What is this about the tumblr staff wanting to sell art data to midjourney?
An ex-colleague of mine mentioned yesterday that there may be contacts between Automattic and midjourney in that direction, but nothing is public yet and I don't have any more info. They probably won't have anything specific to share either, since they left the company weeks ago too. That being said:
I have no reason to doubt my ex-coworker word, they are a trustworthy person.
Tumblr's CEO has been absurdly enthusiastic (comically, even) about AI, and is a big fan of LLMs and 'AI' companies.
A deal with midjourney could solve tumblr financial issues (not the same company, but openAi is paying up to 5 million/year to news companies to use their content as training data... tumblr generates several orders of magnitude more content than any newspaper or any media company and it only would need a 20 to 30 million per year deal to be profitable)
So I don't have any extra info yet, but I'm keeping my ears open.
And I just got confirmation from a second ex-colleague that a deal with midjourney has been brewing since months ago. Not any extra details, just that's a real thing.
Shit, I don't see any way for this to happen that doesn't make it an apocalyptic event the size of the porn ban. Fuck.
Shit. This may be pure chance and coincidence, and it's not he is in a position to be able to talk about anything, but seeing prominent staff members announcing they are moving their original photography out of tumblr just two weeks ago seems a pretty significant cue of shit to be about to hit the fan.
This is an ask blog for my silly AU I made for my own enjoyment, and if it brings some joy to others, all the better! โบ๏ธ
Background:
An dimension traveler discovers 6 sad characters with tragic fates, whether they already experienced them or not is up to when they were found. They spontaneously decide to create a little safe haven for them to go to or live in if they so desire. (The haven is out of space and time so no one will age)
Contacting a old friend of theirs, they now have a therapist for the group. This band of traumatized characters we'll have to get use to this place and each other while they working thru their problems/or come up with a way to avoid their future fates.
Characters:
Sophie Walten
Female, 22 years old
Dating Jenny
Was pulled her the day after playing Bunny Farm
Favorite show is The Muppets, but keeps that secret
Mono
Male, 8 years old
Friends with Six
Never takes his paper bag off
Favorite thing he has is a giant bear plushie that's in his room
Six
Female, 7 years old
Friends with Mono
A vampire by technicality
Favorite food is bloody steak
Sal Fisher
Male (but doesn't mind being referred to as Female), 17 years old
Best friends with Larry
Now hates bologna
Favorite music is metal and rock
Fran Bow
Female, 11 years old (eternally)
Mr. Midnight is either always with her or in her room
Has a fear of dolls
Favorite food are sweets
Dogday
Male, ??? years old
Rolls on a scooter board to get around easier (preferred it over a wheelchair)
Smells like Vanilla (with a slightly meaty hint)
Likes being pet by others
Lol-bit
Gender? Yes
A dimension hopping Lolbit
The โจTherapistโจ
Eats electricity and water
If this blog interests you. Feel free to leave an ask if you want to know more! ๐๐
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