AI-Generated Art Replaces Original Cover of Sarah J. Maas' House of Earth and Blood
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The use of AI-generated art on the latest paperback release of House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas has caused a stir among the author's fans and the art community. Publisher Bloomsbury Books has swapped the original cover art created by artist for an AI design licensed from Adobe Stock images. The controversy has sparked a debate on the implications of using AI art in lieu of real artists and whether it can be considered ‘real’ art.
Adobe Stock images is a library of images that are available for purchase. Bloomsbury appears to have used a colorized version of the picture in Adobe’s library, which was added by a user called Aperture Vintage. While all of this account’s recent submissions appear to be AI-generated, only a small handful of them are listed as such. This discrepancy has caused a backlash on the author’s Instagram account, which has 1.2 million followers.
The use of AI art has already had a dramatic impact in Chinese game studios, according to a recent report by . Leading stock image supplier Stability AI, creator of AI image generation tool Stable Diffusion, is suing Getty Images at London’s High Court of Justice. Similar proceedings in the US followed in February. Getty Images claims the AI was trained using millions of its copyrighted images, as seen in generated images that bear the photo agency’s watermark.
The UK Government outlined its light touch “pro-innovation approach” to AI in a white paper in March. While the use of AI art is becoming more prevalent, it is important to consider the implications of its use. AI art can be created quickly and cheaply, but it is often at the expense of real artists who can spend days or weeks creating a single piece of art.
The debate over whether AI art can be considered ‘real’ art is ongoing, and it is important to consider the implications of its use. AI art can be created quickly and cheaply, but it is often at the expense of real artists who can spend days or weeks creating a single piece of art. The use of AI art in lieu of real artists has raised ethical questions about the use of technology and its impact on the art industry. For more discussion on this topic, listen to the April 6 edition of Evening Standard’s .
