[tikkun]

> What resources would you point your friends to who both want to learn about generative AI and assuage their fears that AI will make artists obsolete?

Step 1 - get them to sign up for AI image tools.

* Midjourney is best for quick images

* Playground AI is good if they need to modify images but the quality doesn't need to be perfect

* Leonardo AI (now owned by Canva) is a good full suite

* Photoshop AI feature is best if they already work in photoshop

Then show them how to use these tools! That might require you signing up for these tools first and learning yourself.

Step 2 - For learning about how AI image generators work here's my video list.

1) AltexSoft - has a low viewcount but it's a great overview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rke0V_VkF3c

2) Jay Alammar - it's technical but also visual and he explains it well - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXmacOUJUaw

3) Gonkee - again, technical, but visual, great - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFztPP9qPRc

Workflow example: good for seeing the workflow of SD as of May 2023 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0ldxCh3cnI

Too technical for what you're looking for: Computerphile, Ari Seff, Jia-Bin Huang

Step 3 - For assuaging their fears about becoming obsolete - I think the following is a great podcast episode. https://80000hours.org/podcast/episodes/michael-webb-ai-jobs...

But their fears might be valid. A test is perhaps: if their boss spent a few days learning to use AI image generators, would they still need them? For some artists the answer would be no, for many the answer would be yes. It'll change over time as the tools get better, but that's a pretty good proxy. If they're doing things that require more iteration, interacting with users and humans and the physical world, nuanced judgement, in-person work, safer. If they're doing things that are contract based, no iteration, get a request and deliver a result, much less safe.

[thomasfromcdnjs]

Thanks for sharing. My sister has been asking about AI for art, shes a canvas painter, she likes to play around and get inspiration or play with her own ideas and seeing what the model does with them.