The list was included in a lawsuit amendment to a class-action complaint against Midjourney and other companies. The lawsuit was first filed almost a year ago, and several claims were dismissed by a judge in October. The controversy has raised concerns about the use of artists' work without permission to train AI image generators, leading to the creation of a digital tool by researchers from the University of Chicago to help artists "poison" massive image sets and destabilize text-to-image outputs.
Key takeaways:
- Midjourney, an AI company, has faced criticism for using a database of 16,000 artists, including a 6-year-old child, to train its AI image generator.
- The list of artists was revealed in a Google Sheet shared on social media and includes notable names such as Andy Warhol, Frida Kahlo, and Vincent van Gogh.
- The list was part of a lawsuit amendment to a class-action complaint against Stability AI, Midjourney, and DeviantArt, filed after several claims against the companies were dismissed by a California federal court.
- Concerns about artworks being used without permission to train AI image generators have led to the creation of a digital tool by University of Chicago researchers, designed to "poison" massive image sets and destabilize text-to-image outputs.