Please, stop taking advice from these systems. They just make stuff up. Sometimes it might seem to give you an answer to what you think you’re looking for, but it’s just a probable guess that’s sometimes right. If that doesn’t make sense, here’s a GREAT example… www.instagram.com/reel/DYyBoHg...

To the “it’s inevitable” crowd, you might not realize it yet - but you actually sound just like this. 😂😂😂 Really, JUST like this… youtube.com/shorts/1jE8g...

There is a bill in California that would allow creators to look under the hood of AI training datasets to see if their work was being used, but it needs your support - please sign this petition, it’ll take you 2 minutes: tinyurl.com/4uxbp963 (video credit hitrecordjoe on IG) 1/

The only way for this AI "competitor" to function is by taking a bunch of work off the internet without consent. A bill in California would force transparency in their dataset. Want to help it pass? Please sign this petition in support, it'll take you 2 minutes: tinyurl.com/4uxbp963 1/

THIS MONDAY (6/8) - STAND UP TO BIG TECH IN SACRAMENTO - BE THERE!!! THIS MONDAY (6/8) 3pm (or when the legislature adjourns), Capitol Annex Swing Space, 1021 O Street - Rm. 2100, Sacramento, CA. Please RSVP in case the schedule or room changes. RSVP here ... docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Open AI doesn't want to be transparent about what's in their AI training datasets - this bill would force them. If that sounds good, we REALLY NEED YOUR HELP! Please sign this petition in support of the bill, it'll take you 2 minutes: tinyurl.com/4uxbp963 1/

We have until 10am PST Monday TODAY (6/1) to get those final signatures in for the petition ... SHAKE THE TREES FOR SIGNATURES - LAST CALL! LET'S GET THIS!!!! #AB412 actionnetwork.org/petitions/le...

"Faster, more efficient" = cutting artists and animators "3rd party video models w/ a proprietary model portfolio" = we won't tell you what data we trained off of (likely stolen) A bill in Cali would force AI transparency, but it needs YOUR help! Please sign this petition tinyurl.com/4uxbp963 1/

What the hell #SDCC - really??? Isn’t your mission to help uplift comics and artists to the general public? This is outrageous and shameful. Normalizing an industry that only exists because of theft from copyrighted works. BOOOOO! #ComicCon2026

SHOW UP TO TESTIFY MONDAY! (12/08/2025) Stanford Paul Brest Hall - 10am RSVP here: bit.ly/44lRMsX #CreateDontScrape #SupportHumanArtists #AB412 #March2Testify

SHOW UP TO TESTIFY MONDAY! (12/08/2025) Stanford Paul Brest Hall - 10am Join us here: March2Testify.org #CreateDontScrape #SupportHumanArtists #AB412 #March2Testify #CAAB412

SHOW UP TO TESTIFY MONDAY! (12/08/2025) Stanford Paul Brest Hall - 10am RSVP here: bit.ly/44lRMsX #CreateDontScrape #SupportHumanArtists #AB412 #March2Testify

THIS IS AN ALL-HANDS-ON-DECK MOMENT!!! SHOW UP!!! SPEAK OUT ON 12/08/2025 !!! #CreateDontScrape #SuppprtHumanArtists RSVP here: bit.ly/44lRMsX

1 of 2… A little more than a year ago I had the pleasure of being on a panel w/Karla, Ben, Jon, Reid & Mia to talk about the fight against GenAI. #LightBox just posted the video their channel, check it out here… #TheFutureIsHuman #CreateDontScrape #SupportHumanArtists youtu.be/O6MywwVoCCc?...

California Writers we need you! AI companies won’t tell us what books they trained on. AB-412 would change that. Bay Area authors: show up at Stanford Dec. 8 @ 10am and tell lawmakers why transparency matters. #AuthorsGuild #AB412

The @authorsguild.org reminds Bay Area authors: WE NEED YOU. A special hearing on the AI Copyright Transparency Act (AB-412) is Dec. 8 at Stanford. Show up. Be counted. Tell lawmakers how AI impacts your writing life. 📍 Stanford University, Paul Brest Hall, 10am ✍️ 15-sec public comments! #AB412

The hearing is being held in the heart of Silicon Valley and we need you to SHOW UP! #AB412 received overwhelming support. Because countless groups & individuals spoke up, we now have a special legislative hearing to keep moving the ball forward for this bill. RSVP today: bit.ly/44lRMsX

That’s right @kortizart.bsky.social ! We need ALL HANDS ON DECK for this! Artists & Creators - let your voices be heard on 12/08/25!!!

