A best-of ahead of Karla Ortiz' testimony to the Judiciary.
The ongoing AI battle. I had to unfollow yet another author, and stop supporting their patreon. It breaks my heart. It really does. I understand the excitement of “oh look people made fanart”, but the cost is this. If you share AI Art, you promote it. You say it’s okay. It’s to be tolerated. You may not be able to stop people from doing it, but you sure as hell can stand with artists and not give it your platform.
AI Art is ART THEFT. Periodt.
Really stings with authors tho. Especially since I know so many struggle and feel burned when people leak their patreon stuff. Don’t be a hypocrite. If you share and promote AI art you’re not better than someone benefitting from someone else’s leak.