okay yeah and lecturing people about what they should be capable of is definitely going to make them all collectively decide to change a behavior that has become super common for many structural reasons
every person who uses chat gpt is a stupid insane mess wittle baby and once they know i think they should be able to do better they'll decide to. very how social trends and human behavior works. thanks
Stop shaming the consumer, that will only make them isolate themselves, and they will keep consuming in secret. Blame the companies instead, as they hold the money and therefore the power to change, yet they choose to keep harming the world because numbers go up
So you can avoid them stealing things from you, the artist/writer, etc.
Pro GenAI websites/Programs:
Facebook
Instagram
X/Twitter (Remember, Grok gives people cancer)
Threads
Pro Writing Aid
Grammarly
Duolingo
Google Docs
Microsoft Word/all Microsoft products Takes from and will feed their machine.
Youtube (taking advantage of people who are hearing impaired. ==;;)
Adobe Products. All of them. If you HAVE to use them (Some businesses require it), save offline because there is a film of at least some privacy protections there, so if you have to sue, you can say it violates US privacy law. Remember, contracts do not circumvent US law.
Corel won't feed the machines, but still uses AI stolen from other artists. Which sucks since Corel Draw is the second best overall for vector programs. (Plus I love Painter, but I bought the offline version to avoid AI). (Canadian company)
Canva Takes and feeds their machine.
Deviant Art Not only supports AI, but put a tool in and said they are going to steal your work if you like it or not for their machine.
Sketchup went Pro-GenAI. The thing is that you can do the same thing in Blender these days with precise measurements.
Autodesk has stated they are Pro-Gen AI here. It is not clear if they will use your models to feed their machine. But be on guard. They make Maya and 3Dmax. You can replace it with Blender.
Neutral ground:
Tumblr (there is a way to opt out [Link] and they don't have an active AI machine.) https://www.tumblr.com/dookins/743519550598987776/heres-how-to-disable-third-parties-like-ai
Etsy allows GenAI, but still has some (minor) restrictions. I'd still be cautious. (Also be cautious of drop shippers). Complaints about too much AI and AI images+patterns made by Ai still exist on the website. They lean slightly more pro-AI, but still won't let it run completely amok, say like Facebook. They won't feed your work into a machine, but also don't ban it through robots.txt.
Bluesky They don't use an AI algorithm except for in the "Discover" section of their website, but while they are anti-GenAI strongly, they don't seem to block the Gen AI bots from entry, so you'd still have to use Nightshade or Glaze (links below). There is no opt-out because they don't need an opt out. (Leaning towards strong position on AI, but I wish they would block GenAI bots).
Searxng- If you super want to screw over Google, in general, and have some tech savvy, you can set up your own search engine through searxng. It's easier on Windows and Linux than it is on a Mac. (Mac you need Docker), but if you're determined on privacy, Searxng adds a layer of privacy. Some of it sometimes uses bits of AI, but most of it doesn't and you can fuss with the settings so it doesn't spit out AI results. At sheer minimum Google will stop spitting out weird videos on Youtube at you because in your private browsing, you searched for the origin of ball bearings while not logged in for a book and Google likes to break privacy laws.
Strong positions against AI:
Scrivener (Creator vowed against AI) Writing program. There is an active forum, and versions for Mac, Linux and PC. It is paid, but at ~60 USD, it's cheaper than most programs. There is usually a holiday sale around Christmas. It has a learning curve, but with an active forum with the programmer of it there to ask obscure questions it's not a dead zone. They often take suggestions and implement them over time. (Especially if you rank the importance, applications, etc) US company.
LibreOffice Open source and free Spreadsheet and Word processor program that can replace Microsoft Word. Some people might have seen older versions where it was called Neo Office (now extinct) and Open Office. LibreOffice is still populated, plus the forums are super helpful if you get stuck. The UX is pretty intuitive if you've used Microsoft Word. Scrivener, BTW, supports exporting to odt (the native file) as well as .doc, and this can open both. The slight thing is that sometimes it doesn't export to .doc smoothly. And I DO wish more magazines, and agent (big clue here) supported .odt files since it is free. Part of the reason .odt isn't as supported is because Microsoft and Adobe have a deal with the devil with each other, so Adobe's Book formatting program InDesign doesn't support ODT. (BTW, if you have a good open source replacement for InDesign that supports ODT, let me know.)
