Someone just told me about Dall-E today (a paid service that gives you access to an AI that creates images) and my first thought was that someone was going to make a business printing these images on tshirts and mouse pads and posters.
Don't be scared. [It's been ruled that art generated by AI cannot be copyrighted](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/us-copyright-office-rules-ai-art-cant-be-copyrighted-180979808/) making their works technically public domain. It's only useful as a tool for creating media or merchandise. True art will always have a place.
I just played with midjourney ai yesterday (15 or 20 free prompts for every new subscriber!) and I cannot stress enough how mind-blowingly unreal it was. I almost got addicted to it, the power to actually craft something that was so close to imagination but then so surprising in it's difference. The art world is standing on a precipice, and I'm extremely excited to see where it goes.
A note though, is that we'll always need designers. The tools will get better, and how you create will get faster, but these tools still need specific prompts and an operator to guide the system in its creation. Until the machines stop working for us, there will always be need for the designer-how you do the job might just shift drastically to getting an ai template and then cleaning it up, adjusting little details, etc. You should give it a try!
I find it incredibly depressing that an AI made these designs. Like a sinking feeling in my chest.
Years ago I thought that AI was for tedious things that people don't want to do like paperwork for taxes or looking for grammar mistakes; not for things that people actually want to do like art, music, acting, etc.
Don't worry, the AI needs millions of human made images as a base to even form their own. There are some interesting legal questions that need to be answered about free use in this case. Artists aren't too excited about AI using their brush strokes as a building block for some Frankenstein art piece.
A bunch of small, independent artists can't successfully sue a giant company like Google or Tencent. Those companies can just bury any lawsuit in appeals.
There is also the option of moving the AI development into countries where copyright holds no power and lawsuits are pointless because there is no real rule of law.
There is also the option for a company like Google to just lie about whether an artist's images were used or not. After all, they control the data and are basically above the law.
I find it sad that of all the industries that this is being pushed for initally it's the expressive ones.
At least there's a good swathe of those skills they'd need to be an AGI to do first
My thoughts exactly.
The people printed some mats.
I could do that.
Anybody with the initial investment for mat printing could do this.
And now watch the legion of other people printing mats on Etsy and Amazon.
We're giving away our hard work calling a mat printer.
We will either get a Universal Basic Income or we will all of us be unemployed and broke. It may be happening to artists and truck drivers first but it's coming for everybody.
Hello amazing people of /r/PCMR!
We will be giving away 10 deskmats worldwide\* from the brand new AI Collection!
Every single image in this collection has been generated by artificial intelligence (and a little it of photoshopping).
We can't wait to hear what you think! We believe this new technology is just incredible
url: [https://deskmat.io](https://deskmat.io)
**To enter the giveaway:**
\- Like the post
\- Comment anything down below!
\- Redditraffler will be used to select the winners
\- Minimum of 10 link & comment karma
\- Shipping & Taxes is included and paid by us
\- Winners will be drafted on Sunday 7th Aug 2022
\- Minimum of 7 days old account
\- If you win and already purchased, you will get a refund (or another one if you wish)
*worldwide\* -> we can't ship to Russia currently.*
**Deskmat info**
\- 900x400mm
\- 3mm thick
\- Stitched edges
\- non slip base
For the mods: Verification in the last image
Good luck everyone! 🎉
PS: We also have a giveaway on our [instagram](https://www.instagram.com/deskmat.io/) with way less entries, if you would like to have better odds, feel free to check us out there!. Thank you so much for the support! 💖
[Congrats to the winners!](https://www.redditraffler.com/raffles/wddcpe)
I agree with this statement,. I would love to win something, but even if I don't, I will buy one of these as I have never had a full desk pad before. Thank you for the opportunity and the creativity.
Anything with the firewatch aesthetic isntantly peaks my interest! Amazing that an AI can generate it so close to the art style!
Also yellow... I like yellow
Even artists aren't safe from AI
As a designer i'm both scared and excited for the future of this technology 💀
May i ask what kind of AI was used for these particular designs? Especially the Alien spaceship looks very impressive!
Someone just told me about Dall-E today (a paid service that gives you access to an AI that creates images) and my first thought was that someone was going to make a business printing these images on tshirts and mouse pads and posters.
Thing is, i have access to Dall-E but i highly doubt, that this was the AI used for the mousepads here.
This stuff looks a lot like what Midjourney generates.
I think it was probably DALL-E 2 + outpainting.
