But now in this day of age where slightly complicated things or even the simplest thing can be easily created with a click of a button, and honestly, I’m just going to stick with hand drawn art over this new AI stuff. It feels more accomplishing by going through trial and error when drawing stuff, now this doesn’t mean I hate AI art, I just mildly dislike it. However sadly, AI art is a thing that’s going to stay. Now I said whatever I had to say about this matter. Great job on the video, keep up the great work.
we human artists gotta come together and create art so good that we screw over ai, like that one episode of spongebob where he was better than the krabby patty making machine
The issue is that won’t do anything other than make more content to be fed to it
@@Volcano22207 You are completely right but what I said was just a silly little joke based on that one episode of SpongeBob where made the krabby patty making machine explode by just being too good
@@Volcano22207 Well not if its a traditional drawing. One which has never been posted on the internet, but somehow spread un-digitally through the world
@@Volcano22207 There are websites specifically made for this exact situation which encrypt images to trick ai.
wasnt there one where he beat god himself in fry cooking?
it's true that the current push for AI art is caused in major part by executives wanting to push out content faster and at a lower price. but i think that's only a part of a much larger and pre-existing problem. because the world is so oversaturated with legacy media today and there's a lot of competition from other artists, it's increasingly difficult to make works that seem genuinely new and unique, and that can capture a wide audience. not knowing of any sure-fire solution to this problem, big studios have focused on making their art more and more visually detailed with every year. it's turned into a sort of arms race to create the most visually stunning art. this is most clearly visible in anime. take at any major anime from the past 10 years, and compare it to a similar anime from before. the lighting and backgrounds and fine details are usually much more complex than they ever had to be, in the newer anime. this sounds fine in theory. the viewers get a higher quality product in the end. but constant one-upmanship is definitely unsustainable in the long term. japanese animators are extremely overworked, and even then they're often not able to meet expected quotas. the production of "attack on titan" has been stretched over more than 10 years with constant hiatus, because of the insane amount of work that its detailed art style requires. this killed a lot of the hype that the show had early on, and it probably would have been canceled without a proper ending if the manga didn't have such a huge following. any anime that doesn't bring in a net profit in the first season is usually canceled. studios used to be able to take a risk on a less popular property, and fall back on the profits from their most successful content when necessary. that's increasingly difficult to do, because every anime production is now a huge undertaking with their hyper detailed art. and there isn't any extra money in the industry to cover all of the extra labor that detailed art requires. there may even be less, now that consumption has shifted from TV and blu-ray discs to streaming. AI art seems like a convenient way to cut straight to the hyper detailed art that consumers now expect, with far less labor. even if the technology isn't 100% there just yet. if nothing else, the novelty of AI as a technology may be able to capture the attention of a certain demographic. but maybe this isn't even a real problem that animation studios are so eager to solve. maybe viewers can be content to view anime that's just slightly less visually detailed. we were fine watching flat characters with minimal lighting in the early 2000s, before all of the fancy digital effects that made more detailed art possible. if animation studios would just focus less on the finer details, they'd be able to produce anime of reasonably high quality with far less "crunch" in their process, and they wouldn't have to use any shortcuts, including AI. "working for a god in a godless world" is a rare example of a recent anime that intentionally uses less labor-intensive animation styles, and it's gained a sizable following for its unique look
It's something that will never go away, it'll only improve as well since I've seen it start from scratch damn near on a few other channels only a few years ago and has exponentially grown in efficiency. That said, there will always be a place and desire for art passionately and/or expertly made by human hands.
I don't see it being used as a tool like that of a paintbrush or fill command or something, it's its own behemoth of a software and technology. AI and technology is only going to get better and more advanced and will eventually be limited only by the imagination of the person inputting prompts, but it still doesn't make it special compared to someone who makes pieces because they enjoy it and are good at it, AI art lacks substance and heart. Always be sure to support your fellow artists!
weird pfp but yes i agree with this statement.
Its kinda why people still like real paintings over a print. Or a hand carved wooden thing vs a CNC milled one. its just not the same. And that "something" will never go away. you have Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, etc, but what element people seem to forget the most is the Human element,
@@JasperFoolishoh DAMN uuuuuhh
I'm not against making AI art Illegal or restricted.
