Pregnancy Vases - an AI pro-life project
Okay, so I think I was underestimating AI in my original posts. With some more detailed prompting, I have been able to come up with some further pro-life images that are celebrating pregnancy (although perhaps a celebration on the moodier side of things).
The new images have surprised me. I was under the impression before this that, at least on the traditional artistic side, artists would be safe for a little while longer. However, I no longer feel that this is the case. It seems that you really can fine grain the algorithms into producing some very detailed and beautiful work. Complexity, at least with Dalle, seems limited to the amount of lines you are able to supply. But with 6 or 7 lines, we really are able to vastly affect the visual landscape, and make the images a little more our own.
I imagine that with enough exposure to these generators, you might begin to notice some similarities between disparate images that might indicate to the viewer that they were seeing AI, but perhaps this will change. However, it seems hard at this point to envisage how you could specify the algorithm to draw in a unique style that you could keep. For instance, how would you describe to a computer how to draw with John Byrne's style without specifying John Byrne? How should one draw a chin? What about the eyes? What exactly is it that defines a style? Really, we are looking for a brain interface that can map our thoughts to the viewing device, and this may not be as far away as everyone thinks. But of course, if we do get to that stage, then we will have a whole host of new problems that perhaps go beyond just AI.
With regards to pro-life, I hope that the images may promote the pregnant state, despite their moody nature. A woman, of course, is much more than just a vase, but that both vase and woman can both be and contain something truly beautiful is what I am attempting to convey in an age where the unborn are being dramatically dehumanised.
I have started a new Instagram account to promote my personal AI work. Tag is: @almoslataanai
Some prints and cards available here.
More to be added soon.