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AI Generators
Are they a tool or the Terminator?
What is Synthography?
Synthography, a term derived from the words synthesis and photographer, is used to describe a specific form of AI art. It refers to the process of creating digital media from AI image generators. There’s a great deal of resistance whenever someone mentions AI Art, and for many reasons, and I understand the passion. Take, for example, AI writing. Though there’s less social rage about it, AI writing can be seen as much a threat to writers as AI art can be seen as a threat to artists. The same argument can be used: artists and writers will lose their livelihood as a result of the demon AI.
AI, often misunderstood, is not a rogue entity like Skynet or a harbinger of The Matrix. It is, in fact, Complex Information Processing. It’s a tool that, without the guidance of a human, remains inactive. It doesn’t spontaneously create masterpieces like Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ or Peter Mohrbacheumr’s ‘The Last City. ‘It’s the human input that breathes life into AI, shaping it into a powerful creative tool.
It sounds extreme, I know, but I’ve heard statements like these and others since I dipped my toe in the Sythography world. AI is a tool that requires input — often very, very specific input. Just like Jasper, Rytr, Hyperwrite, and Sudowrite, which are AI writing…
