Reid Southen
@rahll.bsky.social
🎬 Film concept artist and illustrator. 🎞️
Alien: Earth, Marvel, DC, Matrix, Alien, Transformers, The Woman King, Jupiter Ascending, The Hunger Games.
https://www.reidsouthenart.com/
Alien: Earth, Marvel, DC, Matrix, Alien, Transformers, The Woman King, Jupiter Ascending, The Hunger Games.
https://www.reidsouthenart.com/
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Reid Southen
@rahll.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Generative AI Has a Visual Plagiarism Problem
Experiments with Midjourney and DALL-E 3 show a copyright minefield
spectrum.ieee.org
I wanted to provide a thread here of some of the things I've been involved with in the fight against unethical generative AI for easy reference, starting with my work with @GaryMarcus.bsky.social. Our article shows irrefutable evidence of blatant plagiarism 🧵
spectrum.ieee.org/midjourney-c...
spectrum.ieee.org/midjourney-c...
Everyone knows the best way to garner respect is not to earn it, but to be a thief who demands it.
February 19, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Everyone knows the best way to garner respect is not to earn it, but to be a thief who demands it.
"I'm glad you entitled, elitist Hollywood artists are losing your jobs to AI," they say to an art school dropout who lives in Michigan in a small, 100-year old house with 3 cats and bats in the walls. Sorry for trying to entertain you doing something I'm passionate about, my bad.
February 19, 2026 at 9:26 PM
"I'm glad you entitled, elitist Hollywood artists are losing your jobs to AI," they say to an art school dropout who lives in Michigan in a small, 100-year old house with 3 cats and bats in the walls. Sorry for trying to entertain you doing something I'm passionate about, my bad.
"At this point I may just cancel my Netflix subscription and just generate my own movies and TV shows."
Hyperbole or not, this is exactly why this isn't fair use. AI companies are profiting off IP and work that isn't theirs and it's absolutely hurting artists and filmmakers.
Hyperbole or not, this is exactly why this isn't fair use. AI companies are profiting off IP and work that isn't theirs and it's absolutely hurting artists and filmmakers.
February 19, 2026 at 12:21 AM
"At this point I may just cancel my Netflix subscription and just generate my own movies and TV shows."
Hyperbole or not, this is exactly why this isn't fair use. AI companies are profiting off IP and work that isn't theirs and it's absolutely hurting artists and filmmakers.
Hyperbole or not, this is exactly why this isn't fair use. AI companies are profiting off IP and work that isn't theirs and it's absolutely hurting artists and filmmakers.
"... those same manufacturers "internally estimate the shortage will last until 2030, or even for another 10 years."
I'm gonna vomit.
I'm gonna vomit.
“.. ‘many system vendors will go bankrupt or exit product lines due to a lack of memory. Mobile phone production will be reduced by 200-250 million units, and PC and TV production will be significantly reduced.’ Yikes.”
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
February 18, 2026 at 7:20 AM
"... those same manufacturers "internally estimate the shortage will last until 2030, or even for another 10 years."
I'm gonna vomit.
I'm gonna vomit.
I don't want to sound crazy, but could Big Cheese be piping in cheddar dreams through my Wi-Fi or something? Sometimes I wake up at night with an insatiable, unshakeable urge to eat shredded cheese out of the fridge. Can someone get RFK Jr on the horn, I think he might be interested in this.
February 18, 2026 at 6:28 AM
I don't want to sound crazy, but could Big Cheese be piping in cheddar dreams through my Wi-Fi or something? Sometimes I wake up at night with an insatiable, unshakeable urge to eat shredded cheese out of the fridge. Can someone get RFK Jr on the horn, I think he might be interested in this.
It's 2033, Elon's largest data center known as the Goon Farm suffers a catastrophic loss as Amish revolutionaries trebuchet burning furniture into the methane gas turbines. Grok issues a Cease-goon, diverting compute to Optimus security bots in Cybertrucks that are immediately defeated with hoses.
February 17, 2026 at 8:59 PM
It's 2033, Elon's largest data center known as the Goon Farm suffers a catastrophic loss as Amish revolutionaries trebuchet burning furniture into the methane gas turbines. Grok issues a Cease-goon, diverting compute to Optimus security bots in Cybertrucks that are immediately defeated with hoses.
Just so you know, when I see 🏳️⚧️ in your name or bio, I automatically think you're rad.
February 17, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Just so you know, when I see 🏳️⚧️ in your name or bio, I automatically think you're rad.
Reposted by Reid Southen
“The playing field is poised to become a lot more competitive, and businesses that don’t deploy cocaine to help them innovate in everything they do will be at a disadvantage,” says Paul Daugherty, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Accenture.
Hey, it works!
Hey, it works!
February 17, 2026 at 4:44 AM
“The playing field is poised to become a lot more competitive, and businesses that don’t deploy cocaine to help them innovate in everything they do will be at a disadvantage,” says Paul Daugherty, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Accenture.
Hey, it works!
Hey, it works!
