Interesting, because Amazon would have me believing that in order to digitize a book you have to destroy the rare first edition version of it for your AI.
(thank you Internet Archive for archiving our internet and media <3, you are an invaluable resource)
Physical media is important and vital to not being at a company’s mercy when it comes to engaging in media & hobbies, whether that be a book, movie, board game, video game, comics, cards etc whatever physical media/hobby you engage in, you should be able to own it with no issues.
I'LL SAY IT AGAIN:
IT SHOULD BE ILLEGAL to charge a "convenience fee" for paying a bill online. The convenience is for the company. The fee is for you.
A German court has ruled that Google is liable for the false statements generated by its AI Overviews feature. The ruling could have massive impacts on the world's biggest search engine, which recently doubled down on giving users AI-generated results.
The artist’s real struggle is not about self-expression or lack of passion. It is giving themselves permission to be seen without editing the truth to make it digestible for the world.
Should I ever be murdered by the state, I want it to be known I do want vengeance. I want people to make whatever decisions they feel necessary, in righteous anger and rage. I wouldn’t want y’all to be peaceful, accept any apologies, or forgive my murderer. I don’t forgive them.
now more than ever i’m determined to support small indie studios with two nickels and a dream. you have the drive to create something with your own two hands despite the rest of the industry burning down? that’s enough for me.
The homeless you don’t see:
Cars.
Motels paid week to week.
Couches.
Storage units.
Abandoned RVs.
Most of them have jobs.
Some have kids.
We deserve better.
They're trying to normalize the use of AI, btw. Don't believe for a second that every studio, hell, every artist in the industry is using it. keep broadening your horizons, learn about artists, art styles, take inspiration from culture, history, and science.