@@notto5937 My opinion on AI art is it needs to be restricted, but it shouldn’t be illegal. It should only use images that are in the public domain, not copyrighted images. However, I believe corporations using AI art should be illegal because it’s a disservice to animators that are already being put through horrible conditions.
I always value the input from artists on AI 'Art', so departure from typical content sphere or not, I'm here for it.
My opinion is that AI has a place as a tool to _assist_ artists, but I don't see the substance or value in taking every piece of art on the internet, putting it in a blender, and then siphoning out enough to cobble together an image that you like.
Everywhere I go, I see your face.
That is what art is, you see things you like and you learn how to put them together in a way you like.
i am in no way on the ai art train, but this is the weakest possible argument, especially when you acknowledge that it can be "an image that you like." besides that most ai art being spread from ai-bros is ugly, do you not value the prospect of liking an image? when discussion on art is centered around "value," it almost always crumbles into noncognitivity, because it is overarchingly subjective by nature, and attempts to measure it objectively do not translate to human perception. building your perspectives foundation on the idea of value while also denying that liking something may give it personal value is especially egregious.
value debate resolves nothing, and both sides of this continue to prove to be annoying twitter dwellers
@@Buglin_Burger7878 Yes, you. A human.
10:56 agreed, the mindset of those people is like that one meme with the DS
“It prints money” (blissfully ignoring the law of perceived value)
Thank u jacademia, your my voice of encouragement to still making drawings, they can be bad, but its good listen to someone to still do the things that we love, thank u
i remember subbing from the sonic video because i loved the format so much, ever since ive kinda been lurking and waiting to see what youd make, and wow you have delivered. these videos are great and i could watch them for hours, you are so redicuously underrated and it kinda makes this channel feel like a little hidden gem in the sand, but you definitely deserve more attention on these, theyre so well made and styled in a way that makes it feel like old 2017 animation storytime videos, good job critter!
wow thank you so much!! This was a pleasure to read and i’m glad you like my vids :)
I hope they remind you of 2017 storytimes in a good way, haha
same
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6:14 thank you, I really needed to hear that
Despite having the art talent of a head of lettuce on top of a trenchcoat filled with Del Monte cans of Sliced Peaches, i absolutely loved your deep and well informed yet simple and understandable insight into AI generated art and content at large. Not many people focus on the architectural and technological process and cause for AI technology, and instead focus on its effects more, meaning lots of confusion. You did a fantastic job explaining it, especially to a guy like me who cant draw at all. My heart goes out to the various artists and content creators that feel stressed about the prospect of being replaced by AI, same with anyone who is worried about technology destroying their way of life. I also hope that you personally are taking care of yourself Jaca, and dont let AI make your talents and skills feel redundant. Youre an amazing artist and your work is a big inspiration to me, hell after watching this video im going to go work more on my own youtube video and stop my procrastination. Apologies for this ridiculous and long comment, take care dude and keep up your passionate work!
Thanks so much!!! This comment made my night -v-
Best of luck dood!!
Best of luck to you and your endeavors as well Jaca, hope to catch you streaming again soon.
Have a great evening dude!
I love this channel so much lol.
I see AI as a tool more so than a replacement of art and voice acting. The issue is to the extent at which its a tool and when it’s no longer justifiable to use it as such. On a small scale and large scale, it’s a really tricky answer but I love the take that ai itself can be useful, it’s the creation behind it that becomes the problem as it’s more so a tool for money than actual creation. I myself can’t really draw, nor am I voice actor so using ai to do some fun personal side projects is cool, but I could begin to imagine the impacts AI is already having and will continue to have towards people who create on any level. I don’t think animators or voice actors are going anyway anytime soon because for one it’s impossible and two, you will always have people who will want organic creations but it’s definitely bizarre and times concerning to see how Ai is just rapidly advancing.
Cool video tho :D
If AI is the future, the future looks boring.
