Feanne

Cara & Instagram @feanne - illustrated patterns for printed fabric and wallpaper, featuring stylized flora and fauna - she/her - Adobe Creative Resident 2020

[Feanne @feanneart]

#AnimalArtistsUnite “No regrets only egrets” & “Sabong” ☺️ I’m an illustrator specializing in textile design - https://t.co/LZnntNs99l - #ArtistsofSEA #artph

[mellowminx @mellow_minx]

Sparkly bubbles 🫧 @Pixel_Dailies #pixel_dailies #pixelart

[Feanne @feanneart]

@betty_nft The app's ethos matters more than the design. It could be the most well-designed app but if it's just another VC-funded, ad-driven, data-harvesting platform then how can it really be any different? I recommend https://t.co/RoFRoxVaPN instead (ad-free, privacy-first, user-funded)

[Virtual SEAsia @VirtualSEAsia]

Congrats to @mellow_minx from the Philippines on being selected for the WINGS ELEVATE 2023 Mobile Game Accelerator Program! #SEApride #SEAgamedev

[Feanne @feanneart]

@modilingua It's not just creative workers at risk. Any type of work that can be captured digitally, can generate data to train AI to replace human workers. Shall we just let them because "they're going to anyway"? But yeah, artists' fund + UBI + more social safety nets are needed.

[Michele Rosenthal @dialmformichele]

Illustrators: approximately how many quality works do you have in your portfolio that you would consider available for licensing?

[mellowminx @mellow_minx]

@igdmag Thank you for hosting #trailertuesday! If anyone's interested in a half-hour cozy game where you grow plants to clean air ☘️🫧 I made this and it's free (no ads either), mobile-friendly (link in original thread) - https://t.co/lExf7lYEE4

[Gareth Coker @garethcoker]

Composers/musicians using the website @AudioJungle by @envato to sell royalty free music - Envato have 'updated' - their T&C's to **now have AI train on your items that you have authored and uploaded**

You are opted in AUTOMATICALLY.

Additionally, your items will now be licensed "in perpetuity" becuase an AI cannot 'forget' what it has learned.

There is no mention of any profit share for authors from AI works derived from authors' compositions.

If you don't want your items to be trained by AI, you need to remove them from the marketplace by June 1st. There is (currently) no opt-out available.

While I appreciate AI is inevitable and some people will be embracing this, the immediacy with which @envato has gone about it while seemingly going against some of their core values is striking. I can't believe they didn't give authors a choice, and have only given 20 days notice to find an alternative.

For those who might be dependent on income from the site, it puts them in a massive quandiary, especially with the lack of time to find an alternate solution. It's frankly shameful behaviour.

I've had an author account there since 2009 - which I will now remove. It kept me afloat during my early years in the industry. I also reviewed items on the site. This policy change and sudden implementation is disgraceful, and I'm now sorry to have been associated with @audiojungle and @envato in any way.

[Feanne @feanneart]

Here's the new Envato forum thread that consolidates all feedback on the change of terms, and also shares the full text of the email re. the change https://t.co/Dw5nngd3po

[Feanne @feanneart]

⚠️ Artists selling assets on Envato, remove your content from the platform by May 31, 2023 if you don't want your content used in AI art training.

Just got this email from Envato with the subject "Important updates to our Elements Author Agreement & Market Author Terms"

[Feanne @feanneart]

You can also read Envato authors' comments about this on this forum thread https://t.co/gPDr1DdFyf
P.S. We are big fans of this part, "you agree to let us use your content but we won't tell you how much you'll be paid"

[A. 🇵🇭🇪🇸🏳️‍🌈😷🍉💜 @coffeeteanxiety]

If OTW lets AI scrape fics on AO3 it’s going to hurt creatives, destroy the site, and do so much damage to fandom culture. It’ll be such a huge betrayal—majority of writers and readers don’t want this, people will just take down their work en masse and it’ll be devastating.

[Feanne @feanneart]

@smilingdemon I am! Just followed you. Cara rules <3

[Feanne @feanneart]

@shambibble They are clearly rushing to train AI before any regulation sets in.

Also I love this part where they're basically like "You agree to let us use your content in exchange for some potential future payments, but we won't tell you how much"

[mellowminx @mellow_minx]

Mer-unicorn with tiny plants
#mermay2023 on @Cara_HQ day 2: spring 🌸 inspired by tiny plants and bubbles in my #cozygame Air Garden https://t.co/ddRKam1lwA
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https://t.co/ZDoTTeVwhE
#mermaid #unicorn #merunicorn #cute #flower #garden #botanical #floral

[Feanne @feanneart]

Oh and P.S. https://t.co/uwTyjAqXHF anyways guess I'm not sticking around to let Dropbox train AI on my files. 8/8

[Feanne @feanneart]

Schrödinger's @Dropbox ... Is it available offline or not?? (Turns out it's not; I didn't know that new Dropbox made all my files online-only by default and now I have to manually download all my own files to get them back on my computer) (a thread 1/)

[Feanne @feanneart]

But online-only as THE DEFAULT is a DEALBREAKER. It's so inconsiderate for users who just don't have access to ultra-reliable inet. 7/