The “ban hammer,” so to speak, first broke the ice last year. The creative content-sharing platform Newgrounds prohibited artists from sharing images created with Artbreeder, a machine learning-based tool that combines two or more images. More recently the site banned AI-generated art altogether, accounting for Midjourney, Dall-E, CrAIyon, and other popular AI algorithms.
“We want to keep the focus on art made by people and not have the Art Portal flooded with computer-generated art,” Newgrounds’ wiki now reads.
There are a few cases in which Newgrounds does allow AI-related work, like if the background of an artist-drawn character was generated by AI. Even then, artists must clearly state they used AI to create a portion of the image. The site also prohibits artists from tracing over AI-generated art and then passing it off as their own.
Artbreeder, a popular AI-based art generator, combines two or more images on the “artist’s” behalf. (Image: Artbreeder)
Newgrounds’ ban on AI-generated art might have emboldened other online communities to implement their own restrictions. Last week Fur Affinity, a furry art forum, banned AI-related work on the grounds that it “lacks artistic merit.” The site’s new policy appears to align with many AI art critics’ concern that AI-generated art effectively plagiarizes the work of human artists.
“AI and machine learning applications (DALL-E, Craiyon) sample other artists’ work to create content,” a Fur Affinity moderator wrote. “That content generated can reference hundreds, even thousands of pieces of work from other artists to create derivative images.”
Just a few days after Fur Affinity’s ban went into effect, the artsy social platform InkBlot edited its content guidelines to prohibit AI-generated art. Like Newgrounds, the site does allow “AI used for visual reference or as a tool for inspiration,” but artists must clearly provide credit to the AI where applicable. Tracing of AI-generated art is also banned.
Fans of AI-generated art have advocated for AI’s own art category as of late. Just as digital art involving Photoshop and Procreate is often separated from printmaking and oil painting, AI-generated images would be considered on their own. Others, however, insist that calling any AI-generated image “artwork” waters down what it means to create art, which has historically required honing one’s craft and involved emotional meaning.
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