I've just starting to learn how to draw different Sonic Art Styles and have fun drawing them
The quote about losing faith in ourselves hit me. I have a whole degree now but I don't have the confidence to make and create that I did as a kid. I get intimidated by people and tools that can do it better. Your point about valuing the art for the person who did it and their process is encouraging :)
My problem with AI is the people using it for evil
I don’t know how you managed to make this topic even REMOTELY entertaining, but you did! This thing really sums it all up.
Perhaps artists in the industry should go on strike like the WGA, the movie and film industries (and maybe more) are already suffering for this. I would gladly set aside a few years with no new games, anime/cartoons, etc. Just to show the people in power how important we are to the creative process
They definitely should before its too late to strike. Don't let big companies train off your hard work without consent
Going on strike when technology is coming that can replace you is asking to be replaced.
The point of technology is to replace jobs so we can focus on hobbies or have shorter periods of work.
All this does is encourage more advancements in AI till it can be self sustained off of 1-2 writers/artists.
You won't get everyone to strike or a few new people will come in and see this as their chance.
@@Buglin_Burger7878 the WGA already won their strike and god nearly everything they asked for, they won’t have to strike again for a couple years.
I also feel you underestimate how dedicated people are to their jobs, so they aren’t going to let a computer take their position so they have to work a crappy job they never signed up for.
Honestly, it’s probably a good thing that strikes are happening this early. Otherwise thing could get unnecessarily violent (which I hope it doesn’t), because it turns out when you push people to the edge, they rebel.
Luddites back in the Industrial Revolution lost was because 1: less people to overwhelm the businesses, 2: people had a much harder time connecting and creating big protests, and 3: laws are in place to prevent companies from brutality attacking protesters
I sometimes use AI as a little toy for goofing off.
I still stick with my own tools and techniques for actual art.
Dam, I really feel this as someone who has for a long time been learning programming for it all to suddenly feel useless as chatgpt codes entire projects in one fell swoop, I could see a lot of programmers being delegated to checking what chatgpt outputs, and artists could follow a similar path in the future; Although I sincerly hope none of the two end up happening, I doubt it is within the control of any of us.
Though this is very reminiscent of AI generated music: it has already been available for years and been convincing(though no lyrics) but it has never replaced music artists. Both kind of AIs will give you a sort of average of what you would expect to see if you googled the promt, and thus it doesn't have any inherent variation, it has no soul and instead of representing any one person they represent only an average.
This limitation could be what dooms AI, at least for a while.(until they can generate new ideas on their own becoming creative)
(But there doesn't seem to be any hope for coding T_T )
everyone is going to be fucked by ai in one way or another, it's like that one saying "Your Scientists Were So Preoccupied With Whether Or Not They Could, They Didn’t Stop To Think If They Should". It's poetic in a sense, we are working to create a superior race that will one day replace us due to our own negligence.
As someone who recently got in college for computer science, I was also feeling the anxiety of programming being a dead job in a few years. However, I read some things that do make me believe coding jobs might not die so quickly.
I will add that whenever I get stuck and try to use ChatGPT for hints, it more often than not takes some back-and-forth for something to actually work the way I intended it to be even after giving as much context as I can. With the state AI is in, it really is not fit for developing entire programs. Unless you have different experiences than me, I find AI only useful for general advice.
Andrew Schmelyun's blog post "AI is a fad and programming is dead" and the recent Purdue University study where apparently ChatGPT gets only 48% of StackOverflow questions right does make me confident that we will still have some jobs. We just have to see what happens.
This video is very well made! I also drew a lot of comics as a young kid, and I can definitely relate to everything you said about it. Yes, including cringing about it when I got older. 😅
Also, I'd like to compliment you on your music choices. It's some seriously good stuff!
Great video! The drawing and style is so cute. I have a very similar art journey, and it was nice hearing someone else share that experience.
Thanks Jaca for making this, this had really helped me think and form my thoughts on AI art and yeahh I basically agree with everything you feel and I bet all us artistes feel
Havent heard anyone say that art should exist for enjoyment in a while, that was refreshing to hear :]
Great video in general btw!! Definitely how I feel about AI and not respecting artists in general
i have be planning over a video talking about "aiart" and pretty much your points are just amazing man thank u
i think ai art is good at what it does and all that but my favorite art style is ones like yours, just... the outline thickness, the colors, everything, it makes it so nice to just look at
WAIT HOLUP YOU CREDIT YOUR MUSIC??
