Comics Tagged : self own

Title: The Problem with A.I. Art
Date: December 11, 2022
Tags: AI art, AI training, artificial intelligence, Kevin, Lensa, self own, Stable Diffusion

Panel 1 : Int. Startup Office – Day

Kevin stands at the desk of an engineer in the office of an A.I. startup. Hands on hips and frowning, he wears a shirt that says “Reject AI Art.”

Engineer: O.K. sir, I searched our A.I. training database for your artwork and found no results.
Kevin (indignant): Good!

Panel 2 : Startup Office – Continuous

The engineer bends over, adjusting his glasses to better read the screen.

Engineer: Oh wait- there’s a note. It says: “This artist’s work was found to be of insufficient quality for training…”

Panel 3 : Int. Startup Office – Continuous

The engineer continues reading as Kevin’s face falls.

Engineer: “…Including this artist’s work, even as an example of a negative output, would degrade the quality of the algorithm…”

Panel 4 : Startup Office – Continuous

The engineer continues reading as Kevin puts up a hand in protest.

Title: Welcome Back
Date: June 22, 2020
Tags: anti-social, anxiety, Bird, Kevin, parrot, self own, social media
Notes: This was the first comic I made in over three months after the COVID-19 lockdown started. Inspiration was hard to come by during those first few months. This is not the greatest joke in the world, but I’m glad I got something out there.

Panel 1 : Int. Void – Day

A green ring-necked parrot sits on a perch, talking to Kevin.

Panel 2 : Int. Void – Continuous

Kevin shrugs at the parrot.

Kevin: With everything going on in the world right now… is it o.k. to be funny?

Panel 3 : Int. Void – Continuous

The parrot responds.

Panel 4 : Int. Void – Continuous

The parrot leans in.

Kevin deadpans to camera.