Learn to look with a discerning eye. What you see online may seem appealing -- and it may even have a photographer credit listed --- but it may also be a manipulation.
AI generated images are here to stay. They need to be shared with full transparency.
This May 2023 Forbes story by Matt Nomak "Stained Glass Table Lamps Sold on Amazon, Twitter and Etsy are AI Fakes" https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/05/23/stained-glass-table-lamps-sold-on-amazon-twitter-and-etsy-are-actually-ai-fakes/?sh=
is a case study of someone who sells IA assisted images as prints, but then their online photos were stolen by a 3rd party vendor who used them to try to create sales listings on commerce websites!!
Excerpt:
"A series of stained-glass table lamps have sprung up on websites like
Amazon, Twitter and Etsy recently, with people shelling out real money for the
intricately created decorations. But there are countless reports that people
have not received their lamps, and there’s probably a very good reason for
that. Many of these images of lamps were created using artificial intelligence
tools. They’re simply not real lamps.
“Transform
any room in your home into a magical wonderland with the Stained Glass Table
Lamp. It's time to find your inner oasis and immerse yourself in magic,” one
listing on Amazon reads.
The
listing goes on to claim the glass in these lamps is “hand-cut” and everything
is handmade. How much does something like this cost? Just $24—an absurdly low
price for such an intricate lamp made of expensive materials and labor. In
fact, some platforms have an even cheaper price, with these lamps selling for
just $6. But buyer beware. Because I emailed with the real creator behind some
of these images and many of these lamps don’t exist in the real world.
Vishma
Maharaj, who goes by the name Whizical Mermaid on Etsy, sells this AI-assisted
art. But Maharaj isn’t selling any lamps. Maharaj used AI-image generator
Midjourney to create the artistic concoctions and simply sells prints of the
colorful lamps, something that buyers can actually purchase.
“What
is being done on these various websites has been without my consent nor am I
affiliated with any of them,” Maharaj told me over email.
“I
have tried reporting them to Facebook but have yet to receive a response. They
are even being sold on Amazon & Ali Express in addition to the many ads
that have been posted on Facebook. This has been very upsetting and stressful
to say the least,” Maharaj continued."
Another case study is from the blog “My One Beautiful Thing.” https://myonebeautifulthing.com/2023/05/03/thierry-le-chanteur/?fbclid=
This May 2023 post discusses the images by digital artist Thierry Lechanteur.
Excerpt:
“Belgian digital artist Thierry Lechanteur’s magnificent fantasies have been
popping up in all of my social media for about a month now. When first I
spotted his Shell Sofa (see first Instagram photo below), I completely believed
it was a real thing, and I wanted more. I eventually tumbled to the fact that
his architectural and furniture designs are strictly aspirational, and I felt
let down for a bit. But I couldn’t get them out of my head. Eventually, I just
couldn’t stay away.”
Here is the "Shell Sofa" photo from Lechanteur's Instagram account:
This digital artist is well known on Instagram. His followers seem aware his work is digital and augmented with AI elements. But as these images are shared around social media.. and marveled over.. how many people are seeing these images and tracing them back to the source? How many times are they shared in awe and amazement.. but with no indication they aren't real.
We are all in a learning process with AI generated images.
The standard presentation of these should include “AI image generation included” or some such qualifier. Sometimes these augmented images appear with a photography credit. A credit like that implies a validation of reality to the average viewer. Why is there nothing on the image to explain this is a photo that has been manipulated? This seems important since so many images circle far from their original source.
Why is the default presentation of these images a challenge to decipher the clues?? Why not proclaim what they are??
More AI generated images on this site called "Inspiring Designs" -- The name of the website seems to be the only disclaimer. The text with the photos seems to imply these exist. https://inspiringdesigns.net/stained-glass-bathtubs/?fbclid=
http://stuartngbooks.blogspot.com/2023/08/deciphering-ai-images-clues-to-look-for.html
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