AI in Comics Illustration

[Hagbard]

I’m not exactly sure how I feel about AI art. I’m not impressed by it, so I tend to think the scaremongering about it destroying creative industries is overblown vc hype. I’m also sure there could be some passable art out there that uses it as a tool, rather than as an end product in of itself. That said, I think the prospect of artists regularly passing off AI images as their work, without acknowledging the use of AI, is a very concerning development that harms the whole industry. 

So, I’m interested in what people think of this accusation: www.cbr.com/dc-comics-batman-alleged-ai/

I’m not familiar with Andrea Sorrentino. I don’t read the kinds of books he illustrates, so this is the first I’m hearing of him. After a brief google search it sounds like he’s been accused of swiping a lot, and being over reliant on reference, but I’m more inclined to put that in the category of “more of the same Big Two shit machine” than anything else.

[addley]

From a perspective of liking things that are unique and creative I don't think AI is much of a worry at all, if anything it becomes another tool to use in an interesting way.

Regarding ravaging certain industries, that would be a shame, in terms of trying to continue to make a living in a shifting landscape. But... if someone wants to use AI on the mainline Batman series I certainly don't have any issue with that, other than it's like I dunno rude to lie about it, otherwise whatever. AI or not those comics are pretty ugly!

If I were the guess the harm is going to come from 'higher ups' trying to bypass artists or production people, not that those people are going to sneakily use it. That's generally the issue with automation, and I don't see how this would be different atm

[liferot]

some of the least creative people make most of the AI-generated swill, that same cross section of people also scaremonger how it's going to flatten creative industries. it feels like a profound lack of imagination and understanding to me. AI or not, that art is ugly as fuck and has 0 swag lmao.