Imageboards and AI Fairness
The rise of AI technology has led to concerns about fairness among artists who share their work online. Artists often assume that viewers will respect their work and not repurpose or use it commercially without permission. However, the use of imageboards and AI services like Novel AI has raised questions about the balance between sharing and discovering art and respecting the rights of creators.
- ▪Artists share their work online, assuming viewers will understand and respect their rights.
- ▪Imageboards like Danbooru catalog and tag artwork, making it discoverable, but may disregard artists' desires.
- ▪AI services like Novel AI use precise tags to generate images, potentially imitating the styles of various artists.
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Imageboards and AI fairnessKatelyn Gadd5 min read·19 hours ago--ListenShareOne thing that isn’t well understood about the backlash against AI is that this new technology can feel intrinsically unfair to the people who made it possible. I’ll demonstrate this with a somewhat complex example.For decades now, independent and professional artists have been sharing their work online, using sites like DeviantArt, ArtStation, Pixiv, or Twitter. When sharing their work, they assume — naturally — that the viewer will understand that this work is being shared to enjoy, not shared to be repurposed or used commercially.
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