Online portfolio platform art station (opens in new tab) announced that users will be able to opt-in to a feature aimed at excluding their work from algorithmic art generation toolsâ ââAIâ platforms like DAL-E will be able to respond to human prompts It aggregates a large library of images to respond with “new” creations. The sources of these images have become a controversial topic, and artists often claim that their work is acquired without proper credit or consent. It claims to have been modified and reworked.
ArtStation announcement comes after widespread user outcry (opens in new tab) The Epic-owned site flooded its trending page with an illustrator-designed anti-AI logo. Alexander Nanichkov (opens in new tab).
ArtStation users can now tag individual works with the “NoAI” HTML tag and enable the setting for the entire portfolio. ArtStation has updated their terms of service to ban the use of tagged art by any kind of automated platform, but will tags start blocking such programs soon, or will the development of those platforms begin first? It is not clear from the post whether compliance from the parties is required.
Similarly, it is unclear how ArtStation will detect unauthorized use of an artist’s work and what enforcement will be done if developers find workarounds for tags. We’ve reached out to ArtStation for comment. I will update this story if I get a reply.
This is a win for artists who have trouble with image aggregation tools, but many artists still have unmet needs. is presented alongside handcrafted art, noting that differentiation is left to the honor system. it is recommended to [in a post’s tags and description],â writes Artstation in its latest update.
Nanichkov, creator of the âNo AIâ logo, is still not satisfied. âEverything AI/ML/prompting produces today is soulless stealing,â said the illustrator. Latest Posts (opens in new tab) In ArtStation reading. “It’s sold as a utopia of technological progress, but it’s fueled largely by short-sighted greed.” Nanichkov hoped users would have his NoAI tag turned on by default. We are also concerned about the vast library of uncredited images already collected by our generation tools. Other artists, on the other hand, have wondered how effective tags can be as a deterrent.
