The author of “Kanojo, Okarishimasu (Rent A Girlfriend)”, Reiji Miyajimahas become a trend on social networks after sharing an illustration of Chizuru Mizuhara, the protagonist of its most popular manga, through Twitter. What made this post especially eye-catching is that the illustration was created using artificial intelligence.
Miyajima revealed that he trained the artificial intelligence with his own illustrations and that the image shared on social networks was the result of this process. Although many comments on the illustration were positive, some critics expressed concern due to a movement against the use of artificial intelligence in art.
One of the main concerns revolves around the possible lack of ethics in training AI models with works without the consent of the original artist. Some artists argue that this could be considered a form of theft. However, in this specific case, Miyajima’s creation represents an ethical use of artificial intelligence, since the image was trained on his own works.
Another argument raised is that art generated by artificial intelligence lacks the “human footprint” and is therefore considered aesthetically empty. Although humans make conscious decisions about how to train AI models, some critics argue that the absence of a human hand in the creation of the art is a cause for concern.
Despite criticism, Miyajima has opened the debate on the ethical and aesthetic limits of art generated by AI:
- «Forgive him, we all know he’s an idiot.».
- «If he is doing it himself with his own illustrations, what would be the problem?».
- «What’s wrong with using AI in the first place?».
- «It’s no longer about AI being bad, it’s simply about beating everything AI».
- «Rather, it is the only legal use that can be given to it at the moment.».
- «But I still think that if you don’t draw it to the end, it’s hard to say it’s your work, right?».
- «Anti-AI people are so convinced that they don’t listen, so it doesn’t matter what you tell them.».
- «They cannot use their own drawings. Why do these people invent their own ethics for something that has just been done?».
- «This guy is really in need of attention, isn’t he?».
- «It is even possible that they are already daring to clown to popularize AI».
- «I think it’s a mistake to judge learning itself as bad in the first place.».
- «Most anti-AI think that learning is cutting and pasting the original image, so they can’t have a conversation with you».
Fountain: Yaraon!
