Post #4421340
2026-08-06 14:37 UTC
RE: https://framapiaf.org/@davidrevoy/117044615886264428
One of the highlights of my career is being able to collaborate with @davidrevoy@framapiaf.org on the @spritely@social.coop mascots (really, David did so much to transform my little doodles into real characters). David has been making beautiful, fantastical artwork in the commons and I have been a fan since Sintel.
The prolific, high quality, and availability of David's work means that his art is a strong reference point within image generation models. Which also sadly means that much genAI artwork *looks like* a facsimile of David's work.
Similarly, Spritely made a Scheme->WASM-GC compiler, and now there are tons of vibecoded Scheme->WASM-GC compilers which appear to use the same techniques. So why bother? But also, someone needed to do that work first.
The disincentives here are depressing, mocking and belittling the source material that everyone then can generate something "easily" that it resembles.
I don't know how to improve this situation.
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@epilepticrabbit@social.coop 2026-08-06 15:03
@cwebber@social.coop @davidrevoy@framapiaf.org @spritely@social.coop As a fellow old skool open sourcer, I am very much aware that the AI got good by stealing and mimicking decades of our work. The blatant robbery of our IP is astounding, and I too feel helpless. Once, before AI was what it is now, a PERSON stole my work and slapped their name on it. I thought it was so messed up. I was angry. Then I convinced myself to feel sorry for them because they obviously couldn't have their own ideas. Anger subsided. Can't find a way to let go of my anger towards the AI companies...