Find me on the Cara app!
The advent of widespread AI technology has opened original works of art up to a variety of unscrupulous and predatory practices. Cara, a new social image-sharing app was created as a safe space for artists. I’ll save time by sharing Cara’s own mission statement:
“Cara is a social media and portfolio platform for artists. With the widespread use of generative AI, we decided to build a place that filters out generative AI images so that people who want to find authentic creatives and artwork can do so easily. Many platforms currently accept AI art when it’s not ethical, while others have promised “no AI forever” policies without consideration for the scenario where adoption of such technologies may happen at the workplace in the coming years. The future of creative industries requires nuanced understanding and support to help artists and companies connect and work together. We want to bridge the gap and build a platform that we would enjoy using as creatives ourselves.
Our stance on AI:
We do not agree with generative AI tools in their current unethical form, and we won’t host AI-generated portfolios unless the rampant ethical and data privacy issues around datasets are resolved via regulation.
In the event that legislation is passed to clearly protect artists, we believe that AI-generated content should always be clearly labeled, because the public should always be able to search for human-made art and media easily. “
So far, I’ve found the platform is a great way to discover new artists, and the community seems promising and supportive.
