The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) Nightshade: Data Poisoning to Fight Generative AI with Ben Zhao - #668
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Jan 22, 2024 In this engaging conversation, Ben Zhao, a Neubauer professor of computer science at the University of Chicago, dives into the critical intersection of security and generative AI. He introduces innovative tools like Fawkes, which masks images from facial recognition, and Glaze, designed to protect artists from style mimicry by subtly altering their work. Zhao also unveils Nightshade, a sophisticated defense mechanism that disrupts generative AI's ability to replicate artistic creations, raising vital questions about data poisoning and copyright in the AI era.
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Fawkes for Art?
- Artists reached out to Ben Zhao about using Fawkes, his facial recognition cloaking tool, for art.
- This led to the development of Glaze, a tool to protect art styles from AI mimicry.
Devastation for Artists
- Generative AI's impact on artists is devastating, causing emotional distress, identity theft, and economic hardship.
- Artists' signature styles are their livelihood, and AI mimicry threatens their identity and income.
AI-Generated Identity
- Artist Kelly McKernan, a plaintiff in the stability lawsuit, found AI-generated copies of her art when Googling her name.
- This highlights the identity theft artists face due to AI.