Ha yeah, it’s my little status update of where we’re at with AI video. No images were given as references, it was all done with text prompts.

I do too hope the strikes are successful. That said, you’ve likely already been consuming generative technology for some time now. Disney alone has nearly a decade of research into it already. Advanced VFX applications use all sorts of generative tech too. When I was working in LA we referenced public data all the time. I know it’s gotten a huge spotlight on it given private AI capitalizing/evangelizing it all but the very real threat of digital scabs taking people’s jobs needs the biggest spotlight right now. I do think the tables will turn if nothing good can come out of Hollywood and those artists begin weaponizing that same tech against the execs. I see what studios are doing as no different than impersonation & identity theft by using this tech to limit working hours to skirt union protections.

Gonna offer my two cents as someone who entered the industry during the last writer’s strike. You’ll see some interesting creative divergence as said creatives crave expression and reach out to new venues like YouTube for the first time. It was one of many changes to the industry at that (and now this) time. I use generative tech because it’s part of this exploration of the taboo. Back then, YouTube was the taboo because it was effectively working for free and with no insurance or protection by comparison to a stable studio gig. Take away the studio gig, anything and everything could be opportunity for change and especially so the longer this goes on tbf.

It’d be a luxury for me to delete insta but as a cartoonist that’d be just shooting myself in the foot. That said. I don’t have a FB anymore and only content post to both IG and Reddit these days. I do all my hangin’ here now :)

So that settles it. We have an option if meta federated and it goes to shit. Lemmy.world’s stance is correct. Let’s just see how this goes.

Liftoff for Android has been a solid alternative.

This is Ai, I use it on unique or funny usernames because why not. :P

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Will do. I am encouraging them to sub to [email protected] and /c/digitalart to get started.

If a true reddit migration does happen (which I honestly doubt for a number of reasons, technical issues aside) and selfhosting is too expensive, I’m confident the community here can funnel a means to support the server without introducing ads to the feed or site directly.

I can picture a mall for Lemmy merch. Kurzgesagt discusses their financing in this video and paralleling that business model with trendy bullshit sounds like a winner to me. Lemmy.world Calendar anyone?

Gotta admit, I’m having a ton of fun on Lemmy. Never have I had this much positive engagement and it’s just been a great time all around. I’m encouraging all my artist friends to make accounts. Thanks for the support! If you got a spare coffee in the budget, it’s appreciated!

Oh in the body to my website, thanks! I fixed it. http://www.victorgnarly.com

Agreed!

Thank you for the compliment.

Me too Mr. Darth Bueller

Welcome!

Agreed, I know there’s arguments about bots and such in this thread but this is all good news. If we have these problems, it means we’re doing something right.

My spez comic got over 1.5mil views advertising Lemmy yesterday and at least #12 on r/all so I’m hopeful they’re not all bots too :P