Leaked Memo Claims New York Times Fired Artists to Replace Them With AI (futurism.com)
from schizoidman@lemmy.ml to technology@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 16:05
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vegeta@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 16:19 next collapse

They are just practicing using AI to help out with the workload

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Zarxrax@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 16:37 next collapse

Per the software website (which the article links to), I don’t see any mention of generative AI. Their “ai image intelligence” only makes mention of tagging images for SEO. www.pixometry.com/en/…/ai-image-intelligence/

Jordan117@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 18:47 collapse

Yeah, it’s basically a smart photo filter for color-correction, object cut-outs, masking, etc:

www.pixometry.com/en/…/elpical-claro-pixometry/

This feels more like consolidating positions in an art department post-Photoshop because you don’t need photo editors to dodge and burn physical negatives in a darkroom any more.

slurpinderpin@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 16:55 next collapse

Duh. As these models get better they’ll become more widely used by enterprises to save costs. That’s why these tech companies spent so much developing them… to sell them. The solution isn’t banning AI btw, it’s providing UBI to those most affected

QuantumSoul@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 14 Jun 17:11 next collapse

What’s UBI ?

RozhkiNozhki@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 17:15 next collapse

Universal basic income

Lanusensei87@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 17:15 next collapse

Universal Basic Income

nieceandtows@programming.dev on 14 Jun 17:58 next collapse

Universal basic income

Eheran@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 22:53 collapse

Urinal … Infection

pirat@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 23:04 collapse

… Butthole … ?

umbrella@lemmy.ml on 15 Jun 01:25 collapse

thats why you shouldnt get your butthole peed on

Fredselfish@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 18:07 next collapse

They not going sell them, but lease them.

HeadfullofSoup@kbin.earth on 14 Jun 18:36 next collapse

Making everyone using them on a subscription model then when AI replace nearly everyone so company are stuck with AI jack the price as high as possible for ever and ever and ever

slurpinderpin@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 18:48 collapse

Tomato tomato. They use them for sales and revenue

subignition@fedia.io on 14 Jun 18:33 collapse

If you're providing it to only some people, it's not very universal now is it

slurpinderpin@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 18:49 collapse

Providing income universally to those most affected. It’ll never happen anyways though let’s be real. Look at our current politics.

gray@pawb.social on 14 Jun 20:21 collapse

Unemployment already exists?

phoneymouse@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 17:20 next collapse

The same NY Times suing Open AI for copyright infringement. Rules for thee, but not for me.

If the NY Times’ case has any merit, then the art generated by AI is also based on copyright infringing models.

slurpinderpin@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 19:22 next collapse

Damn, good point, forgot about their lawsuit

General_Effort@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 20:04 collapse

The winners of a system don’t have an incentive to undermine the rules. Quite the opposite. The NYT wants these rules because it would benefit from them. There are at least 2 image generators that adhere to capitalist ethics. I don’t know what Claro uses, but I see no indication that they are being uppity.

Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 23:29 collapse

Good