There is a lot of controversy about AI art these days. Microsoft has the new CoPilot, and many design programs like Canva and Adobe have it. There are many free and paid AI image generators online. They are becoming insidious; some are worried it will destroy the livelihood of artists. It might also make human-created art more precious. I get the lure of AI. It is easy and fun to describe what you want and click, and then instantly you get a professional-looking image. It is addicting and time-consuming to work with AI. You give it one set of directions and get one result, then try again. It is different and often cool each time, but often not what you asked for or want.
I used AI to create a temporary book cover for my upcoming book, Circle of the Earth. I will use human art for the final cover. The book describes an Indian casino and resort, and the people hurled back in time to 1791 before the Louisiana Purchase. It is a 70-foot tipi with four extensions or wings attached that are four stories tall. My daughter, Aradia, used AI to create an image of the resort. None of these images resemble anything described in my book or what I imagined. The direction was a tipi-like center with four four-story buildings attached. None of these images even got close, however, they are so cool that I wanted to share a few. I want to go to these places.
