AI-Startup Launches Ever-Expanding Library of Free Stock Photos and Music

AI-Startup Launches Ever-Expanding Library of Free Stock Photos and Music(torrentfreak.com)

66 points by nen-nomad 2 years ago | 35 comments

gmuslera 2 years ago |

The images are generated, but the training set may be argued or not that they had some rights attached, even it they were the ones that the social network where they were posted and scrapped from had.

There are is money to be made in a way or another, same with music, wouldn’t be surprised if this kind of projects get hit directly or indirectly because of this.

andy99 2 years ago | |

Yeah it's going to be a lightning rod for copyright trolls if it gets popular. Ultimately that's a good thing. There's precedents that need to be worked out, and if they go the wrong way, consequences that will need to be lived with that hopefully restore common sense. It's not that different from the Napster days other than an infinitely weaker case for the copyright trolls.

beachy 2 years ago |

I'm working on a golf startup atm, so this is relevant.

These are certainly generated, as virtually every golf club has an insane and unworkable head, just like Midjourney. AI doesn't seem to focus on that level of detail. Take this one for example which would launch the ball somewhere into the sun: https://stockcake.com/i/golf-swing-action_656275_515716

Others look something like a soup plate attached to a stick, and it is common to see right handed players using left handed clubs.

tveita 2 years ago | |

It mushes all the concepts together into very recognizable AI soup.

Let's see how it does with Native American

https://stockcake.com/i/historical-handshake-moment_626739_3...

https://stockcake.com/i/historical-handshake-moment_626741_3...

These could cause some upset... If you have to do this maybe at least avoid publishing anything tagged "History"?

https://stockcake.com/i/reindeer-caravan-march_309941_464989

Northern natives all have horns, right?

traverseda 2 years ago | | |

That definitely not the most upsetting part of the reindeer image though.

jazzyjackson 2 years ago | |

that's quite an uncomfortable pose, makes me feel similar to stock photos of someone holding a soldering iron like it's a pencil

genter 2 years ago | | |

Umm, isn't that how you're supposed to hold it? At least that's how I do.

jsheard 2 years ago | |

I'm no golf expert but I don't think this is how you do it

https://stockcake.com/i/golfers-perfect-swing_656278_515716

They have some very specific niches covered though, such as "soldier petting a dog with both right hands"

https://stockcake.com/i/soldier-embracing-dog_655559_294061

And "cat space adventure, wait, oh god we accidentally overfitted the model on dogecoin memes"

https://stockcake.com/i/cosmic-cat-adventure_353671_432927

herbturbo 2 years ago | | |

This golfer looks familiar

https://stockcake.com/i/golf-swing-action_436349_576163

csa 2 years ago | | |

You haven’t seen me play.

mcamac 2 years ago | |

Cool, what's the startup?

beachy 2 years ago | | |

Foogolf.com, golf simulation on the web.

naiv 2 years ago |

I wonder if these images might still get you in trouble if they show copyrighted work like the Eiffeltower at night, the opera house in Sydney or Atomium in Brussels

UberFly 2 years ago | |

Yea. The first front page image I see is Batman. More "AI democratizing art" , but really just more IP stealing.

traverseda 2 years ago |

I'm enjoying the "happy first birthday" stock photo, where presumably the baby is having a wine and cheese party

https://stockcake.com/i/wine-celebration-setup_855871_108599...

anonymous344 2 years ago |

awesome project, might not last long if server costs arise.

but where are the images from ? scraped or self generated? how can i make sure that they are not copyrighted?

jazzyjackson 2 years ago | |

machine generated works cannot be copyrighted, but its a legal gray area as to whether creating the images violates copyright (in my opinion it is not fair use, as it displaces the market value of the work it is a derivative of)

nadermx 2 years ago | | |

But the use of each work is very minuscule in sum and is generally, if not always, an original new work. How is a Mona Lisa in the style of Van Gho a violation of the copyright of Mona Lisa or Van Gho? It is a new and unique work. Makes it a legitimate use. In fact, in certain cases the entire work can be used and is considered fair use.

binarymax 2 years ago | |

Completely obvious they are generated. Just zoom in on anything that has text and it’s easy to notice.

abound 2 years ago |

I quickly perused StockCake's website to see where their training data/models came from, but couldn't find anything.

Depending on the licenses of the content it was trained on, this could be an elaborate way of "laundering" commercial stock photos and other content.

Of course, the legality of such things is being very actively litigated, will be interesting to see where it lands.

anonymous344 2 years ago |

Must add that even if this is is not 100% quality, it is a HUUUGE threat to paid stock photos... I mean for 0 dollars why wouldn't you lower your bar little bit... or with some photos you get much better results with ai.

I'll bet Adobe or similiar will buy this 0,5 mil and just delete

zingelshuher 2 years ago | |

> I'll bet Adobe or similiar will buy this 0,5 mil

May be that was the business plan, or 'plan B'

sebastiennight 2 years ago |

Wish they offered an API, this way they could commoditize two industries (stock photo and AI image-gen) in one fell swoop!

dulvui 2 years ago |

I checked out some pictures and some human hands have only 4 fingers. Did they use the Simpons as training set?

spacechild1 2 years ago | |

Enjoy these peace hand signs:

https://stockcake.com/i/peace-sign-gesture_399087_107292

https://stockcake.com/i/signaling-peace-sign_446139_596168

https://stockcake.com/i/peaceful-demonstration-outdoors_7056...

"The fingers are curled into the well-known peace sign, symbolizing tranquility, harmony, and non-violence. The neatly trimmed nails and smooth skin suggest a sense of care and refinement, while the gesture itself—a silent but powerful expression of hope and solidarity—resonates universally across cultures and languages."

Well, almost...

brokenmachine 2 years ago | |

Your fifth finger has a different name.

dvh 2 years ago |

I typed "Fly Fisher releasing chub" and it found nothing. I don't get it.