Is It OK to Copy an Artist’s Work?

Some amorphous monkeys playing around in Van Gogh like bamboo.

Copying another artists’ work and trying to pass it off as your own, or not crediting the original author of an artwork you are displaying in your book, on a website, or in other media is called plagiarism and is illegal and NOT OK. How To Copy Other Art and Stay Safe from the Law … Read more

Is Dall-e Good at Painting Pitta Birds?

Well, we were looking at Dall-e this morning and trying to get a decent bird painting from it. We told it to paint an impressionist painting of a Hooded Pitta bird flying in the rainforest and got 4 samples. None was great, we thought the colors were over-dramatized (bright, garish). We told to tone them … Read more

Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) Going to Ruin Artists’ Careers?

AI produced art - a UFO in the shape of an Alien Head.

Yes. That’s the answer. AI, AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), is going to eventually ruin the entire space. Some are optimistic and will only say it’s going to change the space. Yes, change it for sure. Like turning it upside down. Just like ChatGPT, Gemini, and some other AIs can do with music – create songs … Read more