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Arkivism Is an Accessible Antidote to AI with 4 Million+ Public Domain Images

Say you’re on the hunt for a drawing of a duck wearing a hat or a glimpse at Morocco in 1850 or a clip of people celebrating in the streets. Whatever imagery it is you’re searching for, Arkivism has likely got you covered.

An accessible antidote to generative AI, Arkivism is a new public domain index that catalogs millions of artworks, illustrations, photos, video, and more from dozens of museums and archives around the world. While many digital collections exist online, the “visual library of Alexandria,” as its creator dubs it, is searchable with a phrase, a mode of research that’s become commonplace with the proliferation of chatbots. Simply describe what you’re looking for and be presented with an array of human-made results.(via Open Culture)

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