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electric_blue68

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80. Thanks for this breakdown, and for your good wishes!

Tue Dec 30, 2025, 11:19 PM

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If I'm reasonably sucessful in my new efforts, I'll definitely share the good news.
Might not be till months from now - late Spring, early Summer. We'll see. 👍

At least I did have some luck with lots of effort, and payments, too with my visual art!

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If you support unions (DUers should) but still think it's OK to post AI slop, see the hundreds of Bluesky replies [View all] highplainsdem Monday OP

A lot of AI is ridiculously obvious; but some are not. hlthe2b Monday #1

Oops, wrong reply mike_c Monday #4

I saved my reply to yours, if you want to repost your "don't throw out the baby with the bath water" highplainsdem Monday #9

I know. But we have people here who are knowingly posting AI slop as if it's somehow a plus on a highplainsdem Monday #6

True -- and I'm pretty confident that was the root purpose of this OP. KPN Monday #35

So easy to spot, so awful. I've tried a few YouTube short NewHendoLib Monday #2

And those AI-slop documentaries are flooding YouTube now, making it harder and harder to find real highplainsdem Monday #16

And a lot of the AI slop that we see on social media PatSeg Monday #23

As far as the ones that are less obvious.. mdbl Monday #30

That's interesting PatSeg Monday #36

Is this video from George Conway real or fake? Renew Deal Monday #59

Fake, and it's labeled "Altered or synthetic content" on the video thumbnail, and the YouTube channel highplainsdem Monday #63

This very upsetting, Highplainsdem!! brakester Tuesday #67

That youtube channel isn't affiliated with Conway at all. WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #68

Disclaimer brakester Yesterday #84

Kick SheltieLover Monday #3

Thanks! highplainsdem Monday #17

Yw SheltieLover Monday #21

K&R. Thanks for your work. WhiskeyGrinder Monday #5

You're welcome! Thanks for everything you've posted about this, too. highplainsdem Monday #10

r&k MerryBlooms Monday #7

Thank you! highplainsdem Monday #18

Excellent responses in that thread. progressoid Monday #8

I'll Second That! ProfessorGAC Monday #13

Hundreds. There should be a link to see more replies when you get to the end of the first batch. highplainsdem Monday #19

I Thought I Did ProfessorGAC Monday #22

You have to click on her post here highplainsdem Monday #24

I Did ProfessorGAC Monday #41

Aren't they, though? As much as she upset her own union members and left them feeling betrayed, their highplainsdem Monday #14

Generated AI for content is slop...but AI technology is here to stay and will continue to exponentially grow. Melon Monday #11

GenAI is a technological dead end, inherently flawed with hallucinations, fundamentally unethical because of highplainsdem Monday #12

Agreed on the ethics part of it but GenAI isn't going anywhere either. The bubble will burst but there will be survivors FascismIsDeath Tuesday #76

There's enough of a backlash already that I think we can reach a point where it's considered highplainsdem Tuesday #79

Yea I think you're giving our citizens way too much credit. FascismIsDeath Yesterday #81

I'm just going off what I've read and heard, but based on that, I'm expecting more and highplainsdem Yesterday #83

Oh yea, it definitely causes problems. FascismIsDeath 1 hr ago #85

Microplastics are here to stay as well, doesn't mean we shouldn't try to eat less of them. WhiskeyGrinder Monday #15

Right! highplainsdem Monday #20

So what? Cirsium Monday #26

You can be against anything...like the protest over cars versus buggy's Melon Monday #50

Horrible Cirsium Monday #52

No it's not. The race for AI dominance is driving all the market volatility we see... Melon Monday #64

It's a bubble Cirsium Tuesday #66

No country is going to get to AGI, let alone ASI, building more data centers for genAI, which is the highplainsdem Monday #58

Somebody tell Thom Hartman Bobstandard Monday #25

Has he changed it recently? Cirsium Monday #28

He shouldn't be using AI. It's an insult to real musicians and helps only AI bros. He could ask his highplainsdem Monday #40

DU ain't as pro-union as it likes to think it is. LudwigPastorius Monday #27

Well, we're all endangered by genAI now, and even if DUers aren't in unions, they need to understand highplainsdem Monday #33

Opposing that bill didn't have anything to do with being anti-union EarlG Monday #37

Thanks for explaining! Just googled the date for that and it was back when caregiving and highplainsdem Monday #42

I disagree, and I'm not going to argue , but I will say... LudwigPastorius Monday #43

I'm not opposed to meaningful legislation that would stem the tide of copyrighted works online EarlG Monday #46

As I've told other DUers who were professional musicians, we'd love to hear your music, if you highplainsdem Monday #61

SOPA awful though Polybius Monday #62

Thanks Cirsium Monday #29

You're very welcome! Thanks for the reply! highplainsdem Monday #44

What worries me The Madcap Monday #31

It's insane for companies to risk their own data that way. But I've never seen as much hype to highplainsdem Monday #45

Feel like we should bring back the un-rec experiment nilram Monday #32

Why would you want to unrec a post about how union members and supporters feel about AI slop? If highplainsdem Monday #34

Wasn't clear: wanting to unrec AI slop, not this thread. nilram Monday #48

Thanks for explaining! I'm relieved to hear that's what you meant. highplainsdem Monday #51

Kicked for visibility. Seems our species denial of unintended consequences KPN Monday #38

Thanks! And I agree that entirely too many people are unable to see or deliberately ignoring all the highplainsdem Monday #47

I have earned my living... GiqueCee Monday #39

I'm so sorry you ran into that. I agree that business types, suits, are often both too contemptuous of artists, and highplainsdem Monday #55

Wow...I missed this...i guess bc I'm not really following stuff closely, being out of the field.... electric_blue68 Tuesday #73

I could hardly believe how vicious the "Chamber of Progress" people were when talking about highplainsdem Tuesday #74

Lord knows, most artists are not wealthy! electric_blue68 Tuesday #75

Astute business sense... GiqueCee Yesterday #82

As a former graphic designer, and sometimes illustrator, when not doing clerical work, and long time artist of 55+ yrs.. electric_blue68 Tuesday #72

I wish you the best of luck with the new painting, and I think the disgust with AI slop and the backlash highplainsdem Tuesday #77

Thanks for this breakdown, and for your good wishes! electric_blue68 Tuesday #80

"Anyone can be an artist now!" - AI Tech Bros Oneironaut 1 hr ago #86

Would that the subject matter be in a glass jar, controlled. cachukis Monday #49

I'm outraged... WarGamer Monday #53

I'm amused that you think that's a good reply countering what all those people were saying. But hey, highplainsdem Monday #56

No way to block it on here, is there? TommyT139 Monday #54

A forum just for posting AI slop and talking about how wonderful AI is would be an even worse look highplainsdem Monday #57

Block what? Renew Deal Monday #60

Add AI "artwork" to that list, I'd say (nt) Orrex Tuesday #78

kick highplainsdem Tuesday #65

Kick electric_blue68 Tuesday #69

Thanks! highplainsdem Tuesday #70

YW electric_blue68 Tuesday #71