https://msucerl.org/cmse101/tags/laion-5b/Recent content in Laion-5b on AI and Society CourseHugoen-usThu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://msucerl.org/cmse101/use-cases/4-1-generative-image-models/Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://msucerl.org/cmse101/use-cases/4-1-generative-image-models/<h1 id="generative-image-models--artist-rights">Generative Image Models &amp; Artist Rights</h1> <h2 id="context--systems-architecture">Context &amp; Systems Architecture</h2> <p>The sudden scaling of generative artificial intelligence in visual arts—anchored by commercial systems such as Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and OpenAI’s DALL-E—relies on deep generative diffusion models. These tools allow users to output high-fidelity illustrations, digital paintings, and photographic assets from simple text prompts. However, the foundational infrastructure of this sector was built on the non-consensual extraction of billions of copyrighted creative works, leading to an intense legal, economic, and ethical conflict between tech conglomerates and the global creative labor force.</p>