#the mediocrity machine

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"i don't support ai, i just use it because it's funny"

ai companies steal from fanfiction writers and artists' licensed work.

ai companies find loopholes in laws to steal copyrighted creations.

every time you use character ai, you're helping it get better so ai can one day produce work that could replace writers.

every time you use an image generator, you're feeding it your prompts and training it so it can replace artists.

ai companies seldom attempt to hide the fact that they're trying to replace artists.

techbros create ai models to replicate professional artists' styles so they can use it for forgery and identity theft (see sam yang's video on his experiences with this).

ai uses up ridiculous amounts of energy and water every single time they produce an image.

this all being said:

artists and writers are not overreacting. our work is in danger of being stolen just for posting it online and there's no way of opting out; our jobs are at stake. ai is part of our world now and we're willing to accept change, but ai should be fair, ethical, and an opt-in system. for fuck's sake, why do ai companies focus so much on reassuring that their music ais use royalty-free music, but the same companies shamelessly steal from artists and writers? the double standard is absolutely evil and it shows that they don't care if they're trampling on artists.

watch steven zapata's video about this and have some sympathy for us. boycott ai and the companies that promote it. i beg you. if you support ai or continue to use it to generate shit, then you should be fucking ashamed. "but i don't know how to draw" learn how. it's the most rewarding, satisfying hobby you'll ever have and anyone can learn. "but i wanna roleplay with ais" write a goddamn y/n fanfiction. that shit is so fun, just give it a try for once.

BE A CREATIVE PERSON INSTEAD OF RELYING ON UNETHICAL MACHINES TO CREATE YOUR FANTASIES. artists have been doing it for thousands of years. stop trampling all over us and telling us we're going to be irrelevant soon just before snapping at us to stop whining.

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Notes From The Edge Of A Lonely City

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