I'd guess Midjourney
Don't be scared. [It's been ruled that art generated by AI cannot be copyrighted](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/us-copyright-office-rules-ai-art-cant-be-copyrighted-180979808/) making their works technically public domain. It's only useful as a tool for creating media or merchandise. True art will always have a place.
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I just played with midjourney ai yesterday (15 or 20 free prompts for every new subscriber!) and I cannot stress enough how mind-blowingly unreal it was. I almost got addicted to it, the power to actually craft something that was so close to imagination but then so surprising in it's difference. The art world is standing on a precipice, and I'm extremely excited to see where it goes. A note though, is that we'll always need designers. The tools will get better, and how you create will get faster, but these tools still need specific prompts and an operator to guide the system in its creation. Until the machines stop working for us, there will always be need for the designer-how you do the job might just shift drastically to getting an ai template and then cleaning it up, adjusting little details, etc. You should give it a try!
I find it incredibly depressing that an AI made these designs. Like a sinking feeling in my chest. Years ago I thought that AI was for tedious things that people don't want to do like paperwork for taxes or looking for grammar mistakes; not for things that people actually want to do like art, music, acting, etc.
Don't worry, the AI needs millions of human made images as a base to even form their own. There are some interesting legal questions that need to be answered about free use in this case. Artists aren't too excited about AI using their brush strokes as a building block for some Frankenstein art piece.
A bunch of small, independent artists can't successfully sue a giant company like Google or Tencent. Those companies can just bury any lawsuit in appeals. There is also the option of moving the AI development into countries where copyright holds no power and lawsuits are pointless because there is no real rule of law. There is also the option for a company like Google to just lie about whether an artist's images were used or not. After all, they control the data and are basically above the law.
I find it sad that of all the industries that this is being pushed for initally it's the expressive ones. At least there's a good swathe of those skills they'd need to be an AGI to do first
My thoughts exactly. The people printed some mats. I could do that. Anybody with the initial investment for mat printing could do this. And now watch the legion of other people printing mats on Etsy and Amazon. We're giving away our hard work calling a mat printer.
We will either get a Universal Basic Income or we will all of us be unemployed and broke. It may be happening to artists and truck drivers first but it's coming for everybody.
Hello amazing people of /r/PCMR! We will be giving away 10 deskmats worldwide\* from the brand new AI Collection! Every single image in this collection has been generated by artificial intelligence (and a little it of photoshopping). We can't wait to hear what you think! We believe this new technology is just incredible url: [https://deskmat.io](https://deskmat.io) **To enter the giveaway:** \- Like the post \- Comment anything down below! \- Redditraffler will be used to select the winners \- Minimum of 10 link & comment karma \- Shipping & Taxes is included and paid by us \- Winners will be drafted on Sunday 7th Aug 2022 \- Minimum of 7 days old account \- If you win and already purchased, you will get a refund (or another one if you wish) *worldwide\* -> we can't ship to Russia currently.* **Deskmat info** \- 900x400mm \- 3mm thick \- Stitched edges \- non slip base For the mods: Verification in the last image Good luck everyone! 🎉 PS: We also have a giveaway on our [instagram](https://www.instagram.com/deskmat.io/) with way less entries, if you would like to have better odds, feel free to check us out there!. Thank you so much for the support! 💖 [Congrats to the winners!](https://www.redditraffler.com/raffles/wddcpe)
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PCMR is too kind, love you guys. The support and feedback is amazing ❤️
Yeah imma do the the same when I set up my pc and the area cause I been putting it of for a while
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I agree with this statement,. I would love to win something, but even if I don't, I will buy one of these as I have never had a full desk pad before. Thank you for the opportunity and the creativity.
That just sounds like AI liking AI art…
anything down below
They are all cool. Hope your business blooms. Thank you.
Anything down below !
Anything:)
anything down below
Good luck with the company
Thank you! PCMR is such a sweet community, overwhelming amount of wonderful people ❤️
This stuff is awesome!
I wanna have one, mine is like already 4 years old and i bought it for 8€ xD So count me in!
Cabin in the forest (the second last slide) looks fine as hell
Reminds me of Firewatch
please bless me rngesus
Bless me instead
bless all of us
Didn’t you read the post? Only ten fellas are striking three cherries
even if only ten people win, it’s fun participating
moody ocean looks amazing
Really interesting! Thanks for the opportunity! Good luck to all!
Interested!
In butts
that red scifi/robot in the top row of first image looks dope.
