So I am doing a little test.
Since I think we can all see some of the writing on the wall, I wanted to see if the broader online market for AI images has some teeth to it.
Here's my proposal:
What is the value of AI slop?
Does it have a meaningful market for data training etc?
Will people willingly pay anything for volume of it?
What does it mean to challenge certain licenses and really see if there is something of value when making straight bulk content?
I present to you a test:
https://mikeforge38.gumroad.com/l/rtvmlu
800+ 2048x1568 images in a zip file, pay what you want for it.
This is a test to see if more than singular images and more so, our collective upload of images and content to Civitai has a tracible value outside of random buzz and the general ecosystem of Civitai.
I will wait around a month and see what happens and follow up this article once more is known about it.
If you want in on the experiment to see if you can sell these images with better marketing just apply for affiliation.
I think it's time to see if/where there is money in generative images outside of ads and other tools.