Adriano do Couto
@adrianodocouto.bsky.social
ABOLISH BILLIONAIRES!!!
NO TECH BAILOUT!!
Illustrator - Fantasy Artist 🇧🇷 🇬🇧
Musician / coffee nerd
No A/I
#FantasyArt #Illustration
contact@adrianodocouto.com
http://www.adrianodocouto.com
NO TECH BAILOUT!!
Illustrator - Fantasy Artist 🇧🇷 🇬🇧
Musician / coffee nerd
No A/I
#FantasyArt #Illustration
contact@adrianodocouto.com
http://www.adrianodocouto.com
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Hello #PortfolioDay.
I'm mostly a digital artist but this year I'm transitioning to 100% traditional if I can.
I'm mostly a digital artist but this year I'm transitioning to 100% traditional if I can.
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Imagine if you did your job but 98% of it was just wrong?
A stunning detail the ICE chief shared in this hearing that was supposed to be a brag, except it isn't: ICE has arrested 379,000 people between Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026 -- but only 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists.
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
Congresswoman Uses Simple Math To Show How Broken ICE Is
www.huffpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Imagine if you did your job but 98% of it was just wrong?
The best way to make a small fortune with AI is to start with a big one.
Sora 2 apparently cost something like $5 billion to run every year and so far made OpenAI around $1.4 million.
February 10, 2026 at 11:55 PM
The best way to make a small fortune with AI is to start with a big one.
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People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
February 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM
People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
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We must be clear-eyed that MAGA is going to try everything they can to steal the outcome of this election. That is not despair, it is pragmatic. But this is a great list of what can be done to stop the various scenarios they are planning.
I am regularly asked what specifically blue states and Congress should do to protect the midterm elections.
Here you go, I list and explain them one by one.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...
Here you go, I list and explain them one by one.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...
It’s not too late for states and Congress to stop Trump from subverting the midterms
With only nine months before the midterm elections, Trump is plotting to prevent Democrats from taking control of Congress.
www.democracydocket.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:27 PM
We must be clear-eyed that MAGA is going to try everything they can to steal the outcome of this election. That is not despair, it is pragmatic. But this is a great list of what can be done to stop the various scenarios they are planning.
Oh no...😞
underrated rockers. forever a good vibe. rest in peace, love & harmony pitchfork.com/news/greg-br...
Greg Brown, Cake Co-Founder and Guitarist, Dies at 56
The sole writer of “The Distance,” Brown also performed in Deathray and collaborated with Rivers Cuomo
pitchfork.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Oh no...😞
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The kids actually made animals that don't exist. The AI just put a bunch of stuff that already exists together into a polished slop blender. You can't get a better illustration of why AI can't create anything new while human creativity is bottomless.
February 10, 2026 at 6:48 AM
The kids actually made animals that don't exist. The AI just put a bunch of stuff that already exists together into a polished slop blender. You can't get a better illustration of why AI can't create anything new while human creativity is bottomless.
February 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Drafts are great but can we edit typos please?
February 9, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Drafts are great but can we edit typos please?
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Hi! I'm currently open for commissions for those interested in having their characters illustrated by me, so please go to my website and reach out if you are!
I'm currently only doing full characters like shown here, but I'd be up for working with other formats if asked.
pachecoart.com/contact
I'm currently only doing full characters like shown here, but I'd be up for working with other formats if asked.
pachecoart.com/contact
February 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Hi! I'm currently open for commissions for those interested in having their characters illustrated by me, so please go to my website and reach out if you are!
I'm currently only doing full characters like shown here, but I'd be up for working with other formats if asked.
pachecoart.com/contact
I'm currently only doing full characters like shown here, but I'd be up for working with other formats if asked.
pachecoart.com/contact
YouTubers who edit in AI generated images just for "vibes", please stop. You're losing viewers. If I'm watching something, and AI slop appears, I immediately tune out. If slop is already in the thumbnail, I just click "do not recommend channel". I'd much rather just watch a talking head.
