Jan 17, 2024 21:00:00

Artist whose work was used to train image generation AI “Midjourney” reveals his feelings

It has been revealed that there is a list of artists whose works are said to have been used to train the image generation AI Midjourney. Dorothy, who has announced the release of the web comic `` Cat and Girl ,'' is also one of the people whose name was on the list, and she has announced her suicide on her own website.

Cat and Girl
https://catandgirl.com/4000-of-my-closest-friends/

In 1999, Dorothy created the main characters of the manga ``Cat and Girl'', a girl and a talking cat. After that, Dorothy continued to work as an illustrator while publishing comics featuring the two as the main characters on a web page.

“For about 10 years, I made a small living making what I thought was valuable work in a way that only young people think their work is valuable. If you do, you'll want to look back on the time when you didn't have money as a funny story.I want it to be a funny story, because it was painful,'' says Dorothy.

Cat and Girl was published on the Internet as a work that anyone could read for free. Copying and reprinting of works was also permitted, but not for commercial purposes.

Dorothy commented, ``But now we can't even deliver comics for free to most people unless we do unpaid work for a commercial company that has the most used communication channel.''

Dorothy also said, ``I'm a timid person. I don't want to argue with people on the Internet, and I don't want to sue anyone. 'I want it to have meaning. Without exploiting anyone or being exploited by anyone. If that's possible.'