<2022-09-22T16:48:27.000Z> josh: I have no evidence the forum leaked. Only the forum was compromised.
<2022-09-23T01:31:14.000Z> Beruka: Thanks for confirming. Best of luck in the battles to come
<2022-10-19T05:39:44.000Z> Beruka: Hello again Joshua, I'm sure you will talk about the coming AI art revolution on Friday. I wanted to message you in case, I don't know, I bring up anything you hadn't thought of yet. I think we're in agreement that this is going to be gamechanging. It's going to upend content creation for players at all levels, from the Kiwi Farms to small game devs to giant companies. Right now most people are playing with the tech in awe while the powers that be are only now noticing. I'm really excited at the independent creation revolution that this will bring about, assuming they don't take it away. I feel like the other shoe is going to drop any second. Many people think this new tech is amazing but if you spend a minute on twitter you'll see all the artists losing their minds. I'm sympathetic to the many artists who will be automated but I also feel they're going to fuck this up for everyone. Once the glowies and journos see what your average pleb can do with the tech they're going to look for any reason to take it out of people's hands.
<2022-10-19T05:39:52.000Z> Beruka: The tech is here to stay, no doubt, but I can very easily see some "save the artists act" making it illegal to use AI gen in America for anything business related unless you pay some 100K+/year license to "pay the artists their cut." Basically making it so only existing powers can use it and denying the tech to anyone outside that loop. You have people like this artist who I otherwise like very much bemoaning the feudalist capitalist dystopia that AI art will amplify, but people like him making a stink might be the reason only Disney and Google get to use this. This is the essence of the "neighbor cattle," I think. A useful idiot for Power while you live life thinking you fight it. twitter.com/simonstalenhag/status/1559817133294485504
<2022-10-19T05:40:02.000Z> Beruka: Inb4 anime avi I just want to coom. It's much bigger than this to me. This could be the best thing ever if all it takes to use  is a graphics card, but it could be made to just entrench existing power even further if the wrong legislation catches it. What do you think? Is the cat already out of the bag and they can't take it away? Stablediffusion 1.4 will never be scrubbed, but if they can hit you with a massive fine for using it without a loisence then I don't see what difference it makes. I'm gonna spam you with this on the KF Fediverse too since I don't know which one you check more.