@samdoesarts.bsky.social has made a video on the forced AI up-scaling that Youtube does on people's shorts and it (not so surprisingly) doesn't translate well when it comes to people's art. #artists #artsky

It’s my birthday! 🎉 May I be so bold as to ask to share my art? Below I’m going to drop some links (ko-fi tip jar, portrait commissions, contact for freelance) as all kinds of support are incredibly appreciated in these trying times! 💖

“Authors have until the end of August to opt out of the licensing agreement. If they do not, their work will be used to help train AI models.”

Folks often ask if we can do anything to protect authors and writers. I have been indeed working on it, and this is recent news on our case. Bartz vs Anthropic is now the first case certified as class action. The ramifications are significant. See below. chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/07/17/a...

Someone just offered to license our entire back catalog of issues for "AI" training. No way in hell. Not gonna happen. No means no. Don't come back. Don't even look this way. Seriously. We don't want you here.

Update thread #3: Lightbox and Comic-con Thanks to a pretty cool friend connected to the art world, I'm going to be attending San Diego comic-con this year. First time in more than a decade. I'll also be participating on a SDCC panel (Owned: Comics Copyright & the Public Domain, Friday 1pm, Rm 11)

Update thread #2. Hemlock One thing we worked on is a different tool to complement Nightshade. We discovered a new attack on diffusion models that is more generalizable than Nightshade. It targets an entirely different part of AI training pipeline, basically making AI models poison themselves.

Hey all. Sorry for a relatively long quiet period. A lot has been going on in 2025 and keeping us busy. Aside from the day job of research, there has been a lot of work with a few legal cases, and in recent months, much work writing and advocating for AI transparency laws. Time for an update.

We gotta get back to calling our representatives tomorrow with 5calls.org, for this and everything else that’s happening right now 💀 Because it cleared hurdles, yes, but support for this is shaky (even for some Republicans) and with enough continued outrage we CAN sink this ridiculous proposal!

🙀Have we reached AGI?? 🙀 💛 Really grateful to @financialtimes.com and the incredible journalist @melissahei.bsky.social, who gave me space to talk about “AGI” (vs AI, vs ML) and where we’re headed. Link here!! www.ft.com/content/7089...

Last month AI crawlers generated 90% of my site's traffic, forcing me to pay penalties Problem solved after moving nameservers to Cloudflare+turning on AI crawler blocking. Site monthly outbound data back to ~40GB per month, down from 800GB (!!) No impact on human visitors

Quick informational update. Webglaze was dealing with some intermittent network issues in the last few days. Yesterday our dept mail server was acting up, and webglaze outgoing emails with results were blocked. I've been told that is now fixed and queued messages should be sent out already.

Saw an interesting article yesterday, reporting on the beginnings of a wave of regret for companies that try to replace human workers with AI. Filed under "No kidding, you don't say!! 🤦" futurism.com/klarna-opena...

[1] Hidden language in @HouseCommerce budget bill would strip states from the ability to regulate AI systems. CA has long led on tech oversight and this would silence our ability to protect people from the technology harms they face every day...

Folks call your Senators now!! A ban on any state laws on GenAi for 10 YEARS is gonna do unthinkable harm! For those of you wondering what to say here are two posts you can use to build your own script (use alt script to cut and paste) Need to find your representatives? Here you go: 5calls.org

Respectfully. If I see any generative AI in a videogame even if it's just one asset, well acclaimed or just getting kickstarted, then unfortunately no, they're not getting my time or my money. Solidarity with creatives means maintaining that integrity no matter what. Our work is not a freeforall

Did you call your US Senators/Congressional Reps yet? The vote is happening this week, if not today. Tell them to kill the AI regulation ban in the Budget Reconciliation Bill. Tell them how this will harm you, it is bigger than just the creative industries, it affects EVERY SINGLE PERSON directly!

Call your representatives! Tell them just yesterday (R) Congressman Guthrie added a new text to the Budget Reconciliation bill to BAN GenAi regulation in the states for 10 years! Hell, point them to the specific section: TITLE IV—ENERGY AND COMMERCE (Part II: AI section, (c) moratorium)

Good lord just what the hell is up today. A potential ban on any regulation for AI for the next 10 years? This includes good bills like AB 412 of legislation protecting folks from Deepfakes! Wtf?! Call your congressmen and women asap to tell them to take this down! www.404media.co/republicans-...

applying for jobs again

Send this to your friends and enemies that use generative AI.

How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia? Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵

This video is absolutely fantastic, breaks down every single nonsense argument on GenAi made by GenAi advocates, and does so in such a succinct way! Plus its always a joy to watch people work on their craft! Watch asap because it’s spot on! youtu.be/1L3DaREo1sQ?...

Hey all. Just recovered from a nasty flu that lasted nearly a week. Going to swing by ECCC25 later today and all weekend. If any of you artists are at ECCC25, hope to see you in artist alley. Will bring webglaze invites.

People are always asking if I have smaller prints of my work up online - I have finally made an INPRNT! You can get small versions of some of my film posters + original art now. Support/reposts appreciated... thank you so much! 🙌 www.inprnt.com/gallery/ziqq...