Reposted by Reid Southen
its amazing how chatgpt knows everything about subjects I know nothing about, but is wrong like 40% of the time in things im an expert on. not going to think about this any further
March 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
its amazing how chatgpt knows everything about subjects I know nothing about, but is wrong like 40% of the time in things im an expert on. not going to think about this any further
AI filmmaking is completely unserious.
You've got people with $30k begging the internet for ideas by next week because they have nothing of their own to say, it's just slop for the sake of slop. Embarrassing state of affairs.
You've got people with $30k begging the internet for ideas by next week because they have nothing of their own to say, it's just slop for the sake of slop. Embarrassing state of affairs.
February 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
AI filmmaking is completely unserious.
You've got people with $30k begging the internet for ideas by next week because they have nothing of their own to say, it's just slop for the sake of slop. Embarrassing state of affairs.
You've got people with $30k begging the internet for ideas by next week because they have nothing of their own to say, it's just slop for the sake of slop. Embarrassing state of affairs.
It's been brutally cold here, but it's warmed up just enough to alert us to bats in the bedroom wall as they squeak and scratch their way around. They're protected, so we're neighbors until we can evict them in the spring, lol, joy.
February 15, 2026 at 3:37 AM
It's been brutally cold here, but it's warmed up just enough to alert us to bats in the bedroom wall as they squeak and scratch their way around. They're protected, so we're neighbors until we can evict them in the spring, lol, joy.
Reposted by Reid Southen
For my money, the way thousands of regular people are self-organizing to resist data centers is one of the most cautiously hopeful stories going right now.
www.themountaineer.com/news/no-cryp...
www.themountaineer.com/news/no-cryp...
No crypto in Canton: Town blocks data centers and crypto mining operations
Canton’s makeshift town hall in a tiny trailer was bursting at the seams Wednesday night with citizens united against data centers and cryptocurrency mining.
www.themountaineer.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:27 AM
For my money, the way thousands of regular people are self-organizing to resist data centers is one of the most cautiously hopeful stories going right now.
www.themountaineer.com/news/no-cryp...
www.themountaineer.com/news/no-cryp...
Facebook just took my girlfriend's profile photo with both of us in it and presented AI generated videos of us together without consent in any way shape or form. Unbelievably pissed off, what the fuck.
February 12, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Facebook just took my girlfriend's profile photo with both of us in it and presented AI generated videos of us together without consent in any way shape or form. Unbelievably pissed off, what the fuck.
Reposted by Reid Southen
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
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Don't give anything an Emmy until it's as good as this.
February 11, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Don't give anything an Emmy until it's as good as this.
I frequent my local used book store and buy books even when I don't need them because my kink is supporting small businesses, especially those that deal in art and literature.
February 11, 2026 at 4:23 AM
I frequent my local used book store and buy books even when I don't need them because my kink is supporting small businesses, especially those that deal in art and literature.
Reposted by Reid Southen
wild AI story from the Olympics
ice dancers were told to use songs "in the style of the 1990s." One Czech pair tried using AI to pump out a song to skate to, but their AI bot fully plagiarized "You Get What You Give" by The New Radicals and they had to change it
sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...
ice dancers were told to use songs "in the style of the 1990s." One Czech pair tried using AI to pump out a song to skate to, but their AI bot fully plagiarized "You Get What You Give" by The New Radicals and they had to change it
sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...
February 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM
wild AI story from the Olympics
ice dancers were told to use songs "in the style of the 1990s." One Czech pair tried using AI to pump out a song to skate to, but their AI bot fully plagiarized "You Get What You Give" by The New Radicals and they had to change it
sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...
ice dancers were told to use songs "in the style of the 1990s." One Czech pair tried using AI to pump out a song to skate to, but their AI bot fully plagiarized "You Get What You Give" by The New Radicals and they had to change it
sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...
Reposted by Reid Southen
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
Me checking to see if you've watched Mad God yet.
a poster for phil tippett 's mad god shudder shows a frog with a red eye
ALT: a poster for phil tippett 's mad god shudder shows a frog with a red eye
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Me checking to see if you've watched Mad God yet.
Soon to be consolidated into a single service.
ads are so depressing now: its all just for medicine, gambling and AI
February 8, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Soon to be consolidated into a single service.
Reposted by Reid Southen
the most impactful thing Elon Musk has ever done or will ever do regarding science and innovation in this country is illegally cut billions of dollars of research funds for literally no reason
February 8, 2026 at 3:01 AM
the most impactful thing Elon Musk has ever done or will ever do regarding science and innovation in this country is illegally cut billions of dollars of research funds for literally no reason
Reposted by Reid Southen
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Blue cheese is a medieval prank that backfired and we're still paying for it today, no one can convince me otherwise.
February 8, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Blue cheese is a medieval prank that backfired and we're still paying for it today, no one can convince me otherwise.
Lol, you'd never guess in a million years what the video is.
For like a split second that must feel amazing
February 7, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Lol, you'd never guess in a million years what the video is.
Reposted by Reid Southen
Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Every American needs to watch this: