A Hot Topic In Our World Right Now
A hot topic in the world right now that has been used successfully in many fields is artificial intelligence (AI). AI is an intelligent agent able to achieve a goal defined by humans. Meaning you teach the computer by repetition and explanation. For instance, with the new AI-powered stethoscope, the developers fed the AI machines thousands of heart sounds, distinguishing normal from those that may have a problem such as a murmur. With the repetition the computer learns to distinguish the heart sounds on its own so the stethoscope can screen for heart disease in 15 seconds.
As AI relates to art and medical illustration, currently there are three AI platforms used Midjourney AI, Stable Diffusion AI, and, Dall-E AI. AI generators can produce beautifully rendered pieces of art within seconds. They have not yet anyways mastered anatomy and medical/forensic art or surgical illustration. They are restricted in what they are permitted to learn and an abundance of medical terminology has been banned from their learning capabilities. A few of the words/terms including blood, bloodshot, bruises, laceration, surgery, wound, pelvis and many more anatomical and procedural terms. So, it may be awhile if ever that the technology is perfected enough for AI to create accurate anatomical illustrations or surgical procedures.
To create an image in AI you can utilize ChatGPT to create prompts that are then input into Midjourney AI for the image generation. This helps generate prompts for you that can often result in more refined image results. You can upload an image as a prompt to give the computer an idea of what you are thinking and as a starting block.
People may think our world will soon be crawling with robots however, currently AI is being used for fast production and efficient working. In the art world AI can create concepts and ideas from your head to work from using text prompts from ChatGPT. A starting block so to speak!
Just for fun I rendered a few images using Imagine Art and Midjourney AI platforms. I left the prompts in the screenshots so you can see what the computer came up with from my thoughts.
Figure 1: This screenshot is an example of text input from ChatGPT. You can copy and paste this text generated prompt into Midjourney AI and then an image will be generated for you based on the text input.
Figure 2: This screenshot is a series of computer-generated renders from Midjourney AI. After the text prompt is entered a series of images is generated. You can select one of these images and continue to work from it by selecting the image you like. You can add more text prompts, refine your current prompts or even start over.
Figure 3: This screenshot is a computer-generated render from Imagine Art AI. The image was created from the following word prompts, human heart, colorful, realistic, anatomically accurate, inside a human body. As you can see this is far from realistic but very conceptual!
Figure 4: This screenshot is a computer-generated render from Imagine Art AI. The image was created from the following word prompts, human heart, colorful, realistic, anatomically accurate, inside a human body, feeding the body, supplying blood flow, circulating oxygen, feeding the organs, in a calm setting, meditating, in a serene setting. Since the first image generated was very artistic, I thought it would be fun to add feelings to the prompts. For example, how the heart functions and words associated with the word heart.
Figure 5: This screenshot is a computer-generated render from Imagine Art AI. The image was created from the word prompt blood circulation. I was interested to see what the computer came up with for the circulatory system. This is a very cool image, far from accurate. It is a great concept that could be expanded upon.
Figure 6: This screenshot is a computer-generated render from Imagine Art AI. The image was created from the same prompts as earlier just expanded upon using prompts related to function and what the heart does for our bodies. I love this image it’s very conceptual.
Figure 7: This screenshot is a computer-generated render from Imagine Art AI. The image was created from the same prompts as earlier just expanded upon using prompts related to function and what the heart does for our bodies. Again, very conceptual.
Figure 8: This screenshot is a computer-generated render from Imagine Art AI. The image was created from the following prompts, forensic art, facial reconstruction, and identifying human remains. As you can see the anatomy isn’t correct. Everything except the basic shape of the skull is inaccurate. It would be interesting to input an image of a volume rendering of the skull and see if the computer could be taught to build upon that.
Figure 9: This screenshot is a computer-generated render from Imagine Art AI. The image was created from the following prompts forensic art, facial reconstruction and identifying human remains. This is the second version expanded upon asking the computer to add fat and muscle. I love the clay look to it. It would be interesting to input images to AI of actual facial reconstructions to see what the computer generates thereafter.
Figure 10: This screenshot is a computer-generated render from Midjourney AI. This image was created with the following prompts, female lawyer, anatomy, medical illustration, injury, courtroom, and presentation. The computer-generated image is a great place to start from. The concept can be refined and reworked. Notice how the skeleton is completely inaccurate. The cervical spine looks like a giraffe’s cervical spine, the femurs, pelvis and skull stand out with inaccuracy. However, it could be reworked and expanded upon like an initial sketch.
It should be interesting to see how far this technology can be taken with how much it’s taught by humans. Embracing technology with whatever field you are in will keep you in good career standing, marketable and can be fun. Play and experiment with it or hire someone who can!
