@doug I think it all depends on how you "benefit".
I have neurological issues that make competent artistry a practical impossibility. I can't even write without drawing letters backwards. I've never been formally diagnosed, but I show all the hallmarks of dysgraphia.
Is it unethical for me to use AI to visualize my ideas, even if I take care not to directly emulate existing arists, and don't see to profit by taking professional credit for what I create?
@doug On the other side of this, if someone set up an Etsy store selling prints of AI art that used prompts like "Painting by [living artist]", and were deliberately emulating that artist or artists for the purpose of profiting off of their reputation, I would absolutely call that an infringement. That would be deeply unethical.
I think that there is some nuance to be afforded here.
Personally, I hope to see artist names removed from AI data sets so that their styles cannot be directly copied.
