Art controversies

Don’t worry—the rat dck can no longer hurt you. The open-access paper that contained bizarre, AI-generated imagery of rat genitalia and gibberish graphics has been retracted by its publisher, which said that the study authors violated the journal’s guidelines.Like It or Not, Your Doctor Will Use AI | AI UnlockedPublished in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, the study’s text discussed the function of stem cells associated with rat testes. But the subject matter is not what captured attention. The study authors…

Image: Midjourney V6Midjourney released an upgraded version of its AI image-generating service, Midjourney V6, on Thursday. The update is a significant improvement that has truly wowed users with its shockingly realistic photos and attention to detail. It may not be here for long, so here’s how to get V6 working now.ChatGPT’s Creator Buddies Up to Congress | Future TechThe alpha version of Midjourney V6 will be available on Discord over the winter break. This upgrade has been in the works for the past nine months, and…

The GOP infighting continues to rage on as the race for the 2024 presidential bid picks up steam. A super PAC supporting Florida hopeful Ron DeSantis has unleashed a campaign ad that features an AI-generated version of Trump’s voice.The PAC, called Never Back Down, released the ad in support of Iowa governor Kim Reynolds in a bid to sow division amongst Republican voters in the first caucus state, Politico reports. The ad accuses Trump of “attacking” Reynolds, claiming he endorsed and stood by her,even when she “fell…

From the makers of Stable Diffusion, Stable Doodle is the company’s latest free text-to-image and image-to-image combo. It takes your poor attempts at mouse-drawn images and converts them into a more cohesive AI illustration. The service is free, and users on the Stability AI-owned Clipdrop platform can use their mouse (or a drawing tablet) to create a simple black and white line drawing that can transform into a more interesting image in a variety of styles.Netflix Passwords, ChatGPT Can’t Detect AI, and No More CoTweets…

Obtaining a desired image can be a long exercise in trial and error.Screenshot: OpenAIWhat is One Change Mark Zuckerberg Should Make to His Social Platforms? | Gizmodo InterviewMaking art using artificial intelligence isn’t new. It’s as old as AI itself. What’s new is that a wave of tools now let most people generate images by entering a text prompt. All you need to do is write “a landscape in the style of van Gogh” into a text box, and the AI can create a beautiful image as instructed. The power of this technology lies…

Game developers looking to distribute their playable creations via Valve’s popular Steam hub may have trouble if they’re looking to use AI during the creative process. The game publisher and distributor says that Steam will no longer tolerate products that were generated using copyright-infringing AI content. Since that’s a policy that could apply to most—if not all—of AI-generatedcontent, it’s hard not to see this move as an outright AI ban by the platform.Can AI Help with Mental Health?Valve’s policy was initially…