I cannot believe this is what it took for a boycott to go more mainstream. Tell me more about how so many people have no respect for the environment or the artists who's work they gleefully consume.

"Am I a good e n t i t y ?"

Genuinely tho, I call my non-biney partner a good bean in the same way one would call someone a good boy/girl. Because they is. They is best bean~

Yeah, no. I understand the problems with intellectual property and copyright. Its not an issue at the core of my politics but I'm at least somewhat aware of it. That's not why people like me are pissed off over AI. We're justifiably disgusted that people are pressing a button to create amalgamations of other people's work. Work that, unlike whatever an LLM spits out, has had time, effort and humanity put into it. These people give a middle finger to anyone who creates, helping mega-corps kill the planet while they do it, and have the gall to consider the slop "art".

You're smoking some hard shit if you're coming into a leftist space defending the fascist project that is generative AI lmao

Until summer and then you want the heavy blanket because comfort but the heat makes it unbearable.

Yo can you provide a source? Not because it seems implausible, but because I'm really interested now lol

Vegan here. I've had soy chicken nuggets and they're actually really good. Soy is closest to chicken from the get-go so its the easiest thing for it to replicate, in my opinion.

So I have no idea what happened here, this looks foul. Wtf

Makes me so mad how many people in general will agree on the world's issues right up to the point I use the word "capitalism". Like, I know it sounds stupid, but the clue is literally in the name. What is taking you all so long?

So this person prompt injected to figure out which submissions were bots, found out, and instead of taking a firm stance against this practice they're gonna... try and "make use" of all the bot submissions... sighhhhh oh my fucking God how many more times am I going to see these similar brain dead arguments? I can't take it anymore.

You have got to be fucking kidding me.

God I love Happyroadkill's comics so much

Agreed. Also OP is the moderator of PeerTube .wtf which I recently moved away from on account of being told I should waste my time, energy, and (nonexistent) artistic ability creating artwork for someone who already decided to "generate" slop instead of commissioning an actual artist.

Edit: lol I'm stoopid I just realized that I might be the whole reason this post exists hahahaha

I do not want to behead a trans person for this purpose.

I am wondering this too. I'd never type it as one word, but that's just BC I think its grammatically incorrect.

It amazes me how people will go out of their way to defend "gen" AI and LLMs, especially on a decentralized platform that aims to divert power away from the wealthy and their proprietary platforms. Does the boot taste that good?

Idk if I'd call it mean spirited, but it sure was meant to be rude, yeah. Why should I respect someone who so blatantly disrespects me and my creative peers, and in such an obviously hypocritical way? I would never incite harassment against anyone, but I have no tolerance left for people who do anything less then shun this stuff. We've all had years to understand the harms "generative" AI causes, yet some people who run decentralized instances, heck, even those who create open source tools, continue to either turn a blind eye or be outright accepting of this shit.

I don't think it's productive to bash people either, but if I get a response as ignorant as the one I got from Meldrik, in 2026, it isn't my responsibility to be civil to someone who clearly does not care. At that point, all I can really muster is, "Wow. You're a dick." because anything else is a waste of my time.

Like that "stop it, get some help" meme but its just "good on you, continue to damage yourself"

This is so fucking precious oml

Assuming they are disabled, which a passerby like myself cannot be expected to know, that does not excuse the deliberate choice to use ethically unsound technology. It's especially true in this case, as even if a disability limits your potential as a visual artist, you'll gladly commission somebody if you have any respect for the craft. I know this because I too have such a disability, and it hurts. It hurts knowing I might forever depend on the hands of others to bring some of my ideas to life, but you know what? That only strengthens my appreciation of visual artists and their work. I'd rather commission a talented artist to mix my silly brainwaves with their personal flourishes and create something meaningful, ten times over, then throw some words at an industrialized theft machine to get soulless slop.

My friend did the same thing and didn't get why I wouldn't tolerate it, even tho he wrote the lyrics. Also, this is coming from someone who LOVES pitch correction as an effect. I adore synth pop and digitally perfected vocals as a choice.

Even if that were true, which it isn't, there are plenty of other reasons to scrutinize any use of "generative" AI.