The Impact of AI on Artists: Bias, Struggles, and Creative Collaboration

While text AI art generators have gained popularity for their ability to generate images based on text prompts, artist and computer scientist Ahmed Elgammal argues that these tools actually hinder the creative process. Artists often need to write complex prompts to accurately convey their vision, and the process of finding the right keywords to generate the desired output can be time-consuming and frustrating. Additionally, the reliance on language as the main driver of image generation creates a barrier between the artist and the digital canvas, limiting their freedom to manipulate pixels outside the boundaries of semantics. Furthermore, the lack of control over the AI-generated outputs and the potential for similar results among different artists raise concerns about the technology's ability to reflect an artist's unique identity and intentions.