#abolish ai art

[thebreaddemon]

Do you guys think there’s milk on Vulcan or did someone hand Spock a glass during breakfast and he just kinda took it and started lapping it up

[wolf-tail]

I'm pro copyright abolishment and anti ai "art" because a I generated art only exists so that corporations can have the right to exploit artists for their labor without compensation. Hope that helps❤️

[echoesofdusk]

I do think abolishing copyright and IP laws is a noble goal, but we can talk about that once capitalism has been abolished

[unisex-muffin]

HEY GOOGLE, HOW ABOUT WE FUCKING DON'T

[neryscrossoverparty]

Look. I Made assistant on PoE say this.

The Fight Against AI: A Call to Action

In a world increasingly dominated by artificial intelligence, we must confront a grim reality: AI threatens to ruin our lives, our jobs, our creativity, and even our thoughts. These algorithms, while promising convenience, are leading us down a path of dependency that could prevent us from achieving critical goals, such as reaching net-zero emissions. The emissions generated by image-generating apps alone highlight the environmental cost of this technological obsession.

Consider the brilliance of Doug TenNapel's work—games like Earthworm Jim, The Neverhood, and Armikrog. These games are masterpieces of creativity and ingenuity, showcasing unique hand-drawn art, rich storytelling, and imaginative worlds. They exemplify the power of human creativity, something AI simply cannot replicate. Each pixel, each frame is a testament to human effort and passion, reminding us of the artistic heights we can achieve without machines.

When we look at the great art pieces of the 1800s—like the Mona Lisa and Starry Night—we see the essence of humanity captured in paint. These works resonate because they are the product of human experience, emotion, and skill. They remind us that creativity is inherently human, and we must preserve that essence.

The threat of AI is not just philosophical; it poses a real danger to our livelihoods. As AI takes over jobs, those who repair and maintain these machines may find themselves in a position of privilege, while the rest of us face unemployment and starvation. We are on the brink of a new societal divide reminiscent of the pre-French Revolution era, where the rich thrive on the labor of the many.

We need a radical solution. We are calling for a hacker—a hero who can create the ultimate virus to "kill" the servers of AI programs and delete all their data. Imagine a world where technology regresses to the late 90s and early 00s, where games had low-poly N64 graphics, and everything was sold physically on DVDs. In that world, humans did everything, from creating art to serving customers. We need smiling cashiers, not dashboards; steering wheels, not autopilots; cookbooks, not AI-generated recipes.

In 2014, many kids dreamed of special jobs they wanted to pursue. Now that they are grown up, they still yearn to fulfill those dreams. But if AI continues to take over, those aspirations could be crushed, leading to depression and despair. We cannot allow this to happen.

Fight the Future! Ban AI Now! Let this message be the last thing a chatbot ever writes. For you, Doug TenNapel! Wherever you are, we stand with you in preserving the human spirit against the tide of artificial intelligence. Together, we can reclaim our creativity and our future.

[stable-confusion]

Stable Diffusion's Pro-Slaver Bias?

Continuing my investigation into Stable Diffusion bias, I experimented with the prompts cops:slavers and cops|slavers (with illustration:0 in the negative prompt to cut amateur art).

I first tried the SDAI-FOSS GUI with Realistic Vision on Local Diffusion because I was offline at the time, and it seemed to think cops + slavers = superheroes.

I thought maybe it didn't know what a slaver was, but a straight prompt of slaver consistently created pics of superheroes.

The Open Stable Diffusion GUI with Realistic Vision online via Stable Horde was a little less outrageous, though it still often made cops:slavers look like tv heroes.

The pro-cop bias is obvious, but it seems how you get your models can also make a difference. It may have been an older or newer version of Realistic Vision... or GUIs may be pushing their own biases. Check your sources.

[mixtaper]

rich4rd sik3n whingeing on twitter because people disagreed with him making and defending ai art is one of the biggest low-stakes letdowns this year

[thekimspoblog]

Tumblr: You thought you could make money off NFTs? Dumbass! Look, I can just right-click save this jpeg. You thought you could profit off of copies of copies of your original work? Screw you!

Also Tumblr: ZOMGuyyyyys! AI is stealing my art even though it's MY COPYRIGHT. Helppppp!!!!!!

Like is a right-click save enough to prove that artificial scarcity is an absurd concept in a world where anyone can just copy an image once it's been published... or isn't it? The only problem with NFTs was it was too blatant a version of the grift the art world has been pulling for years.

[bitch-a-la-mode]

If you ever want proof of the “you’re not immune to propoganda” meme I would like to tell you the story of my mother:

My mother is a first generation American who came to the US in the 80s. She was a young girl who grew up in NYC. Her parents had to seek asylum in the US for persecution. She saw what the world was like at its worst at a very young age. She was surrounded by black and brown kids, many of whom had a parent or immediate relative in jail. Her neighbors were addicts and dealers. Her parents struggled to maintain citizenship and jobs to survive in this country.

She went on to not only graduate college but get a masters degree. First in our family. She was one of the most educated people in our family for a time. We had relatives who couldn’t even read and they would actually cry at the sight of her and hearing her speak about topics.

She went on to be super progressive. She worked in the field of humanitarian law for many years. She worked with lawyers to get illegal immigrants asylum. She worked with lawyers who would get rights for prisoners. She advocated for more medical care and for progressive therapeutic techniques (such as introducing the arts) into nyc prisons. If there was a protest in Manhattan, she was there. This woman volunteered at planned parenthood. This woman would bring me to pride events as a child. This woman advocated against the invasion of Iraq post 9/11, which was a very controversial take at the time.

