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No Tolerance for GenAI
2 months ago
Just to let you all know, I do not have any tolerance for generated content. I just turned down several hundred dollars because I discovered that the commissioner was hosting AI content on their server. I'm damned serious about this. GenAI is a parasitic phenomena favored only by lazy parasites, and supporting it is an insult to me and to everyone who has put a pencil to paper, and it is suffocating our culture under a mountain of garbage and sucking the planet dry in the process. GenAI users and I are not friends and never will be. To make this clear going forward:
-No GenAI. Ever.
--Not working with or for anyone who supports generated content.
--No using it in any step of the creative process. Not even for "references."
--I see even a drollop of slop associated with you, you're blacklisted from commissioning me.
--I will and have turned down hundreds of dollars of commissions. I'm dead serious. You cannot buy me out.
--And since I keep seeing these whenever the topic comes up, do not leave one of those inane "I use AI for [task AI is demonstrably terrible for]" comments. It's been a few years now, and they haven't found a good use-case for it. It's worthless tech, just like blockchains, just like crypto, just like NFTs.
Also, side note, don't try to negotiate down my prices either. I am dirt cheap compared to other artists of my skill level and the price is based on the approximate time I'll spend making the picture at $20-an-hour, which is lower than what a real professional would charge. Trying to nickle and dime me will only cause your prices to go up if I have to put in that kind of paperwork, and make me really cross for asking.
-No GenAI. Ever.
--Not working with or for anyone who supports generated content.
--No using it in any step of the creative process. Not even for "references."
--I see even a drollop of slop associated with you, you're blacklisted from commissioning me.
--I will and have turned down hundreds of dollars of commissions. I'm dead serious. You cannot buy me out.
--And since I keep seeing these whenever the topic comes up, do not leave one of those inane "I use AI for [task AI is demonstrably terrible for]" comments. It's been a few years now, and they haven't found a good use-case for it. It's worthless tech, just like blockchains, just like crypto, just like NFTs.
Also, side note, don't try to negotiate down my prices either. I am dirt cheap compared to other artists of my skill level and the price is based on the approximate time I'll spend making the picture at $20-an-hour, which is lower than what a real professional would charge. Trying to nickle and dime me will only cause your prices to go up if I have to put in that kind of paperwork, and make me really cross for asking.
I just see that the direction of the world is more and more to a point where it is almost impossible to not use AI while still being active in the internet, willingly or not.
Oh, and since I generally try to be honest and there’s no point in denying it: You can add me to the blacklist for commissions. While I never would pay money to people using AI to generate their pictures, I did take part in some giveaways of one user that uses AI, since I still think that some of these pictures can be nice to look at.
I'll be damned before I use it as reference to an RP character....