#AB412 received overwhelming support. Bcuz countless orgs & individuals spoke up, we secured a special legislative hearing to keep moving the ball forward for this bill. Hearing is being held in the heart of Silicon Valley, SHOW UP! RSVP here: bit.ly/44lRMsX #CreateDontScrape #SupportHumanArtists

#AB412 received overwhelming support. Because countless orgs & individuals spoke up, we secured a special legislative hearing to keep moving the ball forward for this bill. Hearing is being held in the heart of Silicon Valley, SHOW UP! We need EVERYONE there #CreateDontScrape #SupportHumanArtists

Mark your calendars THIS FRIDAY (10/24) 2:30pm at Lightbox. Myself, Karla Ortiz, & Ben Zhao will be discussing new tools/updates re: combating GenAI legislatively, as well as in court & new tools. We’re making progress. Banding together we can & are combating theft of creative works from so many.

IT’S THEFT - PURE & SIMPLE www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Thank you @jackohman.bsky.social for the excellent column in the SF Chronicle about this! #SupportHumanArtists #NoAI #AB412 Also, don’t forget to sign our petition in support of @bauerkahan.bsky.social’s AI Copyright Transparency Act (link to follow). www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

New on the Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 newsletter: A bit of historical context for the past week's news that, gee, "AI" isn't all it's cracked up to be buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch... w/@alexhanna.bsky.social and @deccamuldowney.bsky.social

Why people are still using Zoom’s AI that they can then sell to data vendors, is totally beyond me. Do people STILL not read the Terms of Service for these things??? If you have to use Zoom - seriously DO NOT use their AI …

They should call this what it really is - putting a corporate spy into your kids bedroom. No thanks. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/a...

Bravo Daniel Kwan - yes, it is ABSOLUTELY going to take all of us holding hands and working together! #SupportHumanArtists www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Friends (esp if you live in CA) we REALLY need signatures on this petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act. TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets! Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963

1/7 This is Showrunner AI, a startup that just a few weeks ago got Amazon funding to become the “Netflix of AI” as reported by Forbes, Business Insider, NBC News and so on. Frustratingly, no news outlets asked or researched the data used by Showrunner. Well after some digging here’s it is👇

That's right, singers! The Network Television Code has increased payments for singers that multi-track or sweeten three times or more in a session. Now you just need to VOTE to lock in this gain! Get more info at sagaftra.org/netcode2025.

Attention Artists - if you have the ability to put a robots.txt block on your website - you absolutely should! More people need to do this, but unfortunately not everyone has the ability to do it. Here’s an excellent study from UCSD (it’s a very quick, MUST READ) !!!

Hell yea! Good to see Japanase media fight back ! www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08...

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In 2009, Peter Thiel wrote that the 1920s were "the last decade in American history during which one could be genuinely optimistic about politics." Why? Because of "the vast increase in welfare beneficiaries and the extension of the franchise to women." 👉 www.cato-unbound.org/2009/04/13/p...

Pumpkin spice latte cake, anyone? Fall girls, your time is soon. nyti.ms/3JoQWnz

I approve of this pro-worker, pro-property rights, pro-identity rights, pro-privacy stance - Democrats are the party of the people! So - Let’s stand with them! Tech is passe, the future is human!

Oh the crocodile tears of thieves who might face legal consequences. “But our company might go down!” Well you shouldn’t have felt entitled to profit off works you do not own, and built your entire business off this racket 🤷🏻‍♀️ Also missing from this article- arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Facing My Daemons I hate AI. Nearly 3 years ago when AI came out, I was scheduled to do a book cover for a major author, and they canceled with me and I checked their page and they had AI that they were using prompted in my style. I broke down in a parking lot in tears.

🚨CALL TO ACTION:🚨 TELL CA LEGISLATORS YOU CARE ABOUT AI TRANSPARENCY FOR RIGHTS HOLDERS - WEIGH IN TO SUPPORT AB412 - RIGHT NOW! You may have seen this link going around... What you might not realize is, this ISN'T just another petition that does nothing. SIGN IT/SHARE IT RIGHT NOW bit.ly/46hu5E4

Correction, this is ep 59!

Let’s fucking go, people!

“Tech companies have every incentive to encourage this confusion. Anthropomorphism serves a dual purpose: it makes products seem more sophisticated than they are while simultaneously providing plausible deniability when things go wrong. Why correct misunderstandings that work in your favor?”

We have the right to know how, where & when our works are used - we need the AI Copyright Transparency Act NOW! Sign our petition in SUPPORT of #AB412 You may have already sent a letter before, we need you to sign/share this one with EVERYONE! Here’s the link: actionnetwork.org/petitions/le...

An excellent article breaking down the class settlement for anthropic - legit damages, to be awarded here! The takeaway - NOPE - YOU DON’T GET TO STEAL!!!

OMG !!!😱 FINALLY! FINALLY! After 3 years of screaming about the theft of everyone’s works from the top of all of our lungs… a hearing in the Senate Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Crime - MUST WATCH !!!! (90 minute hearing starts at 18:55) #SupportHumanArtists www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-ac...

Now that more websites block AI crawlers, unscrupulous AI companies are now paying non-AI Browser Extension developers to add malware, that scrapes and sends website data to AI companies. They piggyback off of real users visiting websites to grab the site data.