You are a failure if you use generative AI to avoid doing work. You have failed everything you have done and set out to do. A local example of a failure is easily found on UNA’s fashion merchandising Instagram page. Seen multiple times on this page is a poster that contains an obviously generated picture. What makes this situation more embarrassing? The fact that this image was posted at least five times across multiple pages. The Department of Visual Arts and Design was showing some promise by posting a different poster that consisted of real pictures from previous design showcases but ultimately fell short by posting the previously mentioned abomination hours before the event. The dinosaur that runs UNA’s School of the Arts account didn’t repost the advertisement, they just posted the generated image. This nonchalance shows that the entirety of the art school is a joke; not a single faculty member cares about the future of its students. On top of this, it was reposted to the stories of many Instagram pages not related to the arts. The use of AI art in any art department has to be addressed or else this behavior will be normalized, and normalizing this behavior will lead to arrogant and ignorant students. The student who made this should feel embarrassed, as there is an entire department dedicated to the visual arts that could have been utilized if they did not want to make the graphic for the poster. If no one there stood up to make something, there were plenty of students within the School of the Arts that would have been ecstatic to help out. Not reaching out to students with an opportunity to be involved within the community is disheartening and gross. Any faculty within the art school that saw this and didn’t say anything is a coward and a poor role model; there are so many students that look up to you and you are actively letting their futures be thrown away by allowing the use of AI within this school. 

Since the School of the Arts obviously doesn’t care, I would like to give a few pointers on spotting AI generated art. Hands are usually a direct give away, as AI will often generate crooked and overlapping fingers, too few or too many fingers, or will straight-up just not create one within an image. Another thing to look for is how crowds look in the background. As seen in the design showcase poster, AI cannot generate a plethora of faces very well. My last tip is to pay attention to an image’s art style. Generated images are often very smooth and will give you an uncanny valley feeling when looking at it. Do not be afraid to call someone out if you know they are using AI art. I encourage everyone to research why this is an extremely serious issue, even if you aren’t an art major. Every art related field might not be in danger right now, but they soon will be. If you refuse to understand why this is such an issue or you just don’t care and support the use of AI in these situations, you can blow me.