Since this morning's post, artists have been writing in to say they've stopped sharing their work. That's the saddest part. (Comments are open to everyone on this one!)
I'm not an artist- but someone who LOVES looking at art, in ALL its forms/iterations! This is so sad to me- but necessary- until we find somehow a way to create an online community where work is protected technologically speaking... also, wanted to say- there are a few snail mail groups (worldwide from France- or interstate- or...)... I subscribe to a few and in return, I receive snail mail of small pieces of artwork, thoughts, feelings of the artist sometimes too. I cherish this alternative way to view art that I otherwise may not see due to the long distance of miles, etc. Something to think about/explore... old technology (HA! MAIL!) used in a new way...
As an artist who does not publish comics or any other art outside of SS at the moment , I’m so sorry for the AI bummshit y’all are having to put up with. I wonder if it will come for the rest of us ?
I've had my artwork stolen and such since pre-internet days but now, now the ai theft of art is on steroids and includes the theft of an artist's signature too. Before now I'd carried on despite thefts because I do my art for real humans. That connection between me, my art and real-world people was my lifeline. Now a junky-6 fingered-plagarism-bot can impersonate an artist down to their signature and, with a fraudulent flim-flam, thus interrupt the connection between a living artist and other living people and suck the life out of that relationship.
My question is: How do we living artist's and living audience's reconnect in ways that bypass the billionaires ai vacuum-everything-to-feed-their-greed machines? 🤔
Since reposting your article this morning, I contacted a lawyer that I've met who specializes in keeping track of the AI slop theft. I asked her for her opinion on making a website (since I have a web dev background might as well make us of it!) that offers a customizable boilerplate forms for filing copyright infringement and forgery lawsuits. Since we are dealing with a handful of AI companies, the information to gather on them as plaintiffs isn't that large of a task. The hard part is knowing where to file a claim or lawsuit. But still imagine if these AI goons get slapped with not just a few class-action suits but thousands of lawsuits! It might open their eyes, and hopefully their wallets, to then stop this damn illegal BS.
When the lawyer gets back to me, I'll let you know her response. In the meantime, while I already placed my Substack behind the "no AI" settings, I went further and set my work to go behind a pay wall after a few weeks. It's a hell of thing and makes person think that this might a great reason to return only putting my work in print mags (like the American Bystander) that's only available to subscribers.
I'm not an artist- but someone who LOVES looking at art, in ALL its forms/iterations! This is so sad to me- but necessary- until we find somehow a way to create an online community where work is protected technologically speaking... also, wanted to say- there are a few snail mail groups (worldwide from France- or interstate- or...)... I subscribe to a few and in return, I receive snail mail of small pieces of artwork, thoughts, feelings of the artist sometimes too. I cherish this alternative way to view art that I otherwise may not see due to the long distance of miles, etc. Something to think about/explore... old technology (HA! MAIL!) used in a new way...
Oh dear Morris… that sweet angel-dog🩵💕
As an artist who does not publish comics or any other art outside of SS at the moment , I’m so sorry for the AI bummshit y’all are having to put up with. I wonder if it will come for the rest of us ?
I've had my artwork stolen and such since pre-internet days but now, now the ai theft of art is on steroids and includes the theft of an artist's signature too. Before now I'd carried on despite thefts because I do my art for real humans. That connection between me, my art and real-world people was my lifeline. Now a junky-6 fingered-plagarism-bot can impersonate an artist down to their signature and, with a fraudulent flim-flam, thus interrupt the connection between a living artist and other living people and suck the life out of that relationship.
My question is: How do we living artist's and living audience's reconnect in ways that bypass the billionaires ai vacuum-everything-to-feed-their-greed machines? 🤔
Since reposting your article this morning, I contacted a lawyer that I've met who specializes in keeping track of the AI slop theft. I asked her for her opinion on making a website (since I have a web dev background might as well make us of it!) that offers a customizable boilerplate forms for filing copyright infringement and forgery lawsuits. Since we are dealing with a handful of AI companies, the information to gather on them as plaintiffs isn't that large of a task. The hard part is knowing where to file a claim or lawsuit. But still imagine if these AI goons get slapped with not just a few class-action suits but thousands of lawsuits! It might open their eyes, and hopefully their wallets, to then stop this damn illegal BS.
When the lawyer gets back to me, I'll let you know her response. In the meantime, while I already placed my Substack behind the "no AI" settings, I went further and set my work to go behind a pay wall after a few weeks. It's a hell of thing and makes person think that this might a great reason to return only putting my work in print mags (like the American Bystander) that's only available to subscribers.
It's not the worst idea... (Full circle)
I would be very interested to hear what your friend has to say. Please keep me updated.