I have always had a vivid imagination. I grew up reading MAD Magazine and underground comics like ZAP and Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers. I loved National Lampoon, and had a subscription to Heavy Metal magazine so I would not miss an issue.
It wasn’t just tits and ass that made these publications appealing to a young man in the 60s and 70s. It was the freedom of ideas that would allow tits and ass that felt like truth to me. I loved the subversive messages of underground comics. They were not talking down to me, and as a kid, that was important. I felt I had found hidden secrets when I got hold of those rare publications, and it was the feeling of having never seen such images and ideas together that made my head explode with inspiration.
The atmosphere here in the US is weird with parents trying to ban books, but I tend to appreciate Japanese culture that seems to make room for weird ideas and bizarre expressions of desire, lust, and release. The art found in manga, anime, and hentai gets as weird as it gets. When you go all the way back to the Japanese Edo period, you have Hokusai with The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife, who seems to be hooking up with today’s catch, an octopus. So the first tentacle porn was born over 100 years ago. Japanese allow their adult minds to wander as long as they all act proper in regular society. Lolicon, Futanari, Shokushu Goukan all have long weird histories in the Japanese art world.
Humans are trapped inside their brain and forever they have been told to turn it off. To not feel what they feel. To deny the truth and pretend certain thoughts never enter their mind. I know it creates repression. Often this process creates the very problem it wishes to stamp out. Humans are resistant, if anything. I think it’s healthier to use your thoughts in as healthy an expression as possible, so privately enjoying one’s thoughts is better than repressing thoughts.
I thought artificial intelligence generated art was the perfect addition to manga and hentai. It’s a visual art form where people can play out their fantasies, and no human is ever hurt, pressured, objectified, or exploited. There are no models, the people are not real. So I believe it is healthy to enjoy one’s fantasy using A.I. because there is no victim. When we repress what turns us on and our inner desires, we are the victim. Hedwig says, Deny me and be doomed, so it must be true.
I would go as far to say as I believe that A.I. is here to make us face our sins of the giant gestalt of what we as humans have collected on the internet. A.I. makes us face our selves. It takes from only what we give it, and then it gives it back. If all I do is type words, and the machine sends back images that are hard to face, it is all of humanity’s fault. We did this to the world, and these images are the truth.
As an art school trained artist, I am trying to create images that really push the boundaries. Why? Because there are no real people, so there is no harm in creating drama, contrast, risk, taboo, shock, evil, spirits, race play, age play, unsettling images. Anything to make the blood boil when you look at the image. I want to make art about the dark recesses of the human psyche, not easy to digest post cards. Attraction repulsion is my thing. Is it sexy, or is it scary? Maybe it’s both.
I could hide my images from view, but I’m not ashamed of them. The images on the dangerous-ai.com site are results from using only keywords. I am sharing the awesome as well as the bizarre and frightening images that come through the same pipeline.
Am I responsible for images I did not create when all I did was type words into a search box and click send? To be honest, the more outrageous the image, the happier I am. I love a good controversy. So yeah, I type in the craziest scenarios I can come up with. Why not? I’m creating dramatic narratives.
Most of the A.I. services have blocked any keywords that are adult in nature. The reason is that they want their website to be family friendly and search engine friendly. It makes sense, but it’s like everyone, even the folk providing A.I. access are afraid of our ideas. They simply do not want us to have the ability to type in any of those naughty words, when I am betting it’s the first human response. I bet 99% of folk using A.I. are only generating a pretty girl to look at.
So about those naughty words that get A.I. to create such dangerous images. I would say that in my regular life I follow all the rules, I care for my family, do the right things, work my brains out, and pay the bills on time. I get tired of being good all the time. I want to feel naughty once in a while, and A.I. would be a very exciting outlet if I could just be free to use it unedited. I’m way too old to be told what to be thinking. I don’t have the energy to live out any of these fantasies. I’m just too old! Ideas are all I have, and what I love about fantasy art, is that there was no real model. Drawings, art, and A.I. are a great way to live out fun taboo images that make good people feel naughty for a few moments, so I can get back to being good, with a subtle naughty smile on my face.
I just want to say good people can be turned on by naughty taboo subjects and still be good people. Know the difference between ideas and actions. Find a partner who will play out these scenarios with you. Roll play. Don’t repress anything. If it turns you on, there is a healthy way to express it. With the right partner, you can help each other get comfortable with your own self.
Humans recharge in different ways. Once in a while I have to put gas in my car, and then I’m ready to go again. I’m a good guy in the regular world, but I’m secretly a comic book super villain in the bedroom. Don’t judge me for the A.I. that I generate. I didn’t make these images, but I sure do love them. Especially the naughty ones. They make my heart race. It’s okay if they make your heart race too.