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
Not only can I now FIND these bangers, but it also gives credit where credit is due.
Legend.
1:01 INTERMEZZO WITHOUT A LEADER SPOTTED
really clever use of music
From my experience training Stable Diffusion embeddings, what’s actually stored in the model is a set of vectors that represent a range of contours defining the mathematical “rules” for generating a particular object/style/etc. in terms of shape/color/etc. As such, it does not store images in the traditional sense like a jpeg or png file.
to me the main 3 uses of ai images are
1. money
2. amusement
3. use as ideas or inspiration
while ill always judge the first reason, i will not judge anyone for the latter two, those things are pretty much inconsequential. the third is similar to tracing peoples art in private to practice, ai can be very useful to ask more specific questions (includes chatgpt and such too) and get some more specific and useful and interesting ideas and examples than google results and images
the point of art is creative expression, i dont see ai "art" replacing real art, it just feels different, like thats like saying i could just commission people for any and all art of my characters instead of drawing it myself, but i dont because its just not the same as drawing my own stuff! (i still commission artists just prefer doing my own art)
why isnt this video more popular, im gonna have to share this
this is a wonderful video keep up this talent
the slight artstyle change is so chibi and i love it
I agree with everything said here, this was a nice video discussing some of the deeper implications of its existence
Wow this video really inspired me! Thanks 😊
This was an amazing video, I've personally always liked art but I've never felt the drive to get into it because im really bad at art. And the AI art situation hasn't been helping my motivation but after watching this, I think I might try to get somewhat better at art even if I can't draw good yet.
everyone starts somewhere! Just try to have fun :)
Man you're right on time with this one
Edit: Shit now I'm crying. God damnit.
Another banger video from the Nut, to be expected of course c:
One of my good friends is obsessed with AI Art, and I'll never personally understand it. I convinced them to never post their obsession at the very least, so that they're not bullied off the planet, but they still don't get how it's wrong.
Once they took my artwork, and put it into a generator without my permission. I calmly told them to please never do so again.
jeez, thats awful
your own friend stealing your art must feel like a backstab
@jademonass2954 I wouldn't call it stealing. They're a very sweet person, they meant it as just like, a fun thing to show me. But yeah, I wasn't pleased regardless.
Turn yourself into a marketable plushie i want to hold you
:O
Really glad to see you upload. You're videos are always a treat.
I COMPLETELY agree with you on that what makes art so amazing is that somebody made it; somebody's creativity and imagination is being shown to me.
AI art can look amazing and fit all of my aesthetics. But it means nothing to me because it was made by a cold, heartless software program and not by a living breathing person.
Great vid!
I've been hearing a lot of people supporting AI, even other artists. I felt like I was alone in this idea or even ignorant or backwards. So, watching your video made me feel not so lonely in this.
my deal with generative image / text programs (not calling them AI, I think that marketing term is nonspecific and stupid) is that... why would I want to read a book or look at a painting that nobody even cared about enough to *make*? The work is inherently derivative, oddly squishy looking, and does not demonstrate any understanding of truth or beauty. These programs can do nothing but imitate the most surface level appearance of "art", without any substance. Only good for making memes and spam.
I genuinely appreciate this video. For my english class, I centered my research around AI art, its development, and ethics regarding it. Needless to say, a lot of the scholarly articles I've been finding have all been pitching the concept that people need to let go of the idea that creativity is a trait exclusive to humans. When these articles fail to understand that what these AI models are doing isn't "creative". They're all coming at this topic with the perspective that it's an inevitability and humans need to accept that AI will snuff out artists (aka that capitalist "just good enough and free" idea presented in the video). But I think the perspective of artists is crucial to furthering this conversation, and understanding "the why" behind what an artist does is something I feel like a lot of people forget. To reiterate your point, artists make art because it's fun, its the communication of ideas and concepts in a visual format. These AI models aren't communicating or creating ideas of their own, it's taking these prompts given by humans and spitting something out based on what you told it. And pushing the idea that this is creative, COMPLETELY devalues the skill of "being an artist". I'm all for AI developments that help artists (i remember seeing one animation program that uses machine learning to help color your animation cells), but developing it to remove artists from the equation is completely futile and only perpetuates the "content problem" we find today.
