Generative AI: Difference between revisions

|Due to its generalized nature, jobs across fields from digital art to writing and programming have had experienced staff replaced by lesser-paid (and often lesser-experienced) employees who would be tasked to use generative tools to do their work. To remain relevant to the wiki's purpose, the usage leads to the detriment of product quality for consumers, such as representatives replaced with chatbots, or products being sold by companies use poorly-generated content that may harm the consumer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grady |first=Constance |date=29 Apr 2024 |title=The AI grift that can literally poison you |url=https://www.vox.com/24141648/ai-ebook-grift-mushroom-foraging-mycological-society |url-status=live |access-date=31 Mar 2025 |website=Vox}}</ref><!-- Reference included more to represent what is intended -->

While more speculative, it is reasonable for users to assume<ref>{{Cite web |title=What I think about DeviantArt's AI Choices |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/AI_Generator_Guide/comments/167sbit/what_i_think_about_deviantarts_ai_choices/ |url-status=live |access-date=31 Mar 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> that when [[DeviantArt]] initially automatically opted all users into allowing their work to be training data for generative AI,<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 Nov 2022 |title=deviantart's AI art program (and how to opt out) |url=https://www.deviantart.com/izzy-paw/journal/deviantart-s-AI-art-program-and-how-to-opt-out-936581886 |url-status=live |access-date=31 Mar 2025 |website=Deviant Art}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Erdine |first=Önder |date=16 Nov 2022 |title=DeviantArt DreamUp is the latest contender for the AI art crown |url=https://en.digitalreport.com.tr/deviantart-dreamup-how-to-use-ai-opt-out/ |url-status=live |access-date=31 Mar 2025 |website=Digital Report}}</ref> that all content uploaded to DeviantArt was used as training data for their DreamUp tool, however according to statements from DeviantArt CEO Moti Levy,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robertston |first=Adi |date=15 Nov 2022 |title=How DeviantArt is navigating the AI art minefield |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/15/23449036/deviantart-ai-art-dreamup-training-data-controversy |url-status=live |access-date=31 Mar 2025 |website=The Verge}}</ref> DeviantArt did not plan or intend to train their tool based on user-generated works and that any user-generated works that were used in their model, were introduced by StabilityAI. Regardless, the introduction of DreamUp to the art sharing platform has both stirred controversy on the platform,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=Benj |date=11 Nov 2022 |title=DeviantArt upsets artists with its new AI art generator, DreamUp [Updated] |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/11/deviantart-upsets-artists-with-its-new-ai-art-generator-dreamup/ |url-status=live |access-date=31 Mar 2025 |website=[[ArsTechnica]]}}</ref> and also fractured the platform into 2 parties,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duchess Celestia |date=13 Nov 2022 |title=DeviantART Just Betrayed Its Whole Community. (DreamUp AI Controversy) {{!}}{{!}} SPEEDPAINT + COMMENTARY |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGj_3OhMrAU |url-status=live |access-date=31 Mar 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> those for generative AI (typically those who hold newer accounts) and those against (typically users who have existed on the platform for far longer.) Due to the introduction of DreamUp, the platform has been cluttered by AI generated images, and staff have historically, frequently, and intentionally featured multiple users who exclusively upload GenAI content<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 Jul 2024 |title=DeviantArt Seller: StygianAI |url=https://www.deviantart.com/team/art/DeviantArt-Seller-StygianAI-1077776294 |access-date=31 Mar 2025 |website=Deviant Art}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 Oct 2024 |title=Create on DeviantArt: VeilAI |url=https://www.deviantart.com/team/art/Create-on-DeviantArt-VeilAI-1108146133 |url-status=live |access-date=31 Mar 2025 |website=Deviant Art}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 Jul 2024 |title=DeviantArt Seller: ExeFelix |url=https://www.deviantart.com/team/art/DeviantArt-Seller-ExeFelix-1075192370 |url-status=live |access-date=31 Mar 2025 |website=Deviant Art}}</ref> or post content that uses generative content as a base,<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 Oct 2024 |title=Create on DeviantArt: AKoukis |url=https://www.deviantart.com/team/art/Create-on-DeviantArt-AKoukis-1108151629 |url-status=live |access-date=31 Mar 2025 |website=Deviant Art}}</ref> with a majority of featured creators being ones who nearly or exclusively upload AI generated content.<!-- I was scrolling through their gallery and most featured artist posts were about AI creators, I stopped my search when I reached posts that released before the generative AI controversies on the platform occurred, which had a rough stopping point of around Q4 2022.