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Creating AI Art Responsibly: How to Navigate AI Legal Risks
Creating AI Art Responsibly: How to Navigate AI Legal Risks
These recommendations are a good starting point for thinking about how to use AI ethically and to reduce your risk.
Set Clear AI Use Guidelines Choose Tools That Protect You Be Careful What You Prompt Use Approved References Review Before Release Seek Expert Guidance, Mitigate AI Legal Risks
·onwardsearch.com·
Creating AI Art Responsibly: How to Navigate AI Legal Risks
WaveSpeedAI
WaveSpeedAI
WaveSpeed gives you access to multiple different image and video generation tools by paying for credits based on what you actually use. This looks like a promising option to test out tools or generate a few videos without committing to a larger subscription.
·wavespeed.ai·
WaveSpeedAI
MeiGen-AI/InfiniteTalk
MeiGen-AI/InfiniteTalk
MeiGen-AI/InfiniteTalk is an open source AI video generation tool that supports image-to-video and video-to-video generation. This tool can create longer video clips, not just the 5-10 seconds of many other tools. It's open source, so this link goes to the Github for the project with instructions to install it locally. For a local model, the results look very promising. Installing and running it will take some technical proficiency though.
·github.com·
MeiGen-AI/InfiniteTalk
Our approach to energy innovation and AI’s environmental footprint
Our approach to energy innovation and AI’s environmental footprint
Google published a technical report on the environmental impact of AI, including calculating the cost of training models (not just individual queries). They reported energy use much lower than many earlier estimates, partly due to improvements in efficiency.
Over a 12-month period, while delivering higher-quality responses, the median energy consumption and carbon footprint per Gemini Apps text prompt decreased by factors of 33x and 44x, respectively. Based on our recent analysis, we found that our work on efficiency is proving effective and the energy consumed per median prompt is equivalent to watching television for less than nine seconds.
·blog.google·
Our approach to energy innovation and AI’s environmental footprint
Ideogram Character
Ideogram Character
This is another tool I'm adding to my list to test out. Give Ideogram a single reference image and then generate multiple remixed images. In the demo, I notice that the expressions don't seem to change much, so that might be a limitation. The basic character creation is free, with additional features for more precise editing on their paid subscription plan.
·about.ideogram.ai·
Ideogram Character
Is Any AI Use Ethical? – Moving at the Speed of Creativity
Is Any AI Use Ethical? – Moving at the Speed of Creativity
Wes Fryer shares his thoughts on differing views of ethics and AI. Wes is not ethically opposed to all AI, but that doesn't mean he supports all AI use blindly either.
I am convinced AI technologies present transformative capabilities as a “cognitive force multiplier,” and have willingly drank a healthy portion of the “AI Kool-Aid” and “AI hype cycle.” I’ve said and still believe that AI represents a transformative leap forward in our shared human history of communication as well as information economy / third wave work. At this point, I am not and do not want to be an “AI conscientious objector,” refusing to voluntarily use it in all contexts. I am an advocate for its ethical and beneficial uses, and plan to remain one.
·speedofcreativity.org·
Is Any AI Use Ethical? – Moving at the Speed of Creativity
Taking Blogging Seriously
Taking Blogging Seriously
I think back to the heyday of edublogs when lots of individuals were writing and publishing regularly. I see some of it now in email and LinkedIn newsletters, but so many fewer people write regularly like this. Blogging (like all writing) helps you clarify your thinking. I'm a better ID because I've spent so much time blogging and thinking in public.
Blogging is deeply important to me because it’s a powerful mixture of two ideas: creative expression and finding the others.
·tomcritchlow.com·
Taking Blogging Seriously
WCAG in Plain English - AAArdvark
WCAG in Plain English - AAArdvark
If you've ever consulted the official Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and felt befuddled by the wording, check out this site. This is a plain English guide to every WCAG standard.
·aaardvarkaccessibility.com·
WCAG in Plain English - AAArdvark
How to spot fake AI photos
How to spot fake AI photos
Interested in learning how forensics experts can identify AI images? Watch this 12-minute video explaining how image noise, vanishing points, and shadows can help you identify AI-generated images.
·ted.com·
How to spot fake AI photos
Better Images of AI
Better Images of AI
This nonprofit is collecting images that represent AI and technology while avoiding the typical metaphors and tropes. All images are Creative Commons licensed.
·betterimagesofai.org·
Better Images of AI
Real or AI Quiz: Can You Tell the Difference? » Britannica
Real or AI Quiz: Can You Tell the Difference? » Britannica
Test your ability to distinguish between real and AI images with this quiz. I work with AI images a lot, and I still only got 8/10 on this quiz. I appreciate the explanations about what to look for and tips for critical review of media.
Texture and Pattern Repetition: AI sometimes struggles with complex textures or patterns, leading to noticeable repetition or awkward transitions. Students should look for unnatural patterns in textures like hair, skin, clothing, or background elements.
·britannicaeducation.com·
Real or AI Quiz: Can You Tell the Difference? » Britannica
We did it!!!
We did it!!!
Mel Milloway shares an example of an interactive avatar for interview practice. Mel has been working out loud throughout the process of building this project to explain her work and the challenges she ran into throughout
·linkedin.com·
We did it!!!
Wondershare
Wondershare
Among other tools, Wondershare has tools for creating PDFs, including creating fillable PDF forms. Looks like a good alternative for Adobe Acrobat at a lower price. Thanks Keith Quinn for the recommendation.
·wondershare.com·
Wondershare