Completely agree, and thank you!! I think the major problem is that most companies view art as just a product, in the most commercial type of way. And unfortunately social media and the “grindset” pushes a lot more artists towards feeling this way as well- as if you and your art only have value if it looks a certain way or if you put out enough of it regularly. Feels like an uphill battle but that’s why i wanted to make this video!! Glad you got something from it :>
One day AI will generate image of sonic chillidog perfectly
Hi Jaca!! I wanna say, I discovered your channel years ago. I loved your artstyle, your animation, everything. But I could never watch your videos. I've no clue why, they're all pretty good, but for some reason seeing your vids just made me so excited watching them was too much for me. I've finally found a way to enjoy your content (being putting it beside me while I do menial chores) and I have to say after years of wanting so desperately to see the things you make I love every second of it!! Thank you so much. Your vids have been really inspiring to me :3
Please make more stuff like this!
We need to address a lot of things in the world of so called „development“. Having more technology doesn‘t make us any better if we use it wrong. In fact, the „developments“ of the past decades (how long exactly is up for debate) have led to a decrease in valuing the people. Instead, products and content are the kings now.
Indeed, capitalism is dehumanising and in fact, I‘ve written a school essay about this recently.
And in the end, we can do better. The individual must become our focus of attention while making society work better. In fact, appreciating each others differences, discrepancies and preferences will lead to a better society. We need to fight for it!
I’ve shared this with so many of my fellow art friends just to remind them that as they like what they’re drawing, then they should keep drawing
Loved this video! I hadn’t seen your RUclips videos before, only streams, but now I’m subbed so definitely gonna watch more :>
more peak from jac as usual, yes my mom is in fact dating my doppelganger
As an artist I really relate to this video, thank you for making this :D
Very well-made video! AI is definitely something which we need to regulate. As long as companies have unrestricted access to it the more they will do to use it to replace real artists. Can it be useful? Yes! But we need to realise that once we remove that human element, that "art" no longer has a soul, and art with no soul will never beat art that does have one. Stay strong, artists
4:17 There is sweet baby rays sauce on the shelf
I see AI art as just a fun thing to mess with when you're board and AI voice-cloning stuff; it's nothing compared to real-life artists and voice actors.
As someone that's still learning art alot in this day in age I do seem to find myself comparing myself to other people art alot. Going "damn my art is nowhere near as good as theres" but I keep reminding myself that im still in the process of learning. The AI art is honestly being handled really poorly. Even though I've been drawing for about 6 months now I look back at some of my older drawings and go "damn that's so bad. I still love it tho." I personally haven't done a lot of art recently and this video is actually wants me to do more art ngl. Great vid!
I think AI tech can be used for good too. Image instead of using AI voice to clone someone elses voice. You use it to clone your own voice but have it speak in a language the listener understands. Image clicking on any video on youtube and knowing no matter what languages you understand the video will be spoken in these languages. Though I undestand how for someone else the same thing I value as a good not being held back by language barriers, can be seen as ill that will take many current spoken languages and take them from being that humans own to something mostly only machines know how to talk in.
However I think as long as respect is had, there is a value in talking and exploring how we should move forward with the new possibilities that we now find before us now.
It sounds like you might not have a lot of perspective from folks who make art for a living who are using these tools, at least outside of social media. I’d suggest talking to them to get a better understanding of the tools and what they can and can’t do. I’ve found them useful for creating “speculative art” designed to simulate what characters/scenes from the Pokémon universe would look like in live-action or CGI in order to spur/frame discussion. You can see some examples in shorts I’ve published recently.
*0:34* that joke took me a second but thats actually hilarious
your voice is so soothing
This reminded me of all the drawings I made as a kid. I constantly drew cartoons in school and at home and I also go back and look at my collection in this huge bunder of them that I have. Thanks for the amazing video as usual Jaca!
