The boundaries in the realm of Art and Design are constantly being challenged. Artists are continuously able to discover innovative ways to speak their mind: to share their creations with the rest of the world.
On such grounds, have risen the invention of DALL-E, a text-to-image model developed by OpenAI, which uses deep learning procedures to generate digital images from textual descriptions, called “Prompts”. The name ‘DALL-E’ is a humorous combination of the Spanish surreal artist Salvador Dali and popular Pixar character Wall-E. Unlike your traditional image generation methods, DALL-E relies on the principle of generative modelling, which lets it create completely new visual concepts, which are based solely on text input. Based on my experience, I must admit, I am not impressed too much with the images generated by OpenAI. Although these images are vibrant, created in milliseconds, and appropriately match our intentions, they surely lack maturity and emotional connect, which are the key aspects of any painting created by an artist.
But that brings forth a question to my mind (and maybe yours too) - ‘Is AI imagery harmful for the future of Artists?’
To answer your question, we must remember that AI imagery is like a double-edged sword: it has the ability to completely replicate the styles of famous artists with absolutely minimal effort, thus ruining the innovative craftsmanship and ideas of traditional Artists, and yet we see several Artists embrace this AI image generation to their benefit? The reason is rather simpler than it seems to be: AI-generated images can be used as starting points for new creations. A sort-of reference, if you will.
One of the intriguing aspects of DALL-E is its quality of images generated. From surreal landscapes to dream-like creatures, these very images challenge our sense of perception and emotions but again, I am sure, they are no match yet with the creations of professionally trained and visionary artists all around the world. What happens in the next 10 years? Only time will tell.
Two examples of AI-generated art by DALL-E
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