For my book covers, why do I use AI?
The reasons are various.
For one thing, I believe the cover should have some sort of connection to the content, thus it's always difficult to locate a halfway-suitable image for a book. Although there are many excellent photos available, even on free platforms, it can take a long time and is rarely very fulfilling to discover one that truly fits the book.
Second, I'm never comfortable connecting my books to actual, living people.
Was the model truly interested in being featured on a book cover about group sex or lesbian love? I'm never fully at ease with that, for some reason. Third, you never have a one-off. How many times have I found pictures of my books on other authors' covers? Very frequently, and it's also pretty obvious—all users can access the photos on the major platforms, and some are used more frequently than others because they make better cover photos. For a while now, I have been working with artificial intelligence. Writing barely benefits from it. It's barely helpful for erotic texts, and I just use it as a grammatical checker for my English translations. The algorithms lack humor and are very conservative.
The situation is different when it comes to image design. There are great options here, and after a lot of searching and trial and error, I decided to use the image generator from www.canva.com. It offers numerous styles, a large variety of designs and is affordable. Of course, it doesn't allow nude images, but I don't really care about that anyway. In times when porn hunters are wreaking havoc on the Internet, it is not advisable to create overly revealing images, although there are of course platforms who do. Nevertheless, I want my site to remain tasteful, so Canva's offerings are more than enough for me. It's important for me to be able to create a link to the content using images I've designed myself. In this way, I hope to arouse the reader's curiosity and interest. I also find it very appealing to depict my main characters or certain scenes on the cover as they look in my imagination.
Of course, I'm only just starting out and ask for your understanding if some things don't look as professional as they should. But I'm working on it and the platforms are constantly improving their skills. I also think that you shouldn't close your mind to new developments and use them where they make sense or are at least entertaining.
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