A new photo editing app, Lensa AI, has sparked recent controversy around the ethics of artificial intelligence using other people’s original work to generate new images. For under $8 USD, the app’s new “magic avatars” feature allows users to generate 50 avatars, or generated portraits in an assortment of digital art styles. Many argue that this immensely popular and affordable custom artwork comes at a cost – the integrity of art. Digital artists’ work is being used by this AI to generate these images, creating forgeries of artists’ work that they took years to master. Artists have likened the situation currently impacting the digital visual art community to the impact the music industry faced years ago at the hands of companies like Napster. To better understand the ethical dilemmas created by today's ever-changing technologies and how these issues continue to affect individuals, companies, and society, more research is needed. A relevant book publication,
Exploring Ethical Problems in Today’s Technological World (ISBN: 9781668458921) published by IGI Global, further explores the impacts of decisions made by technology companies on everyday life through the modern research of experts in technology, law, cyberpsychology, business and more.
| | Exploring Ethical Problems in Today’s Technological World | Tamara Phillips Fudge (Purdue University Global, USA)
©2022 | 385 pgs. | ISBN13: 9781668458921 | - Suitable for Computer Scientists, Policymakers, & Researchers
- Covers Topics such as Metaverse, Web Accessibility, Ethical Issues, & Data Rights
- Featuring Contributions from Experts Across 4 Continents
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According to
NBC News, days after illustrator Kim Jung Gi died in October, a former game developer created an AI model that generates images in the artist’s unique ink and brush style. The creator said the model was an homage to Kim’s work, but it received immediate backlash from other artists. Ortiz, who was friends with Kim, said that the artist’s “whole thing was teaching people how to draw,” and to feed his life’s work into an AI model was “really disrespectful.” This is just one example how the use of AI needs to be monitored better, so artists' whose works are being used get the recognition that they deserve.
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About the Editor
Tamara Phillips Fudge,DMus., is a full-time professor in the graduate technology programs at Purdue University Global. She has won fellowships and awards for innovation and teaching, and has taught a wide variety of topics, including web development, human-computer interaction, systems analysis and design, and those featuring documentation, diagramming, problem-solving, and presentation. Her career started with music degrees from Indiana University and Florida State University. She sang opera, oratorio, and in recital; her compositions have been heard on public radio, at various universities, and a state choral convention. She taught vocal and choral music, piano, pedagogy, foreign language diction, opera production, music theory, composition, and related courses in the traditional college classroom for 20-odd years. For 7 years, she was a weekend correspondent for the Quad-City Times (Davenport, IA). Following a brief stint as an agent/registered representative selling life and health insurance and variable products, she returned to school with a keen interest in technology and has since distinguished herself in online teaching, coordination of large projects, and curriculum development.
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