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Survey Results: Audiences and Generative AI and the Comic Book Industry

Survey Results: Audiences and Generative AI and the Comic Book Industry

Studies focused on the “artistic” aspects of generative AI reveal negative bias, and a preference for human creations. None of these studies, however, account for the multimodality of comic books: text and image. Is a human-written story a mitigating factor for readers? Is it feasible for writers to become “AI comic book artists" or will consumers drive AI imagery out of the market altogether? Given the multitude of information making it difficult to discern how comic book consumers perceive AI imagery, the following provides first-person research by generating an AI comic and conducting a survey on unsuspecting comic book customers. 

AI-Generated Images: Can We Even Trust Photography Anymore?

AI-Generated Images: Can We Even Trust Photography Anymore?

The latest innovations in Generative AI raise some challenging questions: Are people able to distinguish between an AI-generated image and one captured with a camera? What impact will this have on their confidence in photography as a medium of visual storytelling?