Raw LLM Responses

I come from the beat production and sound design world where sampling “original” works or the world outside via field recordings, within respective terms, are utilized to create new sounds and music. I see the same thing happening with ai art. There are 2 things I am taking away from my experience. By nature, I am a creative type. I enjoy creating new things by taking from the old. I guess you could say that I enjoy making old things new again by modifying what came before. With ai art I attempt to utilize multiple applications and photoshopping/photobashing techniques to further dilute the art styles that are contained within the checkpoint models. I enjoy experimenting with different models by mixing them together to create new styles, which is a similar approach to sample music production. Taking what already exists and creating something completely new is always the goal in this type of workflow. My interest isn’t in replication (creating something that already exists). I look for ways to push diffusions into territories the ai was not trained on. I like to break the “grid” so to say. Again, this is an approach that is very similar to beat production techniques. However, I do have the full understanding in how the ai was trained on copy protected work. Even custom checkpoint models today are trained on specific art styles from well known artists. Dead or alive. Because of this, I cannot accept full credit for the initial work that was utilized to cook a model. Credit might come from the practice in how one manages to manipulate a sample of an original piece, in such a way that the original intend and styling becomes unrecognizable. That is how I like approach my creative endeavors. This practice can be found in many forms of considerable art. Some are more masterful in their approach and thus are more recognized for it as well. However, with that being said, the art community should at the very least have control over checkpoint models or their own models they can create, which then in turn could be sold for profit. I’m also thinking in terms of licensing there could be deals made with artists who would allow certain pieces of art to be utilized commercially via a licensing fee. Otherwise, we should only have the ability to train the ai with our own artwork and style. Established artists should continue to maintain copyright of their own works, similar to to the practices we have in the music industry. Lastly, because of the recent ai art boom, I have developed an interest in pursuing digital painting/illustration because I would love to create my own art. I would love to train the ai on my own art style. My workflow would consist of illustrating a piece in photoshop and then running it through the ai engine to add or change details. Again, while I do truthfully enjoy ai art as much as I enjoy original works, I wouldn’t dare to disrespect an artistic professional. The time dedicated to developing masterpieces is invaluable. Everyone should respect that.