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Caroline ༺♥༻

@peachfreckles.bsky.social

Good morning :)

January 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM

Caroline ༺♥༻

@peachfreckles.bsky.social

Watching Phantom of the Paradise and it’s so cool, I feel like this

January 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM

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Disco Elysium Quotes

@discoelysiumbot.bsky.social

That we continue to persist at all is a testament to our faith in one another.

January 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM

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Tuba Zef

@tubazef.com

reminder

A panel from One Piece with Franky from saying "IT'S NEVER A CRIME JUST TO EXIST"

January 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM

Caroline ༺♥༻

@peachfreckles.bsky.social

Held my parents’ indoor/outdoor cat and cried because I had never seen her so at peace before 🥲

January 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM

Caroline ༺♥༻

@peachfreckles.bsky.social

Hi, everyone :3

January 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM

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JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia

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Hirohiko Araki on the evil of AI art in today's "world of con artists". He worries about the impact AI-generated fakes will have on manga. He recently saw an AI image and was shocked at its similarity to his art style.
- Hirohiko Araki's New Manga Techniques (November 15, 2024)

Speaking about societal evils, I think that as AI continues to spread throughout society, we'll be seeing an increasingly shady world filled with scammers exploiting it. Recently, I saw a drawing and thought, “This is something I drew, right?” I was shocked to learn it was actually made by AI. When I draw manga, I add subtle elements that make the work uniquely mine. But this AI-generated piece even mimicked details like the way I draw eyelashes, so precisely that it was almost impossible to tell it apart from my work. If it were based on recent drawings, I’d know right away, “No, I didn’t draw this.” On the other hand, I honestly wouldn’t be able to tell the difference if it were done with my art from about ten years ago, when my memory of it would be a little hazy. The more AI advances, the more this kind of thing will happen.

Art reflects the times, and manga is one example of that. Seeing this world of con artists appear in manga could very well mean that we’re headed for a future world dominated by fraudsters. This type of evil in today’s age will undoubtedly end up impacting manga down the line.

Copyright infringement by AI is also a villain that we manga artists must face. The extreme scenario is that AI-generated fakes might start being accepted as the real thing, and even if we try to protect our work, these counterfeits are becoming so accurate and sophisticated that it’s no longer a fight an individual can win. Having some kind of laws would probably be the only way to regulate this. However, because we’re dealing with a world of con artists, there’s also a very real possibility that laws favoring them will appear before we know it. Personally, I entrust my copyright management to Shueisha, but some manga artists are lax in managing their copyrights, leading to others using their artwork without permission or even leaking original drawings. When I see that, I worry that they might face serious trouble down the line if they don’t take it more seriously.

November 16, 2024 at 9:54 PM

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Alex Zalben

@azalben.bsky.social

Some lists of bad actors to block (click subscribe, then select block). Didn't create these, but I block 'em all! Up to you how you want to handle!

MAGA

Right Wing Propaganda

Far right

NFT/AI/Crypto

More NFT/AI/Crypto

British Bigots

Nazis

Content Scrapers

November 14, 2024 at 6:43 PM

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Luna ⭐️COMMISSIONS ARE OPEN!⭐️

@lunaforester.bsky.social

This account wrongfully has a content warning. Yet another Palestinian who is trying to seek aid in genocide who is being censored.
Please donate if you can and click show anyway on the warnings.

November 16, 2024 at 3:54 PM

Caroline ༺♥༻

@peachfreckles.bsky.social

Nobody tell Stephen but I just ordered his Christmas gift! A brand new oled switch for my bestest buddy!!! :D
I had to use klarna LOL, but he deserves it!

November 15, 2024 at 9:50 PM