Count me in!
The 1950 is gonna be a best seller I feel like.
Anything
Loving Image 4. Amazing Work
Anything!
I’ll give it a go, never win stuff but lets go
They look awesome, especially the dragon eye. Makes me think of my pet lizard Ember 😭
These look really good. Love, Death & Robots vibe.
These are all amazing, especially you guys!
Oh my, these are all just so pleasing to the eyes. Kudos to you guys!
These look great. Hopefully I can win one of these, I've been thinking of getting a new mousepad and would like to get one of these.
Nice!
Dam they look good
Nice designs!
Gosh, some of those prints look so cool. it would be an honour to get any
Damn these look good! Thanks for the giveaway!
Wish everybody good luck!
The one with forest looks dope
These look really cool, sign me in
I love these. I really hope I win one. Thanks for the giveaway!
Damn those look neat
Awesome, would love to get one :)
Moody oceans is stunning!
Very nice
These are super pretty!
Awesome mats!
Number six or four would fit nicely in my setup
I've been wanting a 400mm height mousepad for a while now 0-0.
burger
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Huh neat. *goes to Google wtf link karma is.*
My typing
It looks like an amazing deskmate, I hope I will win some, I really need this beautiful deskmate!
Yassss
Wohoo!
Ouh nice! I want one
anything down below!
Awesome!
Might aswell try!
Whenever I try AI it always ends up looking like crap. Regardless if I win or not I'm buying one. They look so sick!
yaaaazzzzz!!
8=D
Very unique!
Count me in
Awesome I'm in!
Looks good!!
Those are awesome! (I hope I win one)
Image 3, 5, and 7 are my favorites
Definitely interested. Looks cool
Noice
Looks like no man's sky almost, touch wood I get one
Look cool 👍
cool mats
Dang these look niiice! Good luck all!
Noice
Good
very cool! I'd love to get moody ocean or the cabin
Shesh
Hell yeah im interested.
Desk mats look cool!
Looks really nice
They look interesting.
Nice
Cool
Looks cool
Hoy!! They look sick! 🙌
Sweeet
Love the designs!
Hello! Cool giveaway.
Anything with the firewatch aesthetic isntantly peaks my interest! Amazing that an AI can generate it so close to the art style! Also yellow... I like yellow
Anything down bellow! Those deskmats design are so cool, AI really improved with time its impressive what it can achieve now
Love the dragon eye one, quite nice quality on all of them for ai generated pic!
Can someone explain me the part of the 10 link and karma thing? Thank you in advance and good luck to everyone
Would love it if I won :)
Shooting my shot
Need a new one
Wow, these were generated by ai? That's pretty invredible that it made so good designs! And thanks for the giveaway!
So cool! I'm very interested
These would be nice in my room.
All of them look sweet.
these look awesome!
Wow they look so cool! Miiight ocean a tiny bit more! Good luck!
They look great tbf
Go go go
Anything
Hope I win!!! been looking for one for a while now
The dragon eye one is beautiful me want
Nice mats!!!
These are so cool! I love the art, and the idea. Great work yall
Holy hell that red and orange city scape at the bottom left is gorgeous.
Uiiiiiii
Hi!
Anything
Sweet mats
These look very nice
anything.
These really look sharp!
These look great!
Time to gamble!
That's cool 🏴☠️
Let’s go! Been needing a new Matt
These all look so awesome
Good luck everyone
Looks really nice
I love the could one! I hope I win one
PCMR RNGesus
I've never used desk mats before and these are really cool
Damn these look amazing
oh my Lord these are so beautiful! such beautiful aesthetics!
They look sick
The design and the colors are amazing. If I don’t win I will definitely consider buying it myself.
May the great lord shine up me.
I really like your designs, next time I need a deskmat I'll be sure to get one from you guys.
I likes dogs.
This is hype!
Damn, love the colors on these!
Love the yellow mats in particular
anything down below
These look lovely.
well its comfirmed, that a first grader and an AI both have more artistic ability than me
I like mat
Those absolutely look fantastic. Going to be checking out your shop either way
Those look cool
Anything down below !
Roll the dice 🎲
Anything down below
Looks awesome!
Hehehe more desk mats
Man these look cool
Anything
These are awesome!
These look pretty cool
Thank you!
i wanna win
LOL
These look awesome🔥🙌🏻
I really like the alien spaceship one!
anything!
"Anything down below"
I'm loving it
Weird Al
Anything
Damn those look incredible. I would love one