Beeple on the Future of Digital Art 

I’ll start by saying this: I love this podcast, I think Joey is a great host, and I appreciate what it does for the motion design community. With all that being said, I really wish the guests were more representative of the people who actually listen. We need less millionaires and entrepreneurs. We need more artists. More people who can talk about working in the industry right now, about how they feel about big changes happening and how it affects normal people. I know they probably don’t get the same draw as say, a Beeple, but I think it’s important to the community that this podcast doesn’t just become a popularity contest

I really dislike how his renders look now. It just looks like a corny photoshop filter was applied. And let's be real, he got popular by making content very quickly about whatever the popular topic on the internet or twitter/X is for the week

its not just the luddites that dont like it, Speaking 1st hand, clients expect the quality of the images that AI can produce, but know just enough about it to pay considerably less than its possible to earn a living at

I don't know what's so hard to understand about, that if they don't have the right to the artwork they can't fkin use it to train their models. No one gave them the rights. What is here to discuss?

i prefer Miyazaki's take on AI, and coincidentally hes 1000 times the artist Beeple is.

Yikes. Definition of edgelord. So many bad and dangerous takes in this one. The consistent high and mighty tone in this interview is so incredibly off putting, he really believes he has everything figured out because he has a team of goons around him now feeding the ego

Oh, Beeple the NFT bro who made millions shilling his stuff to suckers is pro AI? I'm shocked

LOVE to hear the take of a multimillionaire who's not at all affected by the outcome of AI art. /S SOM has some pretty bad takes on all this and it's concerning to see that they're positioned as a voice for the future of motion design while telling us to stop worrying about the thing that is going to end motion design as an artform.

"somebody is gonna steal it anyway"

I agree with Mike about nobody forcing you to use these tools, but I'm not so certain about companies, employers and clients pushing you to do so. I'm already seeing a lot of people talking about their clients advising against it, firing freelancers for using it, and getting freelancers to fix or redo AI generated work because the result tends to be so obviously generic, uninspired, or simply has that weird "AI sheen" that's hard to describe but still gets under your skin.

I'm just gonna unsub real quick

He sold out to NFTs when his shit was bought by a company he had invested in.

I really appreciate his complete blunt honesty. I know it's not what a lot of people want to hear, but he has a really good point. My philosophy is, there is nothing new under the sun. This ai revolution feels almost identical to the 3D revolution that had 2D artists worried a "computer" would take their job.

Sounds like he's trying to convince himself

I predict carnage in the comments section.

ok, I'm a 3D motion designer, how can and what incorporate AI tools in my work? I din't realized yet...

Has anyone even looked at his latest work? Dude is a carnival of cringe, on top of being a wash trading grifter. And if he never pulled that massive grift, you wouldn't even be talking to him.

I think Mike is the only person that swears more than me, and I love him for it. 😂

Our money and debt is all virtual. Virtual assets have been part of our society for decades.

The concept of owning non tangible items with the same rights and regulations as tangible items has never not been a thing. Not having a transparent cataloging system needed to manage non tangibles, ie digital media for things like re-sale has been the issue. I saw this part being the benefit of NFT's (or whatever comes after it). RIght now everything is one directional, and the dialog of "know one was thinking we could own a JPG" is the narrative the majority of corporations prefer. They prefer anything to distract from the majorities mindshare from the continuation of individuals that for decades yelled and pushed for systems that provide better regulation with digital media comparative to physical media. The added missguided narrative of "NFT bad" was another misplaced misdirection that happened thanks to what "capitalism" incentivized in individuals trying to get "one ups" in the system through loopholes in regulations (or lack of) and the wider population not understanding of NFTs. ie in the same way ML means AI to the wider public I think the correct narrative was lost because neither Corperations nor Digital Creators want to talk about "rights" because there system of income greatly benefits from there use of others efforts. I see the AI (ML promptards) as a hyperextension (or maybe)of the same people who sold their own spiderman/xmen/"FAMOUS IP" print or t-shirt at Comicons back in the day vs creating from those inspirations, but with most minimal effort to be soooooo directly connected to the capitalist part of what ART needs function with in. It is the facade that so many put on, lying to themselves to legitimise their use of a tool that really invokes that guttural despisal of them. Using ML to iterate on your own art is a great way to rapidly get feedback on what you created and sample directions you might want to take your art. You don't always have the right friend or coworker to bounce ideas off of at a whim and ML fits that role very well. This back and forth use of ML is the narrative that I would like to see and hear more often but it doesn't create a prolonged outrage of back/forths to maintain this online medias engagement/Value/income, so forget it I guess.

Beeple is a talented artist who creates a wide variety of work. A significant portion of his creations involve Daz Kitbash 3D collage on a high-performance PC. He initially started with drawings in his early everydays. While he may not have the same drawing skills and output as Picasso, he definitely has his own unique talent and style.

👍🏽great discussion! thank you Joey and Beeple 👍🏽

Beeple is so cringe.

Obviously, a brilliant guy. I wonder what was in his coffee before this interview, considering how much he moved and fidgeted during it.

King of the Protestant Work Ethic 👑

I've been following Beeple for so most of my life. From the early days of the internet. It's amazing that he's still so very relevant.

Disgusting and rude.

Such a great interview, literally non of the Beeple's takes are controversial and you can 100% see where he's coming from. Kinda sad to see that some of the comments here either didn't watch the interview or forced themselves not to listen at all due to their preconceived notions. We need more level headed and well adjusted takes on AI from people who actually do art for their job, and not from randos on twitter, and ESPECIALLY you never see it hosted on a serious art platform

No way, the guy who makes derivative garbage thinks AI is good? I never would have guessed.

Wow Magnific ai is insane! Yeah nah artists crying about ai are truly effed

In the intro Beeple is as fcking BASED as can possibly be

Exactly my thoughts digital art is a shortcut to doing real painting 😅and then now people are wanting to draw a line now. When people and digital artists get inspired or copy real painters all the time and nothing ever comes out of that.