We've been busy in 2025 working on research deadlines and funding proposals. But I did a lengthy interview with Freakonomics radio, just released as audio and text transcript. It covers Bracelets of Silence, Fawkes, Glaze & Nightshade, thoughts on present & future. freakonomics.com/podcast/how-...

Make no mistake,GenAi companies will try and dismantle all protections that creatives have over their work in the US too. They KNOW they cant win lawsuits because they broke the law. But they can try and change the laws. Folks, prepare yourselves to fight this tooth and nail.

Congrats on 666+ :) and thanks for the art share opportunity 🩵✨️ I'm Léa and i paint badass women in glitchy/ futuristic worlds. Here's some of them

To all UK illustrators and artists, please please fill the survey from the AOI ( Association of Illustrators)below! The API needs your thoughts to be able to make a solid response to the UK goverment!

"...you say the program has become “a tool to censor,” and that 'fact-checkers have just been too politically biased and have destroyed more trust than they’ve created, especially in the U.S.' This is false, and we want to set the record straight..." www.poynter.org/ifcn/2025/an...

“To turn off, go to Settings > Apps > Photos on iOS and turn off Enhanced Visual Search. On Mac, open Photos and go to Settings > General to do the same. You must do it on each of your Apple devices.”

One more reminder that webglaze serves all its users on the equivalent power of 50% of a single outdated data center GPU. Or you can run glaze on a modern laptop and glaze an image in about 2 mins. Unlike AI companies busy training the latest models, you won’t disrupt any power grids. I promise.

Microsoft and OpenAI's definition for AGI has nothing to do with intelligence. They simply agreed they'll have reached AGI when they develop a system that can generate $100 billion in profit. Anyone still buying the AGI hype after this is officially a sucker. gizmodo.com/leaked-docum...

Cyberpunk x hive city #warhammer40k

"Despite 96% of C-suite executives expecting AI to boost productivity, the study reveals that 77% of employees using AI say it has added to their workload and created challenges in achieving the expected productivity gains" www.forbes.com/sites/bryanr...

🚨I made a step-by-step guide of actions you can take to oppose the UK's proposal to allow copyright exceptions for AI training Below you will find resources to make the process as easy as possible Speak up, be heard, and please share this guide so more people can contribute! tinyurl.com/ch4j2rhc

Just to be clear, webglaze runs on a server that is more than 3 years old, on NVidia Titan RTX GPUs, which you can buy on some bigger laptops. It consumes about 1/2 the power of an A100, which is the previous generation of server GPUs. Webglaze runs on < 0.5 modern datacenter GPU.

If there's ever a post of mine that you share, make it this one The UK government is considering allowing copyright exceptions for AI training. Below is a letter I sent to my MP explaining why this is a terrible idea, along with instructions on how to forward it to your own MP justpaste.it/fpyt5

If you're in the UK, here's a template letter you can copy - docs.google.com/document/d/1... - and you can find your local MP's details here - members.parliament.uk/members/Comm.... 2/10

🚨UK People🚨 1/7 Your government is proposing a HUGE change to copyright law, where they give away YOUR works to Tech companies to profit from for FREE! A disgusting overreach that will cause irreparable harm to ALL creatives and beyond .You have one chance to stop it, read how below👇

Black Friday seems like a great day to support your local comic book store.

[commission] i painted cubone for the newest pokémon tcg expansion in japan, sv7 ステラミラクル, available now. i hope you appreciate and thank you for your support!

2023 was an insane year and 2024 even more so. Still, I am thankful for many things. Thanks to the amazing human creatives we’ve been fortunate to meet, artists, writers, musicians, journalists, ... Thankful for your skills, passion, perseverance, and strength that continues to inspires us all.

If anyone is looking for a grounded perspective on AI, Melissa is one of the best in the business. Informed and fair, she cuts through the hype with an unapologetically pragmatic take that covers all aspects of the story. We’re lucky to have her voice in a AI landscape dominated by hype & hyperbole.

The least surprising headline tonight. - Facebook just lost dismissal motion of FTC lawsuit to break it up - FTC also has show cause to ban Meta from collecting minors’ data - Zuckerberg is personally named in massive Delaware suit - last week SCOTUS rejected Meta’s appeal for Cambridge cover-up

I am organizing my feeds and lists here. This is a list for artists and creative minds who strive in darker places. If you think of anyone who should be on this list, please share in the comments!

Follow Magic artists See #mtgart Success go.bsky.app/PnYDfpa

Sharing our first starter pack of Allies in the fight against generative AI ✊ We are an alliance of people around the world defending our rights, our work and our livelihoods. We will be adding our fellow fighters as we find them here :) go.bsky.app/Qz8pZoe

Fascinating. Fashion as an unavoidable consequence of trends and choices in economic and urban development.

From politicians to VC firms, everyone is falling out of love with the massive, money-oriented, global technology titans. In their place, we have the chance to build something open and trustworthy. @meredithmeredith.bsky.social writes: