Cartoonmag Weekly | No. 70 – Abbas Naaseri: It Wasn’t Supposed to Turn Out This Way!
It Wasn’t Supposed to Turn Out This Way!
Cartoonmag Weekly continues on feridundemir.org with No. 70. In this week’s article, Abbas Naaseri looks at the responsibility of artists and festival organizers in the growing controversy over AI-generated works in cartoon competitions.
Weekly Single Page of Cartoonmag / No 70 / IT WASN’T SUPPOSED TO TURN OUT THIS WAY!
Abbas Naaseri / In the previous issue, we talked about the lack of expertise in identifying AI-generated works in the judging process at some festivals. We said that, starting this week, we would look at ways to recognize these works together.
But you know what? Before we do that, I need to talk about two troubling issues. These are two important points that may not have been openly discussed before, but I think we have all thought about them at least once.
The first issue related to AI-generated works could be called “artificial shamelessness.” Let’s take a closer look at it!
This happens when so-called artists proudly defend and publish works they have created using AI, showing no shame at all. They bury their heads in the sand, even deeper than an ostrich ever could, and act as if nobody can see what they are doing.
The second issue is even more important, because looking at it may help us understand where this boldness and shamelessness among these so-called artists comes from.
This brings us to festival organizers and directors who do not really care about the true nature of cartoon art. Instead, they focus on numbers and making their exhibitions look impressive. They want to present a grand but misleading report to their sponsors or the institutions that fund their festivals.
As a result, even when they realize that AI has been used to create a work, they may choose to ignore it. They allow these works to be judged, included in festival catalogues and exhibitions, and even awarded prizes.
Instead of being held accountable, these so-called artists are rewarded. This only encourages them to continue down the same path with even greater shamelessness.
This path may seem to lead them towards false success in the short term, but it will certainly push the true art of cartooning towards decline and destruction.
Now that we have looked at these two issues, we will continue our discussion in the coming weeks and explore more ways to tell AI-generated works apart from genuine works of art.
Let’s stand together for cartoon art.
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