Dabble (as suggested by SF stories, see reblog) is a writing program. Similar to Scrivener. Has vowed against AI and to resist it. 108 dollars a year for Basic. It is almost twice the price of Scrivener who lets you update for fairly cheap. 29 dollars a month, v. 59 dollars for the whole program (Scrivener) for the same features of Premium. You choose.
yWriter is a free Writing program and like Scrivener, and has vowed against AI Last I looked it had some UX issues, but some people swear by it. The learning curve is higher than Scrivener which is saying something.
Ellipsus is an online writing program and vowed against AI. The main feature I like (which Scrivener doesn't have) is the ability to change spellcheck based on region/language. It is a requested feature of Scrivener, but lower priority. So if you have a Brit, you can get the spelling for the character. They are a British-based company.
Cara.app (The creator of the website sued GenAI there is no chance they'll convert) is an artist website. Cara is trying to institute an auto Glaze/Nightshade into the website if given enough funds. People see it as a soft replacement for deviant art. (which went fully AI) If you believe in human art, please donate if you can. Zhang Jingna, the Creator,is Chinese-Singporean. She lives in Singapore.
Clip Studio Paint added AI, but saw the light and decided to protect artists instead because of protest and removed it. There are tutorials and a good forum if you get super stuck. Based in Japan, so the UI and UX is really clean.
Davinci Resolve Pro is a film editing software that's super good. There is a free version and a paid version. The forums are responsive. The programmers aren't always present. There is a healthy group of tutorials. US company. Clean UX. It does take a little bit of time to remember the shortcuts.
Tahoma2D is anti-AI and open source animation program. Takes a little getting used to, but is good for animations and doesn't crash as often as Animate. Programmers are in the forums and some bugs are fixed within hours. The forums are super responsive and helpful.
Krita open source and free, no AI. I'd rank it secondary to Clip Studio Paint (which is paid) I haven't tried the forums, but it's pretty intuitive and can stand for a lower level replacement for Painter, and do a lot of the basics of Photoshop. It's usually ranked higher than the equally open source Gimp.
Writer P AKA Writer+ (app for when you're on the go) is a simple word processor app for your phone that doesn't use AI. The original programmer stopped updating, so Writer+ person took over and isn't out to make a profit since it's free in the spirit of the original app. It has subfolders you can use. Since it was programmed before GenAI it doesn't have AI. Intuitive, easy to use. Fairly easy to upload the files through three dots->share. The files can save to your card or phone with some settings fussing. Simple word processor.
Inkscape is a free vector program and no AI. It is harder to use than illustrator and has less features. But if you're doing smaller vectors for one-offs with less complexity, it'll do you after some learning curve. Best of the lot. I hate Affinity Designer which is the same thing, only paid. (Neither Affinity program was worth the money paid)
Affinity (Designer, etc) swore to be AI-free and does Vector and Photos. The UX is messy, I dislike the program and regret paying for it. Inkscape and Krita are better UX and do the same thing. The forums aren't as friendly since there has been an onslaught of people seeing it's supposed to be a replacement for Photoshop and Illustrator, but the programmers aren't present. The people on the forums are often on edge about this assertion. And the capabilities of the program don't outshine basically Krita or Inkscape capabilities (both free). What is usually intuitive is not. UK company. If you're going to pay for a program, go for Clip Studio Paint which rivals Corel Painter.
Blender is a 3D art program and does not use GenAI. It can do 2D animation, but Tahoma is easier to use in this regard. It's open source and free. Plus there are plenty of tutorials. The forums can be touch and go sometimes, but there are plenty of sub Blender communities that might be responsive. It can also do animation.
Handmade vowed against AI and promised to never sell itself for stock prices to prevent AI (as a replacement for Etsy.)
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Proton (to replace Google Suite) as suggested by SF Stories (see reblog) Vowed against AI. They are missing a spreadsheet, but have online and offline capabilities, plus a built-in VPN.
But you need a pro website...
