A digital artist warned Filipinos about supporting “AI arts” after his BINI artworks were stolen and used to sell photo cards. Gerard Quizon , who runs the page “ Art of Maku ,” found out that some of his creative works featuring members of the famous P-pop girl group were used to create 3D photo cards. A digital soft copy of his artworks was also being sold online.
“Ito naman ninakaw na, ni-convert pa [niya] sa AI. Tsk,” Quizon wrote on his Facebook page on July 11, sharing a screengrab of the post featuring his artworks. “‘Di ko po binebenta ‘yung #biniavatars unless may formal negotiation [or] usage.
Salamatss,” he added. In another post, Quizon said his artworks became a “straightforward AI victim.” “Kaya ‘wag po kayo nag-su-support ng AI arts.
Dahil ganyan ang trabaho [niyan]. Kumuha ng material sa legit na artist tapos i-transform then pagkakitaan,” he wrote on Facebook. “Kung hindi ko naman ginawa ‘yang #BINIavatars, wala naman ma-ge-generate na ganyan.
Ang ending, maiiwan ‘yung real artist. Mas malaki pa market nila,” Quizon said. He also juxtaposed his digital artwork (left) to that of the produced photo cards (right).
In the comments , Jerson Lapura , an individual who describes himself as a multimedia enthusiast with a passion for graphic design, video editing and music, admitted to the action. “I would just like to acknowledge the seriousness of this situation and also, would like to express my apologies to Sir Maku and even.
