Image synthesis from an ethical perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20399131 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Oliver Bendel (0000-0003-2623-9119, FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 437-446 |
| Publication date | 2025-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AI & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0951-5666 • E-ISSN: 1435-5655 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00146-023-01780-4 |
| OpenAlex | W4387106398 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 12 |
Generative AI has gained a lot of attention in society, business, and science. This trend has increased since 2018, and the big breakthrough came in 2022. In particular, AI-based text and image generators are now widely used. This raises a variety of ethical issues. The present paper first gives an introduction to generative AI and then to applied ethics in this context. Three specific image generators are presented: DALL-E 2, Stable Diffusion, and Midjourney. The author goes into technical details and basic principles, and compares their similarities and differences. This is followed by an ethical discussion. The paper addresses not only risks, but opportunities for generative AI. A summary with an outlook rounds off the article
Art · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Generative grammar · Performing arts · Sociology · Visual arts · Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education · Computer Science · Engineering · Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI · Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis · History · Philosophy · Artificial Intelligence
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| Citations per year | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |