Raise your hand if you’ve ever found yourself using the same stock photo (or a variation of it) over and over.
If your hand is up, you’re not alone. And we get it. Sometimes the perfect stock photo doesn’t exist, and you have to make do with the bare minimum (hello, goofy office workers all smiling awkwardly at the camera).
But that’s all changing, thanks to artificial intelligence (AI) art generators like Jasper. That’s right—artificial intelligence can make truly unique and customizable imagery in a snap. No need to keep plastering stock photo star Harold all over your website.
Here’s what you should know about AI art and how to get started creating your own.
Is AI art really art?
In 2022, the AI artwork “Théâtre D’opéra Spatial” won the digital art category of the Colorado State Fair’s annual art competition. Its blue ribbon award set off a tide of criticism about whether AI art is in fact art—and whether those creating it can call themselves artists.
Many…