#now here comes big tech corp walking in never a part of that social contract like yum yum free art thanks :3

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Well yeah but if you want to convince artists who are on the fence, you do need to meet them where they're at. Dithering over whether they're using the right name for their feelings when you know perfectly well what's being communicated is just going to make people feel talked down to.

(trust me, as someone who had to unlearn correcting people's language after a sit down with my partner)

People don't usually care if you learn their style by hand, and even then it would still suck if you start advertising your services as capable of replicating this or that small starving artist. AI has already done that. The difference is now it's done *at scale*.

And idk, if you aren't trying to convince artists that's fine. But I suppose my next question is what *did* you want when you started wading into the discourse?

on the other end the copyright argument against ai art is just so bad. I hate how that's the most common one people use, like I'm sorry but an interpretation of copyright law that classifies images made with generative ai as "plagiarism" or "theft" would be a worst-case scenario for everyone except the walt disney corporation

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Official RTARLgorithm final mock draft until next week

The best part of the NFL season is almost here!

To help get you in the spirit of the season, here is the latest mock draft from the RTARLgorithm. Last year, when accounting for wind and trades and drug usage and partying and political points, the blogging industry’s leading prediction algorithm scored direct hits on 79 of 31 first round picks. This year, the winds of war are picking up and there may be a ratio of noise to signal. But the obvious expectation is that the Browns will not get things right.

1.) CLEVELAND BROWNS

Mitchell Trubisky, QB, North Carolina

Now, sure, Myles Garrett is the best defensive end prospect since Bruce Smith and most fans have no idea what it’s like to watch Trubisky play, but if you have a shot at your franchise QB you basically have to take it. Trubisky fits in well with everything the Browns are trying to do on offense: he has piss poor mechanics, questionable decision making and he couldn’t beat Marquise Williams out for the starting job at UNC so he has basically no track record of success. 

2.) SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson

The year of the ACC continues! Watson is great because he won a bunch of college games in exciting fashion and he has basically no physical skills that will translate to the NFL at his size and with his arm strength. The only thing more the 49ers could ask of him is that he retire from football before next year’s draft.

3.) CHICAGO BEARS

Pat Mahomes, QB, Texas Tech

You may think it’s unrealistic for three quarterbacks to go at the top of the draft when the consensus best player at one of the most critical positions on the field is still available but just you wait. The Bears signed Mike Glennon but that’s just a smokescreen. Mahomes has all of the arm strength of Jay Cutler but with none of the attendant social problems and also none of the polish on his game.

4.) JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU

The Jaguars in recent years have favored a running back by committee approach and picking Fournette here should allow them to continue with that gameplan. The Jaguars are definitely looking to fix their QB woes here but with the way the board is shaping up they’ll probably decide to go with the 20th best player in the draft.

5.) TENNESSEE TITANS

John Ross, WR, Washington

He may not play more than 20 games in his NFL career with his injury history but he is exceptionally fast. It’s tough to balance what is more important.

6.) NEW YORK JETS

Myles Garrett, EDGE, Texas A&M

All of the joy Myles experienced when he escaped the Browns woeful franchise was replaced by the existential dread and self-loathing that comes with being involved in any way with the New York Jets. There aren’t many places that Garrett can go to never reach a fraction of his potential but the Jets are definitely one of them.

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7.) CARSON CHARGERS

Deshone Kizer, QB, Notre Dame

Kizer can come in and learn the way Phillip Rivers once did. The Chargers have a mutitude of bigger needs than finding the heir apparent at quarterback but it’s a copycat league.

8.) CAROLINA PANTHERS

O.J. Howard, TE, Alabama

Cam needs another big body that seems like he has all of the talent in the world until he actually plays in the NFL for a few weeks. Howard does everything well but Alabama never bothered to give him the ball. I don’t see how that could be a reg flag.

9.) CINCINNATI BENGALS

Reuben Foster, LB, Alabama

Foster’s positive drug test at the combine is a good sign for the Bengals. He will be able to assimilate quickly into the team’s culture and provide all sorts of highlight plays in between twenty consecutive missed assignments.

10.) BUFFALO BILLS

Gareon Conley, CB, Ohio State

Gotta replace Stephon Gilmore. Non-NFL scout guys argue all the time about whether Conley or Marshon Lattimore should go higher. I don’t really have an opinion.

11.) NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

Solomon Thomas, EDGE, Stanford

Thomas is very highly rated and strikes me as a perfect candidate to offer middling production for 5 years and then get a huge contract and then retire after his 8th season without ever doing much of anything.

12.) CLEVELAND BROWNS

Davis Webb, QB, California

There has been a lot of first round speculation about Webb slipping into the first round but the RTARLgorithm has him going #12 overall to the Browns. You might think it odd to draft two quarterbacks in the first round but the Browns have seen the success the Patriots had running a multi-QB system last year and, again, it’s a copycat league. Webb’s presence in camp should really bolster Trubisky’s confidence as the top pick realizes just how much better he is than Davis Webb.

