Deana Igelsrud
@digelsrud.bsky.social
Leg/Pol Advocate, Concept Art Association. Working to protect human artists/creators from predatory extraction of their IP, which then is used as data fuel for unregulated genAI. My statements here are my own, and should not be attributed to anyone else.
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Deana Igelsrud
@digelsrud.bsky.social
· Apr 10
🚨CALL TO ACTION 🚨
Please go follow @bauerkahan.bsky.social
She”s the author of #AB412 (the AI Copyright Transparency Act bill).
Please follow her and tell her how you are impacted and thank her for AB-412.
Also, tell all your friends to do the same.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE IN CA FOR THIS.
Please go follow @bauerkahan.bsky.social
She”s the author of #AB412 (the AI Copyright Transparency Act bill).
Please follow her and tell her how you are impacted and thank her for AB-412.
Also, tell all your friends to do the same.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE IN CA FOR THIS.
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.
We’re making progress. Banding together we can & are combating theft of creative works from so many.
October 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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.
We’re making progress. Banding together we can & are combating theft of creative works from so many.
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...
#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...
I’m a political cartoonist. AI is making a mockery of my profession
OPINION: "The internet is now crawling with AI-generated political cartoons that mimic the work of my colleagues," writes Jack Ohman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist and columnist.
www.sfchronicle.com
August 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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...
#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...
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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
buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...
w/@alexhanna.bsky.social and @deccamuldowney.bsky.social
“AI” skepticism went mainstream this week
After years of non-stop hype and bloviation, a flood of recent news stories suggest the tide may be turning on “AI”. Headlines this week announced AI is a...
buttondown.com
August 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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
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 …
If you have to use Zoom - seriously DO NOT use their AI …
Incredible new privacy risk: Redditor recounts doing a job interview over Zoom with an AI notetaker on the call (Fathom). After the applicant left the call, the interviewers stayed on to discuss/bash her. She then got their post-call remarks in the AI summary. www.reddit.com/r/interviews...
I was accidentally sent the interviewers’ feedback of me after I logged off our Zoom call!
www.reddit.com
August 20, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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 …
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...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/a...
They’re Stuffed Animals. They’re Also A.I. Chatbots.
www.nytimes.com
August 20, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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...
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...
#SupportHumanArtists
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Daniel Kwan Has a Plan to Tackle AI’s Hollywood Takeover and It Requires “Unprecedented” Action
The Oscar-winning filmmaker of ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ delivered a passionate plea for the future of Hollywood during a conversation with Jaron Lanier presented by Berggruen Institute’s St...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
August 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Bravo Daniel Kwan - yes, it is ABSOLUTELY going to take all of us holding hands and working together!
#SupportHumanArtists
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
#SupportHumanArtists
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
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Reposted by Deana Igelsrud
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
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
August 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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
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
Reposted by Deana Igelsrud
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👇
Frustratingly, no news outlets asked or researched the data used by Showrunner. Well after some digging here’s it is👇
The Showrunner AI people say it's NOT just a tool, it's a competitor, and that pencils don't stand up and write by themselves.
This is what artists have been saying, but used as pro-AI marketing. It's the quiet part out loud, and quite frankly, probably good evidence in court.
This is what artists have been saying, but used as pro-AI marketing. It's the quiet part out loud, and quite frankly, probably good evidence in court.
August 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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👇
Frustratingly, no news outlets asked or researched the data used by Showrunner. Well after some digging here’s it is👇
Reposted by Deana Igelsrud
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.
August 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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) !!!
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) !!!
A lot of my friends are visual artists and they're struggling/are concerned about protecting their work from #genAI.
This is a good overview of the things they can/cannot do in this area.
@digelsrud.bsky.social
This is a good overview of the things they can/cannot do in this area.
@digelsrud.bsky.social
How can visual artists protect their work from non-consensual reuse by #genAI tools? It's complicated: today.ucsd.edu/story/how-ca...
#generativeAI #AIcrawlers #AI #visualarts #visualartists
@ucsandiego.bsky.social @uofchicago.bsky.social
#generativeAI #AIcrawlers #AI #visualarts #visualartists
@ucsandiego.bsky.social @uofchicago.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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) !!!
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) !!!
Reposted by Deana Igelsrud
Reposted by Deana Igelsrud
Reposted by Deana Igelsrud
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...
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...
August 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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...
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...
Reposted by Deana Igelsrud
Pumpkin spice latte cake, anyone? Fall girls, your time is soon. nyti.ms/3JoQWnz
August 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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!
I am Neil Turkewitz, and I approve this message.
🙏🏽 Mark
🙏🏽 Mark
Once again, any future for the Democratic Party simply cannot involve anyone who is deeply in hock to/bed with AI and crypto:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
August 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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!
Reposted by Deana Igelsrud
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/...
“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/...
AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified
Copyright class actions could financially ruin AI industry, trade groups say.
arstechnica.com
August 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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/...
“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/...
Reposted by Deana Igelsrud
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.
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.
August 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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.
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
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
Let’s Be Clear: Artists & Creators Must Have Transparency NOW!
Every single day we don’t have transparency, the value of copyright loses ground and the harms inflicted to creative industries grow.
California has always been on the forefront of policies that can ...
bit.ly
August 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
🚨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
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
Reposted by Deana Igelsrud
Correction, this is ep 59!
Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, Ep 60: "Et Tu, American Federation of Teachers?"
www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis...
In which @charleswlogan.bsky.social joins me & @alexhanna.bsky.social to wade through the never-ending hype around "AI" in education.
Thx to @whatulysses.bsky.social for production!
www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis...
In which @charleswlogan.bsky.social joins me & @alexhanna.bsky.social to wade through the never-ending hype around "AI" in education.
Thx to @whatulysses.bsky.social for production!
July 31, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Correction, this is ep 59!
Reposted by Deana Igelsrud
Let’s fucking go, people!
August 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Let’s fucking go, people!
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“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?”
Today's newsletter: The Wall Street Journal says ChatGPT had a "stunning moment of self reflection." NBC says Grok "issued an apology." This lazy language isn't just bad writing — it's helping tech companies dodge responsibility for real harm. www.readtpa.com/p/stop-prete...
Stop Pretending Chatbots Have Feelings: Media's Dangerous AI Anthropomorphism Problem
When AI causes harm, headlines blame the bot instead of the billion-dollar companies that built them. This anthropomorphic coverage is tech journalism at its worst.
www.readtpa.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
“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...
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...
Let’s Be Clear: Artists & Creators Must Have Transparency NOW!
Every single day we don’t have transparency, the value of copyright loses ground and the harms inflicted to creative industries grow.
California has always been on the forefront of policies that can ...
actionnetwork.org
July 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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...
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!!!
The takeaway - NOPE - YOU DON’T GET TO STEAL!!!
A thorough breakdown on recent news concerning the newly formed certified class on the Bartz v Anthropic case.
It perfectly illustrates why the GenAi industry is truly built on a house of cards.
And this is just ONE out of MANY class action lawsuits being fought in the courts!
It perfectly illustrates why the GenAi industry is truly built on a house of cards.
And this is just ONE out of MANY class action lawsuits being fought in the courts!
Anthropic faces potential business-ending liability in statutory damages after Judge Alsup certifies class action by Bartz
Yesterday, it was reported that Anthropic is valued at $100 billion for a future funding round. It makes only $3 billion in revenue annually. Today, that number seems small when compared to the sta…
chatgptiseatingtheworld.com
July 18, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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!!!
The takeaway - NOPE - YOU DON’T GET TO STEAL!!!