New Tool Helps Artists Protect Their Work From AI Scraping

Nightshade works by subtly shifting the pixels in an artwork in order to “confuse” the technology, allegedly protecting artists’ works. This new tool lets artists protect their work from being used by AI. Named “Nightshade,” the program allows creators to “poison” image generators, which have come under scrutiny for scraping the work of artists without their permission.

Nightshade works by subtly shifting the pixels in an artwork, leading the AI technology to “confuse” the picture’s subject: A dog could turn into a cat, or a sun into a cloud. If enough people use this technology, its creators claim, Nightshade could disrupt generators’ ability to produce accurate outputs. The researchers hope the tool will force AI companies to source images with artists’ consent.

Read the full article here on Hyperallergic by Elaine Velie
https://hyperallergic.com/853520/nightshade-helps-artists-protect-their-work-from-ai-scraping/