February 9, 2026 at 4:23 PM
YouTubers who edit in AI generated images just for "vibes", please stop. You're losing viewers. If I'm watching something, and AI slop appears, I immediately tune out. If slop is already in the thumbnail, I just click "do not recommend channel". I'd much rather just watch a talking head.
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An analysis of “nearly 1,000 AI-enabled medical devices, or AIMDs, approved by the FDA found an alarming trend: Devices from publicly traded companies are far more likely to be recalled, and many hit the market without being tested on real people.”
Investor pressure may be driving risky AI medical device launches
Study finds an association between publicly traded companies and recalls of AI-based medical tools
hub.jhu.edu
October 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
An analysis of “nearly 1,000 AI-enabled medical devices, or AIMDs, approved by the FDA found an alarming trend: Devices from publicly traded companies are far more likely to be recalled, and many hit the market without being tested on real people.”
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Remarkable East-West disparities: the popularity of the EU would be much higher if people from Europe’s East would not be so unequal and exploited within it. Then populists of all kind, the far right and Russian propaganda would not have such a chance to fuel real-life and very material grievances
February 9, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Remarkable East-West disparities: the popularity of the EU would be much higher if people from Europe’s East would not be so unequal and exploited within it. Then populists of all kind, the far right and Russian propaganda would not have such a chance to fuel real-life and very material grievances
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Discord is going to demand every account use facial recognition or give them our real ID in March.
Let's write them right now and explain how much "no."
support.discord.com/hc/en-us/art...
Let's write them right now and explain how much "no."
support.discord.com/hc/en-us/art...
How to Complete Age Assurance on Discord
Important: Starting in March, we’ll be expanding our teen-by-default experience and bringing age assurance to users globally as part of our broader effort to support age-appropriate experiences on ...
support.discord.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Discord is going to demand every account use facial recognition or give them our real ID in March.
Let's write them right now and explain how much "no."
support.discord.com/hc/en-us/art...
Let's write them right now and explain how much "no."
support.discord.com/hc/en-us/art...
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"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"
February 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"
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We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
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Hey artists! Quote with your women art ✨
February 5, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Hey artists! Quote with your women art ✨
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Hey artists! Quote with your women art ✨
February 5, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Hey artists! Quote with your women art ✨
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Hey artists! Quote with your women art ✨
February 5, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Hey artists! Quote with your women art ✨
Hey artists! Quote with your women art ✨
February 5, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Hey artists! Quote with your women art ✨
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Name them
shame them
shame them
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Name them
shame them
shame them
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
Not ready yet, but maybe some of friends out there are?
Good luck!
Good luck!
Are you an artist interested in creating art for @magic.wizards.com?
Well now we have this super rad portfolio submission tool to submit your best of the best work to, that gets looked at with human eyes! 👀 #wotcstaff
company.wizards.com/en/freelance...
Well now we have this super rad portfolio submission tool to submit your best of the best work to, that gets looked at with human eyes! 👀 #wotcstaff
company.wizards.com/en/freelance...
Freelance Art Submissions | Wizards of the Coast
Are you an aspiring Wizards of the Coast artist? Submit your portfolio today for review by our art directors!
company.wizards.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Not ready yet, but maybe some of friends out there are?
Good luck!
Good luck!
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Using AI is feeding into real fascist agendas funded and driven by actual living breathing techno fascists. Do NOT use AI to create protest media. You become a soldier for the oppression.
Be raw, be amateur, be first attempt, be no talent, ... just be loud while doing all that.
Be raw, be amateur, be first attempt, be no talent, ... just be loud while doing all that.
February 5, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Using AI is feeding into real fascist agendas funded and driven by actual living breathing techno fascists. Do NOT use AI to create protest media. You become a soldier for the oppression.
Be raw, be amateur, be first attempt, be no talent, ... just be loud while doing all that.
Be raw, be amateur, be first attempt, be no talent, ... just be loud while doing all that.