A new generation of AIs have learned to copy art made by humans

Artists have always learned from other artists. Ogbogu Kalu, for instance, a Nigerian engineer in Canada, has created AI models trained to emulate the comic-book style of Holly Mengert and James Daly III -- without the permission of either illustrator. As Mengert points out to Andy Baio, she couldn't give Kalu permission to train his model on her work even if she wanted to, because so much of what she does involves characters owned by corporations like Disney or Penguin Random House. Artists have always learned from other artists. Ogbogu Kalu, for instance, a Nigerian engineer in Canada, has created AI models trained to emulate the comic-book style of Holly Mengert and James Daly III -- without the permission of either illustrator.