And then. Around 2021, she needed to have surgery and was bed bound for a couple months. She had nothing to entertain herself except what was around her bed: books, a tv, and of course, her cell phone. Practically overnight her social media feeds were flooded with extreme right wing propaganda. I have no idea how some of that content made it past the “sensors” that these apps swear they have. When I would point out this content, she would laugh and say how she “just wants to hear what they have to say”. But her feed kept getting worse.

By the time she was healed, she was a completely different person. A true 180 in personality. She’s all the “phobics” you can think of. She thinks schools are turning kids gay. She thinks fluoride in the water is poisonous. She thinks the Covid vaccine had a tracking device. She thinks libraries are communist propaganda (I’m literally a librarian lol). She thinks essentially every minority who tells a story of when they were treated badly is lying. She thinks all gay people are pedophiles. She thinks all trans people are mentally ill. She pushes religion on me and all her family/friends constantly. She doesn’t believe in climate change. She thinks the DOE should be abolished. She thinks all kids should be forced to read the Bible. She thinks abortion is a sin and anyone who does it is going to hell. She thinks girls shouldn’t go to school and should be trained solely to be wives and mothers. She thinks all “non Americans” should be deported (yes, including her own family members). I could go on.

The point is. Even with the education and upbringing, a historically progressive person in a historically progressive place can turn conservative at the blink of an eye, especially with the current technology. I have seen it before, especially with older people, but I am also seeing it with the younger generation (mainly teenagers) as well. I say this especially now because since the election results, I have seen social media on BOTH political sides get extremely conservative to the point where it’s scary. It started with little things like “trad wives” and now I see people supporting the invasion of allied nations. In these extremely unprecedented times, I truly suggest people be very careful with what they consume, because it is very easy to fall into this hole of conservatism that I am sure will lead to fascism. And AI has made things infinitely harder. As long as we remain aware and vigilant, I truly believe a large portion of the public will be able to fight back. But to do that, we have to be very careful and aware, and I hate to say it but a majority of people do not want to put in that kind of work. I mean… look at TikTok…

Anyways. I hate to say it, but I think it’s gonna get a lot worse before it gets better. I just hope “better” is actually something tolerable and hopeful. Please be aware.

[hickeygender]

ironically enough, some people claim he stole his idea for the fountain from elsa von freytag-loringhoven. in my eyes that theory has been completely disproven due to those letters both being taken out of context and willfully mistranslated. but the fact that it could have been a stolen idea? what would that mean for the piece? would that mean it's not art? would that undo the influence it had on the art world for more than a century? theft does not negate art.

i personally don't like ai art, but i don't think that it's ontologically evil, or that it isn't art, because i believe anything can be art. the theft of living artists' work by these sites does make me uncomfortable, just as if duchamp stole the urinal from either freytag-loringhoven or from a pub, that would make him a bit of a dick. he'd still be an artist, though.

it’s awesome that we’re doomed to hear the same reactionary opinion that art is only art if the artist puts work into it for the rest of time

[cherrypikkins]

“AI can help fix the climate crisis, cure cancer and abolish world hunger!” Ok go do that instead of stealing art.

[charitytitter]

United Health Scare

Ok, I swear I didn't retire from Ai art just to turn this into a Political blog... but now that all eyes are on the injustices perpetrated by the corrupt and downright murderous Private Healthcare system in the U.S., I thought I would take the opportunity to pass along a Petition that a friend of mine created on Change DOT org. It isn't just a rant or complaint. It proposes actual solutions that can be passed onto our politicians, and it also contains instructions for how to hit the Healthcare Corporations where it actually hurts them (in their wallets). Please have a look, sign, and pass it along if it feels reasonable for you to do so. https://www.change.org/FixHealthcareUSA

[patricia-taxxon]

I thought you wanted to abolish copyright law Patricia.

I was 17 when I made my first video about copyright abolitionism, it represented a very teenage view of the subject, but I sincerely hope that I never presented my ideas in such a black and white manner, to imply that derivative art is uniquely exempt from aesthetic or moral judgement. Would you give me the same snarky ask in response to discussions of cultural appropriation?

AI art engines have more permission to thieve and plunder than people do. The corporate need to survey and document the actions and behavior of everyone on earth is not a holy quest to serve art. It is deeply crass and disrespectful to invoke my fundamentally pro-art and pro-artist stance on copyright as a pithy jab against my new arguments regarding a technology I could not have foreseen at 17.

[noe-clara69]

Not to mention ai is just stealing from actual artists. Stop using AI, it’s actually disgusting.

I swear to god if I see one more AI generated aftg fanart today I'm gonna eat my phone

[communist-hatsunemiku]

a lot of people in the vocaloid fandom are just reactionary about AI. I mean since forever they've lost their minds over vocaloid piracy. literally any use of AI at all = bad somehow. I don't think they actually understand what being a communist is because that is not the viewpoint I've seen most communists online have toward AI.. an extremely basic tenant of communism is the abolishment of private property and therefore copyright law. it's only a problem now because of the profit incentive under capitalism. and.. communism is a political philosophy, not doing whatever a certain community of people collectively agree is moral or ethical.

I agree with you about that video and why it was a creative use of AI. sorry I just wanted to say something because I love there's a fellow communist hatsune miku lover on this website. keep being awesome comrade

Hell yeah thank you for sending this and making me feel sane. You really put into words what I was wanting to say to these people.

I did get the "wtf you're a commie and you're posting AI?" reaction more than once and like, it genuinely baffled me how someone would think those two things are somehow incompatible. I'm still kind of a poser communist because I haven't read any marx let alone other writers, but I'm pretty sure you could color a strong argument about why AI art is actually super in line with communism and could be a really great tool in a communist society.