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Author divided over using AI for book cover
Original: I’m feeling torn with a heavy helping of guilt around using # AI to make my # bookcover . I feel bad that I actually lik
A self-published author says he feels guilty about using AI tools to design his book cover, admitting he likes the image his prompts produced. He has decided to treat the AI-generated artwork only as an internal guide and plans to find another way to produce the final cover. The dilemma reflects a wider debate among writers over whether using AI in book design is acceptable or unfair to human illustrators.
Why now: Ongoing controversy in the book community over AI-generated artwork displacing human designers.
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- I’m feeling torn with a heavy helping of guilt around using # AI to make my # bookcover . I feel bad that I actually like the image the prompts created for me. But, and that’s a big BUT. I’ve decided to use it internally as a guide only. I guess ill have to figure out how to… · dickrubin716@bookstodon.com · 1
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