Stop stressing about the energy and carbon footprint of ChatGPT. It’s not a big deal www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/carbon-foo...

The fuck it isn’t.

It isn't. That isn't how AI image generators work - they don't output original works. Essentially, they only remix styles which is protected fair use, and courts have already ruled that any further changes to an output by a user can be copyrighted as an original work. It isn't infringing.

It’s ABSOLUTELY infringing, and the sheer cowardice you display in defending the theft of existing works is appalling. “Courts have already ruled?” Cite the cases.

Lol okay. My generation was perfectly okay with engaging in widespread internet piracy 5 years ago. This is a virtue signaling bubble, by people themselves likely engage in copyright infringement drawing in copyrighted styles of copyrighted characters. www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/01/31/a...

And finally, as a member of SAG-AFTRA, I can promise you that if my or any other member’s image is used in any context without compensation according to Union guidelines, the consequences will be hard to ignore. Lol okay.