“Copy” magazine, envisioned , edited, and created by Carl-Axel Wahlström, is the first magazine of its kind but will definitely not be the last. Wahlström’s fashion magazine is entirely developed using Artificial Intelligence, the images are generative art from MidJourney. It’s 2023 and the worlds of artificial intelligence and high fashion are about to have a head on collision. This publication claims the title of being the world’s first printed AI fashion magazine, who is to say if that is a verifiable claim in this world of click and generate everything. Music, films, poetry, and novels are being generated by AI and are at a quality high enough to confuse most human beings into believing what they are seeing is “real”.
In the vanguard of fashion journalism, “Copy” magazine is adversarial pushing the boundaries of journalism, news, fashion, art, and free expression to their limits. Is it based on fact, fiction, or void between them both. What place do conventional aesthetics have in this new reality that is constantly, challenging our perception of truth through the lens of AI-generated imagery. Wahlström’s vision harnesses the power of AI to create images that are not just captivating but startlingly perfect, perhaps even surpassing human capabilities in their precision and clarity.
Yet, this pursuit of perfection also reveals the limitations and biases inherent in AI. Wahlström himself is the first to critize the training data that creates today’s AI model. He laments that AI, in its current state, tends to perpetuate stereotypical visions of beauty and women, highlighting the need for a more progressive and forward-looking approach in employing these technologies. This insight serves as a critical reminder of the ethical and social responsibilities that come with the integration of AI in creative domains.
The creation process of “Copy” involves a synergistic collaboration between Wahlström and AI systems. By feeding prompts and utilizing his imagination, Wahlström guides the AI in generating realistic and high-quality images of clothing. This process exemplifies a new era of fashion design and representation, where the boundaries between human creativity and machine learning are increasingly blurred.
“Copy” magazine thus stands not just as a publication, but as a manifesto of sorts, a beacon for the future of fashion where technology and human creativity coalesce. It is a call to embrace the new possibilities brought forth by AI while remaining vigilant of its limitations and biases. For fashion enthusiasts and technophiles alike, “Copy” represents a bold step into a future where the fabric of reality is woven with digital threads, a future that is as exciting as it is uncertain. To learn more check out https://www.thecopymagazine.com/
