Confusing what is and isn’t Derivative AI only serves the interests of the scumbags pushing it. They *want* confusion, it provides cover for their wholesale bootlegging.

If a thing’s not confirmed to be AI-poisoned yet, wait before grabbing a pitchfork. It never takes long to be exposed.

AI’s plagiarism laundering should absolutely be fought with zeal, but false accusations, ignorance of art techniques, misunderstanding the problem to the point of “computers bad,” it’s all gonna discredit and obfuscate the thing that should be fought.

Same goes for using “AI” as a casual insult.