Ciaran 
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[@Ryhaal](/forums/art/topics/about-ai-art-theft?post_id=5286427#post_5286427)
> There is a massive difference between an AI upscaler, which just makes the original image bigger, and an AI creation tool, which uses a set pool of reference images and feeds them through an algorythm to create a pastiche based on a prompt.
From the standpoint of our approach to copyright they are identical.
The resized image is derivative and if the artist wishes it removed, we remove it. The artist gets to choose how they wish their art to presented.
Without this, even things as simple as Patreon exclusive images would lose their meaning.
So, for me, it is a vastly more significant problem, because it competes with artists for revenue streams.
> There is a massive difference between an AI upscaler, which just makes the original image bigger, and an AI creation tool, which uses a set pool of reference images and feeds them through an algorythm to create a pastiche based on a prompt.
From the standpoint of our approach to copyright they are identical.
The resized image is derivative and if the artist wishes it removed, we remove it. The artist gets to choose how they wish their art to presented.
Without this, even things as simple as Patreon exclusive images would lose their meaning.
So, for me, it is a vastly more significant problem, because it competes with artists for revenue streams.