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NovelAI is an online cloud-based, SaaS model, paid subscription service for AI-assisted storywriting and text-to-image synthesis, originally launched in beta on June 15, 2021, with the image generation feature later implemented on October 3, 2022. NovelAI is operated by Anlatan, based in Delaware.

Features

NovelAI uses a custom implementation of the source-available Stable Diffusion text-to-image diffusion model that is specifically trained on a Danbooru-based dataset to generate images from text prompts, and a GPT-based model to generate storywriting prose. The NovelAI terms of service states that all generated content belong to the user, regardless if the user is an individual or a corporation. Anlatan states that generated images are not stored locally on their servers.

Models

Available GPT text generation models include Calliope GPT-Neo 2.7B, Sigurd GPT-J 6B, Genji GPT-J 6B (Japanese storyteller model), Snek GPT-J 6B (Python programming language model), Euterpe Fairseq 13B, and Krake Neo-X 20B. NovelAI also provides text-to-speech models (TTS V1 & TTS V2) to read text generations in a variety of different AI trained voices.

Reception

Immediately following implementation of its image generation functionality, NovelAI became a widely discussed topic in Japan, with some online commentators noting that its image synthesis features are very adept of producing close impressions of anime characters, including lolicon and shotacon imagery, while others have expressed concern that it is a paid service that is reliant on a diffusion model where the original machine learning training data consists of images that have been redistributed without the consent of the original artists. Attorney Kosuke Terauchi notes that, since a revision of the law in 2018, it is no longer illegal in Japan for machine learning models to scrape copyrighted content from the internet to use as training data; meanwhile, in the United States where NovelAI is based out of, there is no specific legal framework which regulates machine learning, and thus the fair use doctrine of US copyright law applies instead. Danbooru has posted an official statement in regards to NovelAI's use of the site's content for AI training, expressing that Danbooru is not affiliated with NovelAI, and does not endorse nor condone NovelAI's use of artists' artworks for machine learning.

Also in response to the topic of NovelAI, Narugami, founder of the Japanese freelance artist commissioning website Skeb, stated on October 5, 2022 that the use of AI image generation is prohibited on the platform.

Incidents

On October 6, 2022, NovelAI experienced a data breach where its software source code was leaked.

See also

• DALL-E
• Midjourney

References

1. ^ Kyle Wiggers (August 24, 2022). "Deepfakes for all: Uncensored AI art model prompts ethics questions". Techcrunch.
2. ^ Daiki Yoshikawa (October 3, 2022). "「とんでもなくハイクオリティー」　話題の画像AI「Novel AI」でひたすら二次元美少女と美少年を生成してみた". ITmedia News (in Japanese).
3. ^ Max Hjelm. "How CoreWeave Helped NovelAI Grow from 0 to 40K Users in 3 Months". coreweave.
4. ^ "画像生成AIサービス「NovelAI Diffusion」が無断転載サイトからの学習で物議　法的観点からも複雑な事態に". Yahoo! Japan News (in Japanese). October 5, 2022.
5. ^ "推特熱議「NovelAI」大量產出高水準動漫圖，繪師圈憂著作權爭議難解". 4Gamers (in Chinese (Taiwan)). October 4, 2022.
6. ^ "「われわれはNovelAIと関係ない」──海外のイラストサイト「Danbooru」が日本語で声明". NicoNico News (in Japanese). October 5, 2022.
7. ^ "插畫AI又陷爭議！Novel AI官方自爆以非法搬運網站當訓練來源 生成圖片竟自帶簽名？". United Daily News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). October 4, 2022.
8. "CoreWeave partners with EleutherAI & NovelAI to make open-source AI more accessible". PR Newswire. February 2, 2022.
9. Anthony Alford (August 31, 2021). "OpenAI Announces 12 Billion Parameter Code-Generation AI Codex". InfoQ.
10. "The First Month of NovelAI". NovelAI. May 31, 2021.
11. "CoreWeave partners with EleutherAI & NovelAI to make open-source AI more accessible". PR Newswire.
12. "様々な懸念や問題を抱えつつも「お絵かきAI」の進化は止まらず―AI技術の将来は如何に". Gamespark (in Japanese). October 4, 2022.
13. "Contact". Danbooru. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
14. "「SkebはツールとしてのAI利用を認めていない」　創業者が明言　規約には4年前から記載". Yahoo! News Japan (in Japanese). October 5, 2022.
15. NovelAI (2022-10-08). "Announcement: Proprietary Software & Source Code Leaks". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2022-10-08.

External links

• Official website

• Deep learning software applications
• Text-to-image generation