I can’t imagine an scenario where BG3 doesn’t win the GOTY.

Is that true in real-world terms, though?

Considering how the AI technology works today, yes, I believe it is true. We can feed an AI model 100,000 images of animals and then play with it to see what “new” animals it creates… But that is no innovation for me. The technology may get there, eventually, but it is not at that point now.

Because as is, one can spend only a tiny effort using ChatGPT and generate medium-sized works of fiction that are functionally brand-new. Yes-- I realise that they’re still ultimately based on material they’ve been fed, but the more material they’ve absorbed, I imagine the less that’s necessarily a constraint.

Still. We can get the AI to mix multiple styles to the point that the outcome is disguised, or so loosely related to the original sources that one cannot recognize the parts, but even then, this is not what innovation is.

On top of that, is there anything preventing the prompter from doing the heavy-lifting of ‘innovation,’ creating the skeleton of the plot, while ChatGPT fleshes it all out?

Agreed. If the AI operator (or handler) adds their own input then the outcome becomes, at least partially, innovation. I have already used AI text tools for my work, and modified the outcome to fit my needs and preferences. It may not be innovation, but it is also not 100% AI as I have added my own input.

That is no the case with this post and the Moebius “AI generated art” examples. Making a claim that text based prompts generating Moebius art is innovation is…well… an insult to Moebius.

In the other hand, if I was an actual artist, using AI to mix my own art with Moebius art, that is another story. One could call that innovation, with some reserves.

Btw, Cabeza-- thanks for creating this thoughtful thread of scenarios and art. It’s nice to have discussions like these, and these issues clearly aren’t going away.

I am happy to collaborate with our community!

And it’s interesting that it creates art like Moebius but what about the next artist who goes off with their own innovative style?

This is a good point. At the current stage, AI can copy, but can’t innovate… I wonder if it will ever reach that point.

So AI can create pretty pictures but it still struggles to create coherent comics.

Correct, but for how long? Eventually an AI user (artist or not) will be able to create proper storylines.

I also use Automatic 1111 and get my models from Civitai. I just wasn’t familiar with the model you are using. I will check it out. Thanks.

Is this just the model and the VAE or you use something else to create all these?

If you could share your workflow that would be great. Thanks.

I have eaten in an Ethiopian restaurant once and didn’t enjoy it.

Their food is way too spicy and the Injera too sour.

Of course this is just my taste… Others may love it, specially if spicy food is their thing.

Thanks for the post.

I didn’t notice when I checked the series that some of the books are companion books. I will look into this again.

I was aware it is the authors third book and not the first but choose this one as the previous ones weren’t available in the online store I was buying, it had good reviews and my understanding is that most of these series are stand-alone volumes with almost no connections with the previous ones.

If I helps I think you are doing great things for this community. I may not always comment or make posts of my own but from time to time I always check the community and go over all the new posts I have not read.