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MorbidButterflyTat

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59. Some people don't seem to care

Fri May 30, 2025, 05:02 PM

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about damaging livelihoods and stealing others' property as long as they can have fun with it.

This reminds me of Napster, and the howling and weeping that went on from "fans" who demanded free music and insisted free music would make it more available to more people and a larger audience and blah blah blah.

How dare Metallica complain about the blatant thievery of their legal property how many thousands of times?!

Anyone incapable of respecting others and their property could maybe take a moment to consider how they'd feel if they were the victims of theft, not once but hundreds or thousands of times, damaging or destroying their careers, simply for others' amusement and entertainment, or in the name of "progress."

It's stunning how people will justify themselves. SMH.

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Does it occur to any of you who are posting AI slop - AI art - that it's always a slap at the artists and photographers [View all] highplainsdem Thursday OP

I so agree. WhiteTara Thursday #1

Thanks! highplainsdem Thursday #4

I think that your logic is the same that has always been used to oppose progress. totodeinhere Thursday #2

You're wrong. And generative AI is anything but progress. highplainsdem Thursday #3

This message was self-deleted by its author George McGovern Thursday #10

faulty comparison SouthBayDem Thursday #31

I can speak to this EarlG Thursday #5

Thank you. Although it's heartbreaking to read about you or any other creative feeling "What's the point?" of highplainsdem Thursday #8

I miss SwampRat's pictures. yardwork Thursday #11

I miss pic of the moment but I totally understand your point. CrispyQ Thursday #32

Don't use AI. Use A1. progressoid Thursday #44

Absofuckingloutely! SheltieLover Thursday #6

Thanks! highplainsdem Thursday #34

what do you mean by "stealing"? k_buddy762 Thursday #7

See this article: highplainsdem Thursday #12

Most of it wasn't trained on open source or public domain stuff. Ms. Toad Thursday #16

All AI has been trained on stolen material pinkstarburst Friday #49

Think of the money that would have been saved Progressive dog Thursday #9

Think of the money that would have been saved if tech companies and venture capitalists hadn't highplainsdem Thursday #13

It is- that's capitalism... JCMach1 Thursday #22

A comedian (I forget who) was talking about the Sistine Chapel after niyad Friday #58

The young do not buy art anymore womanofthehills Thursday #14

We always have a choice not to go with the flow. And everything Grok, Musk's AI, churns out is an highplainsdem Thursday #15

it doesnt matter,its coming moonshinegnomie Thursday #18

It can be rejected as unethical, flawed, harmful technology. And it should be. Especially by highplainsdem Thursday #23

It does matter. Scrivener7 Thursday #29

Problem is - the market has shrunk - people rarely buy wall art now womanofthehills Friday #63

I've seen beautiful collages done with art that's in the public domain. Or you might try to highplainsdem Friday #64

If I may, Highplainsdem, JMCKUSICK Thursday #17

Thanks for the kind words! And I really hope people won't use AI for posts here. It would highplainsdem Thursday #35

Thank you Highplainsdem, JMCKUSICK Thursday #37

I've seen so many teachers bring this up, when talking about AI, that I felt I had to mention it. highplainsdem Thursday #40

I'm guessing no. Like it doesn't occur to Airbnb users LisaM Thursday #19

True all too frequently. Often they tell themselves everyone else is doing it, it's inevitable, etc. highplainsdem Thursday #38

People do not understand or respect intellectual property. LisaM Thursday #41

Semi-related ... krkaufman Thursday #20

That's both funny and sad. And I'd always advise against people trusting AI overviews/summaries highplainsdem Thursday #39

I have two artist daughters. Americanme Thursday #21

Kudos to your daughters for being so talented and so ethical. (And to you for doing such a great highplainsdem Thursday #43

That's a good one. usonian Thursday #24

You should always reject it because it's unethical and harmful. Please don't use ANY AI-generated slop, highplainsdem Thursday #25

You're fighting the good fight here. WhiskeyGrinder Thursday #26

Thanks. I'm trying. highplainsdem Thursday #36

I have seen only one good use for AI art so far The Madcap Thursday #27

Not a good use. They're musicians betraying visual artists. One of my favorite rock singers highplainsdem Thursday #33

I happen to like the deforming images, The Madcap Thursday #46

The music is fine. Using AI for the video is completely unethical AND really clueless for a musician, because highplainsdem Friday #47

I agree pinkstarburst Friday #51

Whether the image is appealing or not, it's still stolen pinkstarburst Friday #50

AI is the equivalent of an invasive species and it will take over if not eliminated. nt ImNotGod Thursday #28

Haven't seen that comparison before, but it's a good one. highplainsdem Friday #48

AI is the devil. Scrivener7 Thursday #30

It's certainly functioning as a devil. Did you see the video posted at highplainsdem Friday #53

We have no idea where this is going. The people behind it are all the Elons of the world, and it's about Scrivener7 Friday #55

100% agree obamanut2012 Thursday #42

Thanks! highplainsdem Friday #54

I stopped watching a lot of the videos here. progressoid Thursday #45

I know. And some of the AI users creating those videos are cynical exploiters who were making AI highplainsdem Friday #56

AI in the arts is trained off of stolen work pinkstarburst Friday #52

Not all artists agree with you. Ms. Toad Friday #57

Yes, genAI is always a slap at artists and photographers. Some artists and photographers just refuse highplainsdem Friday #61

So who appointed you God of what artists should feel, Ms. Toad Friday #65

Tell me how a few artists finding it profitable to work with AI can cancel out the incalculably vast theft highplainsdem Friday #66

You said it was always a slap to artists. Ms. Toad Friday #70

I said it was a slap AT artists, not TO them. Look at my OP. highplainsdem Friday #71

To/at - not a substantial difference. What I said is that not all artists agree. Ms. Toad Friday #72

It's a complete difference. You're talking about a different subject - feelings about AI versus highplainsdem Friday #73

Some people don't seem to care MorbidButterflyTat Friday #59

Stunning, and painful to watch. highplainsdem Friday #67

I have so much to say about hating AI and posting clickbait memes but I won't. blogslug Friday #60

I can understand people wanting to do that. highplainsdem Friday #68

Thank you. mucholderthandirt Friday #62

You're welcome, and I'm so sorry your work was stolen for training AI. highplainsdem Friday #69