Schlagwort: Image Generator

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An AI Poisoning Tool to Deter Image Thieves

Researchers at the University of Chicago have released Nightshade 1.0, a tool designed to punish makers of machine learning models who train their systems on data without first obtaining permission. This was reported by The Register on 20 January 2024. According to the magazine, Nightshade is an offensive data poisoning tool, a companion to a defensive protection tool called Glaze. „Nightshade poisons image files to give indigestion to models that ingest data without permission. It’s intended to make those training image-oriented models respect content creators‘ wishes about the use of their work.“ (The Register, 20 January 2024) „Nightshade is computed as a multi-objective optimization that minimizes visible changes to the original image,“ said one team member. „For example, human eyes might see a shaded image of a cow in a green field largely unchanged, but an AI model might see a large leather purse lying in the grass.“ (The Register, 20 January 2024) More information on this topic can be found in the paper published by the researchers at the end of October 2023.

Fig.: A cow in a green field (Image: DALL-E 3)

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Generative AI for Blind People

At the AAAI 2024 Spring Symposium „Impact of GenAI on Social and Individual Well-being“ the paper „How Can Generative AI Enhance the Well-being of the Blind?“ by Oliver Bendel was accepted. In his paper, the information systems specialist and technology philosopher from Zurich discusses the GPT-4-based Be My AI feature of the Be My Eyes app. He presents his own tests with the app and discusses it from an ethical perspective. The feature is one of the most important inventions in recent years for blind and visually impaired people. It allows them to describe and categorize their surroundings without outside help. However, it is troubling that the app refuses to show some objects, including famous works of art that depict nudity. This disenfranchises people because of the moral sensitivities and economic considerations of the developers. Oliver Bendel will present the paper at Stanford University on March 25-27. It is his ninth consecutive appearance at the AAAI Spring Symposia, which this time consists of eight symposia on artificial intelligence.

Fig.: The app answers the question of which tie goes with a gray suit

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An AI Explains Beauty

In his new project, Oliver Bendel first created images using DALL-E 3. For consistency, he structured the prompts similarly in each case, making sure to keep them as general as possible. They covered a range of topics: things, plants, animals, people, and so on. From the suggestions provided by DALL-E 3, he chose one and combined it with the prompt from ChatGPT (which serves as the interface to DALL-E 3) to create the basis of the book „AN AI EXPLAINS BEAUTY“. Oliver Bendel then engaged ChatGPT (using the image upload feature) to explain the beauty of the things, plants, animals, humans, and so on. At first, the AI was reluctant to offer insights about people, but with some encouragement, it obliged. The results of these inquiries are also documented in the little book. They represent the real sensation. Because ChatGPT can recognize and describe individual objects in the image, and this with a view to predetermined aspects. The whole project was done on November 1, 2023, including the publication. The little book can be downloaded here.

Fig.: The cover of the little book