Look up robots.txt and AI bots: https://www.cyberciti.biz/web-developer/block-openai-bard-bing-ai-crawler-bots-using-robots-txt-file/
Use cloudflare:
Use Nightshade:
https://nightshade.cs.uchicago.edu/whatis.html
which will poison the algorithm
Use Glaze:
Take Away:
The thing is you think you doing it alone will do nothing, but the more AI feeds on itself, AI images, the worse they become, and the less detailed so, denying it the images, adding poison or not being able to read the human text is eventually going to lead to an AI collapse.
Analysis shows that indiscriminately training generative artificial intelligence on real and generated content, usually done by scrapi
And why not help that along?
I don't want to give cancer to poor people [Link] or make the planet burn faster [Link]. So GenAI collapse is everything I dream of. GenAI apocalypse is not.
Everybody needs to listen to Gustav Holst's The Planets, not for hoity-toity nerd reasons, but because literally every epic sci-fi movie soundtrack for the past hundred years has been directly lifting shit from this one specific collection of pieces, and you deserve to hear your favourite motif in its native environment.
I'm gonna ask because I'm curious whether it is exclusively a French thing or no
In the game of Rock Paper Scissors, have you ever played a variant with the Well? The well swallows the scissors and rock but is covered by paper. In France this is a possible variant, though not preferred to the regular version
did you play the well version of rock paper scissors?
See the fun thing about periodic password expiration policies is that they're not only bad because if you change people's passwords constantly, they will use bad practices to remember their passwords but ALSO unless a password is compromised, changing it really does nothing to make it more secure. If it is compromised, you want it changed ASAP, not in the next 30-365 days! Actual worthless policy.
hi devon! just finished my 1st reading of "unlearning shame", and i loved every second of it! my whole life up to this point (28y) is dictated by my feelings of shame, and i only realized it two-ish months ago with the help of both my therapists. grabbing a print of your book became the obvious next step, and it really helped me understand what i was dealing with, so now i'm starting my 2nd reading, taking notes on the way, trying to create a routine out of the exercises you mentioned, and most importantly forgiving myself if said routine doesn't stick right away
as for the ask: my mom has already done a lot of work to understand and accept my adhd, and i feel like i must share this book with her since i believe most of the shame i'm feeling is inherited. unfortunately she can only read french, so i was wondering whether you were considering a translation?
(fuck even sending a simple ask makes me anxious)
Hello!! Thank you so much for the love for my least-read book! You have no idea how lovely it is to hear when that one is connecting with people and meeting a need.
There are currently no offers from French publishers to translate the book, but these things take time. You can ask publishers in your country to release the book, or you have my blessing to make a fan-translation and distribute it, just be careful to not do so in a way that will cause my publisher to come after you (ie, no selling it openly online). I am not in control of distribution and often have no information about it other than being asked to sign a contract when an offer to translate has already been made.
I have zero experience in translation, and it will take months to complete if I don't give up halfway (ADHD my beloathed)
but it should be a better way to spend my free time instead of procrastinating, I have friends I can ask for help, and worst case scenario I can still share my progress for someone to take over
hi devon! just finished my 1st reading of "unlearning shame", and i loved every second of it! my whole life up to this point (28y) is dictated by my feelings of shame, and i only realized it two-ish months ago with the help of both my therapists. grabbing a print of your book became the obvious next step, and it really helped me understand what i was dealing with, so now i'm starting my 2nd reading, taking notes on the way, trying to create a routine out of the exercises you mentioned, and most importantly forgiving myself if said routine doesn't stick right away
as for the ask: my mom has already done a lot of work to understand and accept my adhd, and i feel like i must share this book with her since i believe most of the shame i'm feeling is inherited. unfortunately she can only read french, so i was wondering whether you were considering a translation?
(fuck even sending a simple ask makes me anxious)
Hello!! Thank you so much for the love for my least-read book! You have no idea how lovely it is to hear when that one is connecting with people and meeting a need.
There are currently no offers from French publishers to translate the book, but these things take time. You can ask publishers in your country to release the book, or you have my blessing to make a fan-translation and distribute it, just be careful to not do so in a way that will cause my publisher to come after you (ie, no selling it openly online). I am not in control of distribution and often have no information about it other than being asked to sign a contract when an offer to translate has already been made.
I have zero experience in translation, and it will take months to complete if I don't give up halfway (ADHD my beloathed)
but it should be a better way to spend my free time instead of procrastinating, I have friends I can ask for help, and worst case scenario I can still share my progress for someone to take over
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