#collaborated

[ellipsus-writes]

We know many of you have seen NaNoWriMo's recent statements on generative AI...

Well, we have too—and that's why we've made the decision to retract our sponsorship of NaNo.

Your support and belief in human creativity, transparency and collaboration mean everything to us, and we're committed to staying true to that. Thank you all! 💙

You can read our full statement here.

The Ellipsus team xo

[ot3]

i dont like the idea that kids these days are doing their fandom rps with ai chatbots. that's how you're supposed to make lifelong friends as a weird really online teen.

[destinationtoast]

Toastystats: Happy anniversary, Goncharov fandom!

In honor of two years since Tumblr went nuts over Goncharov, I've archived my original stats and analyses (including discussion/stats about the prevalence of femslash in the fandom), and I've done some follow up analyses.

Click through to AO3 for more data and discussion, and for any clarifications/corrections.

[digitalcreationsllc]

Ukraine security services involved in hack of Russia’s largest private bank

Ukrainian hackers collaborated with the country’s security services, the SBU, to breach Russia’s largest private bank, a source within the department confirmed to Recorded Future News. Last week, two groups of pro-Ukrainian hackers, KibOrg and NLB, hacked into Alfa-Bank and claimed to obtain the data of more than 30 million customers, including their names, dates of birth, account numbers, and…

[irhabiya]

bombing a residential area in beirut that resulted in the killing of civilians including children and assassinating a political figure on foreign soil, definitely sounds like a measured response and not a gigantic escalation thanks israel

[fashion-runways]

JIMMY CHOO X SAILOR MOON Collaboration 2024 if you want to support this blog consider donating to: ko-fi.com/fashionrunways

[mellosdrawings]

Illu for the most recent chapter of Look Upon The Light in collab with @aria-faye

Go check it out if you haven't yet!

I just... like this illu... too much. I need more OB boys shenanigans. I need more of them bonding.

Best Idia I've ever drawn. Ultimate mood.

[bwitiye]

i go to the dog fight and see what dog mitski is betting on so i can bet on the other one

[shaveyoureyebrows]

Hey! Me and a bunch of other lovely trartists (trans artists) who are way cooler than me made a transwinter collab! We're all just hanging out eating hot choc and dreidling

FEATURING: @kaylasartwork @bubbleverseart @azulcrescent Aryn Ashton who isn't on tumblr @liddimothie @scottishkoifish @brooke2valley @skelotom (who also provided me with the model for her slimes) @beedok @nyxisart @ayviedoesthings @flovverbun @lycans-art-kingdom (it's hard to see but she is providing hot choc) @transpandaart (also @transpanda-1) @deadeyedfae with completely unrelated third party @wyldhavoc @squiretilde @prettiestplatypus @lynnsenpai @welldrawnfish (she is stuck in the tree someone get her down pls) @entroart (as well as Ignis) @lariumbreon and her alter Abyss @koalaphoenix @tresenellaart @darkmagenugget @iristhedarkwitch @nuggetofthesea (and their other alters, Aria, Mira, Chaos, Nova and Nero!) And some complete and utter moron named @shaveyoureyebrows

ALSO there's a Hidden Guy somewhere in the image you will never ever Find him

[ellipsus-writes]

Back when we started Ellipsus (it's been eighty-four years… or two, but it sure feels like forever), we encountered generative AI.

Immediately, we realized LLMs were the antithesis of creativity and community, and the threat they posed to genuine artistic expression and collaboration. (P.S.: we have a lot to say about it.)

Since then, writing tools—from big tech entities like Google Docs and Microsoft Word, to a host of smaller platforms and publishers—have rapidly integrated LLMs, looking to capitalize on the novelty of generative AI. Now, our tools are failing us, corrupted by data-scraping and hostile to users' consent and IP ownership.

The future of creative work requires a nuanced understanding of the challenges ahead, and a shared vision—writers for writers. We know we're stronger together. And in a rapidly changing world, we know that transparency is paramount.

So… some Ellipsus facts:

We will never include generative AI in Ellipsus.

We will never access your work without explicit consent, sell your data, or use your work for exploitative purposes.

We believe in the strength of creative communities and the stories they tell—and we want to foster a space in which writers can connect and tell their stories in freedom and safety—without compromise.

[beatriceportinari]

Toad, origami, one square sheet of paper

[inkskinned]

i got my isbn today for the book. 8 months to go. my mom and i were talking about what the next steps are. i was eating trail mix, standing on one foot, phone tucked into my ear.

"yeah," i said. "the problem is that tumblr as a market is like, not something that can be studied." there's this weird wave of nostalgia and affection for this place that came up over me: how lovely we avoid consumerism. okay, it sucks as a creator. but also? keep stickin' it to 'em.

my mother made the sound at the back of her throat that i also make, the one that means i've got an idea. "you should figure out some kind of reward for presale amounts. maybe you give out poems or a mug or a signed book or something. would your followers like that?" my mother is sweet, and kind, and i have no idea how to explain on this website you can buy someone crabs.

i put more m&ms down the hatch. i had to speak through peanuts and almonds. "if it passes 25 thousand i will print the book out in its entirety and eat it live on camera."

"oh god. no, you don't have to do that." she was anguished. "just tell them that you'd love them to read it, and that they've inspired you to write. you got started on that site, and they helped you keep going. raquel, you love these people. the community? you talk all the time about the other writers and artists and whatever else. tell them that you're hoping for their support, they'll come through."

"no," i assured her. i discovered i had dropped an m&m, but an ant had already found it, so it belonged to him now. i will let his little life have a surprise blue treasure in it, too. "i'm gonna fuckin' eat the book."

[mxmarsbars]

third time’s a charm!

[spase2axolotl]

How they met :]

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