Graham Downs on Nostr: nprofile1q…2ymcy Yeah, I know a few of them too. I think J.F. Penn used it for her ...
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And I know a few professional artists who use AI generated images as springboards or for inspiration.
I haven't published a book in a while (for reasons), but if I publish another, I honestly think I might consider it. Using AI-generated art *is* "doing it yourself", IMO. It counts, because AI prompt writing is definitely a skill, in my mind.
And you probably wouldn't be able to just enter a prompt into an AI image generator, take what comes out and just use it without any modifications, anyway. If you look closely enough, there are always telltale signs in these images. They might be good enough to pass casual inspection, but not for professional use. You'd have to bring it into an image editor and tweak it, I think. (Even aside from having to make it fit the aspect ratio and put the title and author name onto it).
Loads of authors use LLMs for editing too, or to achieve a specific voice, which I think is also fine, if you read through the stuff the LLM spits out before just accepting it as right.
I don't think Gen AI is evil, or that it diminishes a person's work if they use it. I just don't. I can't understand why people hate it so much. It's just a tool. :(
And I know a few professional artists who use AI generated images as springboards or for inspiration.
I haven't published a book in a while (for reasons), but if I publish another, I honestly think I might consider it. Using AI-generated art *is* "doing it yourself", IMO. It counts, because AI prompt writing is definitely a skill, in my mind.
And you probably wouldn't be able to just enter a prompt into an AI image generator, take what comes out and just use it without any modifications, anyway. If you look closely enough, there are always telltale signs in these images. They might be good enough to pass casual inspection, but not for professional use. You'd have to bring it into an image editor and tweak it, I think. (Even aside from having to make it fit the aspect ratio and put the title and author name onto it).
Loads of authors use LLMs for editing too, or to achieve a specific voice, which I think is also fine, if you read through the stuff the LLM spits out before just accepting it as right.
I don't think Gen AI is evil, or that it diminishes a person's work if they use it. I just don't. I can't understand why people hate it so much. It's just a tool. :(