I always loved making art and showing it to my family and friends, and though I do think ai art and other things are really cool, I think they should be modified so the creativity of art isn’t overshadowed.
Great video btw!
Thank you!!
As a 3D artist i personally can't say for sure if AI is the future, that being said, I personally feel a little skeezy with the thought that anything AI generated could potentially be using assets stolen from another artist. I know i wouldn't want someone stealing my art, monetize stealing my art and get away with it personally. But i also understand why AI exist. It's meant to be a tool for making lives easier.. I think AI should stay out of the arts. Hard Stop. It's why the Writers are on strike right now.
You got me at "Cucker Tarlson". Liked, subscribed, instant fan.
wasnt sure if anyone heard that haha, thank u!
0:02 NO OFCORSE, WE ALL KNOW
We just have to hope the AI datascraping gets regulated, it wouldn't be a problem in the first place if big companies didn't just steal art from people. There are senate hearings regarding that recently and they seem in the favour of the artists.
I will never stop drawing and making art beacuse i do it beacuse i love it, Ive always loved it and always come back to it, no matter what happens with technology i will never stop drawing and making art beacuse its what i love to do. To get my creativity, thoughts and ideas on paper or in a computer program and feeling that iam improving and being proud of what ive made. Ill never let that stop.
This is an amazing video Jaca great job! I loved every second of it! ❤
The Hayao Miyazaki quote hit me like a brick
I really needed to hear this, and I think a lot of other artists need to hear this too
thank you fluffy youtuber, ai cannot be replaced by the the indomitable spirits of artists
Handsome Wolf reference. Straight up.
Robots are cool, but only as a tool
Humans are unique,
but beware,
of the kind that wants richness...
hurting others
Nice video btw, we can resolve these problems, but only together
"friends are like birds, when you pee on them they go away"
The 9 + 10 ai timetraveler video is scary fr
I still don't understand how people can think artists don't deserve to be paid for our work because we're all filthy rich (Most of us are in poverty, from what I understand), and yet also think people need to tip their landlords for all the hard work they do. (Things that, from what I've seen, are usually done by the tenants, but the landlords already get paid for it anyway.)
I do have moral and ethical concerns in terms of human creativity, using AI for the art I made about 5 graphic novels focusing on the nature of a lot of the philosophical and psychological nature of a variety of subjects and used the nature of AI itself into the flow of the story. Always above all else human perspective and human creativity will always shine through.
1:08 We know what you did there
For anyone who wants to know,
“And I don’t mean it metaphorically, rhetorically, poetically, theoretically, or any other fancy way, this is deep ass doo-doo, straight up.” -Jacadamia
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“And I don’t mean it metaphorically, rhetorically, poetically, theoretically, I am death. Straight up.” -Death,
Puss in boots: The last wish
Whenever this topic comes up I can never stop ranting lmao, it’s disappointing that it’s been a year and nothing has changed.
Cool slogan :)
Artists make art, ai makes images
9:18 Reminds me of a Netflix documentry where we can see two mindsets when it comes to art within the U.S. and China. Where in China (at least by the people) believe that art should be seen and admired by everyone with many artists using techniques to perfectly replicate another's style or art. Meanwhile in the U.S. art is exclusive where you have to go to a certain place to see and admire the art, the one and only piece or never as it is now in someone's private collection even though many people still state art is for everyone. Some art from china had made its way to the U.S. and once it was found out even though the artist himself didn't intend or through the knowledge of the person selling it to be fraud, it created an uproar. This is how I see those who are pro and against AI art are.
And as another note Netflix did mention both sides but typically favored the U.S. mindset.
I'm against ai in general, you not seen the hit documentary "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"? It shows that ai wiped out the dinosaurs after becoming so advanced, only then being destroyed due to natural corrosion.
3:45 This implies Jacadamia owns a club
I will say that clip studio's AI is all about making things easier for manhwa/webtoon artists who have to make a ridiculous amount of art for every chapter update. For the people it's intended for, it's 100% a revolutionary tool. It means they can put food on the table without working 14 hours a day to meet their publishers' deadlines
Great and fun yet deep video as always, appreciate it!
