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Artists dump X as launch of new AI image editing feature sparks outrage - Cryptopolitan (www.cryptopolitan.com)
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Digital artists and illustrators are abandoning Elon Musk’s blogging platform X (formerly Twitter) over the introduction of a new controversial image-editing feature powered by artificial intelligence (AI). According to reports, the creators claimed that the new tool could be used to modify others’ works without their consent.

One such popular creator championing the boycott is Mu-jik Park, the renowned South Korean artist known by the pen name Boichi. Boichi is the creator of the hit manga series Dr Stone and Sun-Ken Rock.

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[–] tgcoldrockn@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

actual artists should have a dedicated team

now thats some rich ass gatekeeping. AcTuAL arTISts sHOuld have dedicateD TeaMs? Get a clue drawers, painters, guitar players, singers, sculptors, etc. etc. who DON'T have a dedicated team to run your socials.

[–] Syrc@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

“Actual artists” as opposed to “fanartists”, in the sense of “people who are under contract and are hired to do art as a job”.

Of course I’m not saying people who don’t have a team aren’t “real artists”, it was just a way to differentiate fanartists from people like Boichi, I didn’t mean to sound gatekeeping.

[–] tgcoldrockn@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Fair enough but still - Actual artists are not always under contract and hired to do art as a job. Many many amazing artists get little or no compensation for their efforts.

[–] Syrc@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago

I know, I just couldn’t find a better term to distinguish the two. I’m sorry if that sounded diminishing to them, it was definitely not my intention.