A project to raise awareness of the dangers of AI while offering something of value in its place.
Art, in all it’s forms, should be a relationship between the creator and the experiencer. When CEOs have art stolen from the creators to feed their AI monster, that relationship is mauled to destruction.
What is $5 Prompt?
Often times, when Melissa Fain heard about the issues with Generative AI, they were singular, and necessary. Artists, especially ones without the means to fight, are upset their work was stolen to be chopped up and regurgitated out of a machine. Towns that are seeing data buildings go up are extremely worried about the unsafe amounts of water these buildings need to operate, and some residents are even seeing their water supply dwindling. Scientists of all types are seeing the negative effects AI is having on the general population and are sounding their own alarms. Those who follow the money, are seriously worried how much money the ultra-rich are willing to throw away to be the one company that will win the AI race.
This project brings all the concerns to one visual place.
While $5 is a subjective number to how much these ultra-rich are throwing away with each prompt, it’s not subjective to us. We all know what we can do with $5 and what it could buy for us today. While, no longer a large amount of cash, it is enough to make a statement to a larger public.
Choosing to participate in $5 Prompt means you are making a statement:
I choose to not steal water from townspeople who didn’t ask for AI in their backyard.
I choose to support creative minds, and to see what they are capable of.
I choose to see the beauty in human creation, and want to see it flourish.