Waterlily.ai
PaidEthical generative AI art with creator compensation
About Waterlily.ai
Waterlily is an ethical generative AI art platform that addresses key issues around attribution, consent, & revenue for creators in the digital space, recognising and rewarding them for their creative works while providing users with ethical image derivatives. It leverages the Filecoin Virtual Machine (FVM) for payments and on-chain transparency and Bacalhau for decentralised ML models and verifiable off-chain computation via Lilypad. Waterlily compensates original creators of artwork with micropayments whenever a user selects their style to create a new Stable Diffusion artwork from a prompt.
How to Use
To use Waterlily, you need a Metamask wallet with at least 0.1 FIL. Connect your wallet on waterlily.ai, enter a text prompt, select an artist style, and click 'generate images'. The app sends the transaction through the blockchain, Bacalhau runs the model, and the results are displayed for download.
Key Features
- Ethical AI art generation with creator compensation
- Decentralized computation using Bacalhau
- Automated payments via Filecoin Virtual Machine (FVM)
- Stable Diffusion model integration
- Artist style selection for image generation
Use Cases
- Generating AI art in a specific artist's style while compensating the artist.
- Creating ethical image derivatives with proper attribution.
- Supporting digital artists through micropayments.
- Exploring AI art generation using decentralized technology.
Key Features
Pros & Cons
- Compensates original creators with every generation, promoting ethical AI use.
- Decentralized architecture ensures transparency and reduces central control.
- Uses established blockchain infrastructure (Filecoin) for payments.
- Provides on-chain attribution, giving artists credit and traceability.
- Requires cryptocurrency (FIL) and a compatible wallet (e.g., Metamask), creating a barrier for non-crypto users.
- Transaction fees and blockchain latency may make the process slower than centralized alternatives.
- Limited to selected artist styles; availability depends on artists opting in.
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