The Glaze Project

Glaze is a software tool designed to protect artists' unique styles from being replicated by AI models. It applies subtle modifications to artworks that are imperceptible to humans but effectively disrupt AI training processes, preventing accurate replication of an artist's distinctive features.

Key features:
- Style Cloaking: Applies subtle changes to artworks that confuse AI models without being noticeable to human viewers.
- Intensity Adjustment: Allows users to specify the strength of the style cloak, balancing protection and visual impact.
- Render Quality Selection: Offers options for render quality, affecting processing time and protection effectiveness.
- Preview Functionality: Enables artists to view the Glazed result before finalizing changes.
- Error Handling: Provides feedback and suggestions if protection is insufficient.
- Cross-Platform Support: Available for Windows and MacOS with GPU acceleration.
- WebGlaze: A web service for using Glaze without powerful local hardware.

How it works:
1. Install Glaze, including necessary machine learning libraries and pretrained models.
2. Input single or multiple images into the Glaze application.
3. Adjust intensity and render quality settings.
4. Use the preview function to assess the estimated final result.
5. Run Glaze to apply the style cloak and save modified images.

Integrations:
- Amazon AWS: Used by WebGlaze for cloud-based GPU processing.
- PyTorch: Utilized for machine learning operations.

Use of AI:
Glaze employs adversarial machine learning techniques to create perturbations that disrupt AI training. These perturbations are designed to minimally impact human perception while significantly affecting AI models' ability to learn and replicate artistic styles.

AI foundation model:
The tool is particularly effective against popular generative models such as DALL-E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion.

Target users:
- Artists at risk of having their work mimicked by AI models
- Creative professionals in various fields seeking to protect their creative output

How to access:
Glaze is available as a desktop application for Windows and MacOS, as well as a web service (WebGlaze). It is not open-source to maintain its integrity and effectiveness against adaptive attacks.

Applicable Industries:
- Art and Design
- Media and Entertainment
- Publishing
- Advertising