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- In a 2022 paper, <a href="https://www.arxiv.org/abs/2209.07667" target='_blank'>Can There Be Art Without an Artist?</a>, Dr. Avijit Ghosh and Genoveva Fossas discussed the work of human artists within training data for generative AI tools. In the appendix, they connect the practice of scraping training data without consent to its precedents in the biological sphere, citing the case of Henrietta Lacks:
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- <em>Because of You</em> is a digital video work inspired by this connection, and subsequent conversations between Eryk Salvaggio and Dr. Avijit Ghosh, which began at a presentation on AI and art at SXSW in 2023.
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- The piece is defined by its soundtrack, a recording of jazz musician Tab Smith’s 1951 instrumental ballad, “Because of You,” slowed down to a quarter of its speed while isolating specific harmonic features. The song is both a historical marker — it was released the year that Lacks’ cells were taken without her consent, reflecting Lacks’ love of dancing — recollections by family members shared that Lacks would frequent dance halls at the time that these cells were being studied and analyzed without her knowledge.
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+ In a 2022 paper, <a href="https://www.arxiv.org/abs/2209.07667" target='_blank'>Can There Be Art Without an Artist?</a>, Dr. Avijit Ghosh and Genoveva Fossas discussed the work of human artists within training data for generative AI tools. In the appendix, they connect the practice of scraping training data without consent to its famous precedent in biology, citing the case of <a href="https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/the-stolen-cells-of-henrietta-lacks-and-their-ongoing-contribution-to-science">Henrietta Lacks:</a>
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+ <em>Because of You</em> is a digital video work inspired by this connection, and subsequent conversations between Eryk Salvaggio and Dr. Avijit Ghosh, which began at a <a href="https://schedule.sxsw.com/2023/events/PP122773"> presentation on AI and art at SXSW in 2023.</a>
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+ The piece is defined by its soundtrack, a recording of jazz musician <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3Zq0oN9QkJ1KtEvDrASIxG?si=3d9162b3b0394362">Tab Smith’s 1951 instrumental ballad, “Because of You,”</a> slowed down to a quarter of its speed while isolating specific harmonic features. The song is both a historical marker — it was released the year that Lacks’ cells were taken without her consent, reflecting Lacks’ love of dancing — recollections by family members shared that Lacks would frequent dance halls at the time that these cells were being studied and analyzed without her knowledge.
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