3:44 SONIC GEMS COLLECTION MUSIC LETS GOOOOOO
i love it when people list the music used in descriptions its just great
Totally worth the wait! This was such a breath of fresh air! Looking forward to seeing what else you cook up down the road. :D
It entirely depends on how the technology is used. AI in general may be used for good and it may be used for bad. If it's left in the right hands, then we will see somebody using the technology for something harmless and beneficial, but if the technology is left in the wrong hands, then we will see the technology being used for something despicable. I personally dislike AI-generated images, but I'm able to tolerate it. Last year, I used to have immense hatred for the technology, and I would harass anyone who used it (and most of the time, people were using it for fun). Nowadays, I've mellowed out significantly, and I no longer have the urge to strangle anyone who uses AI to generate some funny hahaha images with it.
I want to mention how the idea of AI replacing humans is unrealistic because us as a species have been able to adapt despite the hurdles that come in our way. Us artists have shown to be able to adapt to new environments. We've adapted to the world of digital art, and we will be able to adapt to the world of Artificial Intelligence because technology does not hold any power over us. Will AI replace you? Absolutely not. Having that mindset is a recipe for your declining self-esteem, so it is best that you convince yourself that you will be able to get through the obstacles that come your way. Heck, just ask me! I'm a gifted illustrator with Autism and I've shown to be capable of getting through the struggles that come with having my condition. If I've been able to do that, then why are you telling yourself that you can't do the same? Technology shouldn't rob you of the joy that comes with creating art, and the only reason why that is happening to you is because you're letting it get to you.
I think most people who have genuine reasons to be scared about image generation technology aren't so much artists as they are media workers - i.e. the people who get paid to do the drudgery of executing an artistic vision that somebody else planned out.
The Simpsons used to make self-deprecating jokes about the Korean sweat shops that tweened frames for them. That's much more likely to be replaced by AI than e.g. an indie oil painter who charges $500 per painting for their own work, and many more people rely on that kind of work for a living that AI image generation is trying to take away from them.
In short, AI art isn't about replacing artists as a source of art - it could never do that due to not having any source of individual expression. Instead, it's about something much worse - making any sort of art almost completely unnecessary in the process of mass media production entirely.
If I had to give a short summary of the subject, it would be AI and computer tech as a whole is fine, but it can often feel like its being used exclusively to replace work or for instant gratification.
YOOOOO I love this kind of video so like, keep it up man great stuff and good discussion and opinions. I completely agree!
Hope to see more of ya stuff in the future! :D
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Hey man I don’t know what to say but this is a really really nice video reminds me of noodles vids. Just good information, good video, high quality and I just appreciate this shit bro
What kills is me aboht it all is i was promised robots replacing shittier jobs so us humans could pursue our hobbies ie art and drawing
But its the opposite. Humans still work the shit back breaking low paying jobs and robots are the one doing the relaxing art making. (While stealing from artist, who still starve in an industry that barely appreciates them, even though its their work that gets pulled into its algorithms to begin with)
the little creature is adorable as always
I always like to treat as it a tool to help me rather than a thing to replace me. i draw a lot right? so when im having artist block, ill use an AI prompt to help try and kick start something that previously wasn't there. I want it to be a tool to improve artists lives, not replace them. like a cool thing to do is to take an AI prompt and try and redraw the AI art in your style as an exercise into drawing something you probably never would have drawn else wise.
Every time you use any commercial AI for any reason you are supporting that company scraping the internet and stealing other people's art, including yours. Do not feed the AI. Ever. Even casually. There are other ways to come up with ideas.
@@samwill7259 You dont know much about AI do you? you do know that i make it all from scratch myself and trained my own neural networks myself with my own images and images that have been given the green light by artists to be use in a neural network. You are one of "those" people arent you? "Dont feed an AI ever." give me a break. you sure seem to know what you are talking about dont you....yeah...one of "those" people🙄
Unrelated to AI, but this reminds me of a teacher I had once. He told a story about how he had studied to create master paintings, and in the end found no market for them in the contemporary times, where museums accepted abstract artworks and whatnot. Although tragic to find artists unable to make a living or struggling, he still pushes onward. Best teacher