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[perfumedpenguin2992]

I love giggling and cackling, it's one of my favorite pastimes. (◕‿◕)

[telumendils]

[coughloop]

why are people submitting asks with skulls? to be scary? 👣

...can you put your shoes back on

[medusadyke]

tumblr discourse after 13 years on this fucking website

[princessnijireiki]

[feathersalwaysmakepplattractive]

[dayeadomingo]

We were so enthralled by this leaf on our walk back from dinner last night

[chipmunkmania1958]

HUGE UPDATE ON THE NEW AATC REBOOT!!!

Michael Bagdasarian (son of Ross and Janice) has reached out to fans on Instagram to explain the situation and confirm that there will be ABSOLUTELY NO AI used in the upcoming Alvin and the Chipmunks reboot.

In his message he states the following:

"There's some Alvin updates and I wanted to send you a message Ross and Janice wanted to send out:

Long overdue message, but we've been squirreling away working on creating projects and opportunities for chipmunk fans. Janice has been working on multiple stories, but we wanted to quickly write you to say that we're very excited to announce that we've partnered with a company that can help us create a direct link to our fans.

They will be focusing on sharing our stories and programs in a way that's accessible to you all.

We can't wait to start delivering our old and new chipmunk projects along with official merchandise you all have asked for and more opportunities for fan engagement. Exciting chipmunk opportunities lay ahead. Thank you so much for your patience.

All of our gratitude,

Ross and Janice."

He also went on to say:

"Alvin is not going to be an influencer, and we are not using AI. That version of Alvin isn't an official final look [and] the video [posted] today was meant to let people know that the "headshot" is not how Alvin is going to look."

Munk Media also reached out to Michael and got more information about the situation. They've posted a video on it.

In his messages to Munk Media he states:

"I have a strong refusal to use any AI unless forced to via Google search or Meta AI."

"I'm really happy to report that that image is not the Alvin used in the reboot but was more of a promotional/announcement image."

He also explains how they've been working with dozens of artists and animators on this project, and that much of it is still in very early production.

We still have no answers on what happened with "Golden" but I decided to reach out to him myself (on my personal account) to both thank him and see if he has an explanation. If he responds to me, I'll share the news here. For now I just want to say. Please don't go hunting him down. He was kind enough to talk to the fans he already had contact with but I don't want dozens of fan accounts spamming him with questions. We'll find out information when they're ready to give it to us.

But anyway, we can rest easy and look forward to new AATC content!!!

[messsssmer]

"Whimsy" is truly a wretched term. What maketh thee so carefree?

[fireknightqueelign]

thy mother

[messsssmer]

Art thou for fucking real

[chipmunkmania1958]

Let's talk about the current AI situation.

So, as you may be aware, there was a recent announcement about the future of the Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise.

In this article, it's announced that there will be a new, digital only reboot of AATC including short form social media content and a full theatrical film. The film, backed by Sony, is slated to come out in late 2028. Which will be right around the 70th anniversary.

All of this SHOULD be good news to us, but unfortunately we can't have nice things. Bagdasarian Productions made a deal with Big Shot Pictures, giving them a 25% stake in the franchise. Big Shot Pictures will be in charge of the short form social media content. This company exclusively uses generative AI to make its content...

So basically, it's gotten even worse than the Golden situation and this franchise is essentially going to become an AI slop factory. This is DEVASTATING news and I couldn't be more disappointed in Bagdasarian Productions. It's clear now that they learned literally nothing.

As for ChipmunkMania, I'm not going anywhere. You'll have to kill me and drag my dead body through the door. I'm just NOT going to be engaging in the AI generated content. If it's made with AI, it WILL NOT be posted on any of the ChipmunkMania platforms. I wont even acknowledge it. I will, however, continue archiving and preserving the already existing media.

If there's another case like Golden, where a genuine cover made by actual people is released, I will archive that music. I just will separate it from the AI content like I did with Golden.

There isn't much info to go off of as of right now. No content has been made yet, and it's not entirely sure when things will start rolling out. But I'll be keeping an eye on it and continuing to share news when I get it.

In the meantime, I encourage anyone who can to send BP letters expressing their concerns about this situation. They clearly didn't read our comments last time, and we have to make our voices heard.

Their address is

1192 East Mountain Dr., Montecito California 91308

[apjvff]

this site ain't so bad. it's something to do in the mornings while ur bread toasts, right? ^_^

[itmeansalot]

i need you to know I read your username as "it me ansalot" as in a fucked-up version of "it's me, lancelot"

[kidzbopdeathgrips]

[cryptotheism]

"You think you're informed just because you read a bunch of grainy PDFs?"

Yeah man. Reading scholarly works on a topic informs you on that topic. That's how this works.

[kaythefloppa]

The new AI Alvin and the Chipmunks reboot infuriates me not just because it exists and because it's AI, but because much like the Disney live action remakes and sequels, it's probably gonna make a lot of money by cashing in on nostalgia, and executives will have the absolute WORST takeaway you can imagine from something like that happening.

[phantomrose96]

job interviewer: would you be willing to destroy and betray yourself for nothing?

[laserwalnut]

Strong as fuck ice piggy

[victusinveritas]

Step 1: Remove filters in Reflecting Pool because Obama put them in.

Step 2: Give your criminal neighbor who runs "Greenwater Services" a $20 million no-bid contract to paint the pool.

Step 3: Fill the pool with water from the Potomac River, the phosphates from which cause algae blooms.

Step 4: Freshly sealed pool and extreme heat result in a super scum event

Step 5: Direct National Park Service to dump hydrogen peroxide into the pool which causes the paint to peel.

Step 5: Deploy US National Guard to stop people from taking photos of the swamp as a perfect metaphor for the administration.

[watershalation-deactivated20191]

feminism is about blunts and weed. its about smoking marijuana, and as much of it as you can get your hands on