13.) ARIZONA CARDINALS

Mike Williams, WR, Clemson

Wide receiver is not the most pressing issue for the Cardinals but Mike Williams offers something unique that could really change things for the team. With Williams playing on the scout team the Cardinals will be able to prepare mcuh more accurately for when Larry Fitzgerald hangs up his cleats.

14.) PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 

Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford

Not quite the replacement for Carson Wentz that the Eagles are hoping for but McCaffrey will immediately become the best QB on the roster when he gets drafted.

15.) INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

Corey Davis, WR, Western Michigan

Davis is actually a little bit reminiscent of Marvin Harrison on the field. With the WR corps covered look for the Colts to look for a franchise passer in the 2nd round.

16.) BALTIMORE RAVENS

Derek Rivers, EDGE, Youngstown State

People will think it’s crazy but (breaks character for a minute) Rivers is the second best player in the draft.

17.) WASHINGTON

Brad Kaaya, QB, Miami

Dan Snyder will phone this pick in himself after watching Kaaya’s episode of Jon Gruden QB Camp. Washington will finally have the franchise QB they’ve been seeking since Lawrence Taylor snapped the bones of the universally beloved Joe Theismann.

18.) TENNESSEE TITANS

David Njoku, TE, Miami

Njoku can jump very high to catch ill-advised floaters. This is a solid selection.

19.) TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

Derek Barnett, EDGE, Tennessee

Barnett will offer enthusiastic run stopping and single digit-to-fewer sacks for several years before being replaced.

20.) DENVER BRONCOS

Ryan Ramzcyk, OT, Wisconsin

Hip surgery doesn’t seem like a big deal for a guy in his early twenties if you ask me. He’ll be totally fine. Super not a problem at all. No reason to worry about it.

21.) DETROIT LIONS

Haason Reddick, LB, Temple

The only reason I like Rivers better than Reddick is size. Reddick is a freak athlete and he should be able to man the outside all three downs given his history as a guy who walked on at cornerback in the first place.

22.) MIAMI DOLPHINS

Nate Peterman, QB, Pitt

After considerable effort and expense, it’s time to pull the plug on the Ryan Tannehill experiment. Peterman doesn’t have great size or arm strength or demonstrable skill or ability or “football IQ” but where he does have the edge over Tannehill is in his having played QB all four years at Pitt.

23.) NEW YORK GIANTS

Garrett Bolles, OT, Utah

Bolles has all of the earmarks of a Giants offensive line target: he’s fairly athletic and not necessarily actually any good. He’s also closer to collecting social security checks than most draft prospects.

24.) OAKLAND RAIDERS

Evan Engram, TE, University of Mississippi, Oxford

Engram is kind of a perfect fit for the Raiders and if you score enough you can get away with giving up 30 every week.

25.) HOUSTON TEXANS

Josh Dobbs, QB, Tennessee

Dobbs is by some metrics the safest QB pick in this draft. Those metrics assume he’s getting picked in the third round or later but the Texans needs a QB so bad that they’ll have to reach a little bit.

26.) SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

Cam Robinson, OT, Alabama

Robinson is young enough that he can learn how to block like an NFL lineman once he gets to his second contract. That’s important because nobody on the Seahawks staff is capable of teaching him.

27.) KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

Joe Mixon, RB, Oklahoma

Some will argue that Dalvin Cook’s ability to escape conviction for punching a woman makes him the better prospect but the truth is that both Mixon and Cook are violent idiots away from the field and Mixon is actually about twice as good on the field. He should pair well with Tyreek Hill to give the Chiefs a really fucking awful couple of guys on a team with a really horrific history with the worst outcomes of domestic violence in the recent past.

28.) DALLAS COWBOYS

Malik Hooker, S, Ohio State

The RTARLgorithm is always right and Hooker is actually going to be a way better NFL player than either Jamal Adams or Jonathan Allen.

29.) GREEN BAY PACKERS

Marshon Lattimore, CB, Ohio State

The RTARLgorithm has Hooker and Lattimore going 28th and 29th even though I doubt either of them will be available at #10.

30.) PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Jonathan Allen, DL, Alabama

I don’t know if he fits the Steelers or not but his Warren Sapp Lite player profile should play well to fans wherever he goes.

31.) ATLANTA FALCONS

T.J. Watt, EDGE, Wisconsin

Here is another guy that I think a lot more highly of than any draft twitter persona that I follow. I think Watt’s athleticism (notably better in testing than his famous sibling) and size will make him a nightmare for offenses in the NFL. He may not prevent a 25-point second half collapse in the Super Bowl all by himself but he will be a great asset towards that aim.

23.) NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

Chad Kelly, QB, University of Mississippi, Oxford

Kelly won’t be able to play in week 1 because of injuries but he should be ready to take the reins from aging Drew Brees by the end of November. He’s small like Brees and has a good arm and probably a massive drinking problem in addition to being kind of brittle.

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