Reid Southen
@rahll.bsky.social
🎬 Film concept artist and illustrator. 🎞️
Alien: Earth, Marvel, DC, Matrix, Alien, Transformers, The Woman King, Jupiter Ascending, The Hunger Games.
https://www.reidsouthenart.com/
Alien: Earth, Marvel, DC, Matrix, Alien, Transformers, The Woman King, Jupiter Ascending, The Hunger Games.
https://www.reidsouthenart.com/
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Reid Southen
@rahll.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Generative AI Has a Visual Plagiarism Problem
Experiments with Midjourney and DALL-E 3 show a copyright minefield
spectrum.ieee.org
I wanted to provide a thread here of some of the things I've been involved with in the fight against unethical generative AI for easy reference, starting with my work with @GaryMarcus.bsky.social. Our article shows irrefutable evidence of blatant plagiarism 🧵
spectrum.ieee.org/midjourney-c...
spectrum.ieee.org/midjourney-c...
Soon to be consolidated into a single service.
ads are so depressing now: its all just for medicine, gambling and AI
February 8, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Soon to be consolidated into a single service.
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the most impactful thing Elon Musk has ever done or will ever do regarding science and innovation in this country is illegally cut billions of dollars of research funds for literally no reason
February 8, 2026 at 3:01 AM
the most impactful thing Elon Musk has ever done or will ever do regarding science and innovation in this country is illegally cut billions of dollars of research funds for literally no reason
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Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Blue cheese is a medieval prank that backfired and we're still paying for it today, no one can convince me otherwise.
February 8, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Blue cheese is a medieval prank that backfired and we're still paying for it today, no one can convince me otherwise.
Lol, you'd never guess in a million years what the video is.
For like a split second that must feel amazing
February 7, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Lol, you'd never guess in a million years what the video is.
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Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Every American needs to watch this:
One of the cool things about crypto is there's no market close, so you can watch Bitcoin crash in real time at all hours.
February 5, 2026 at 11:57 PM
One of the cool things about crypto is there's no market close, so you can watch Bitcoin crash in real time at all hours.
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I wanna keep doing this work, in any form (podcast! newsletter! movie? AI literacy class!). Pls msg me on Signal at nitasha.10 if you need someone who’s well-sourced in AI & SV, worked hard to understand the technology + ideas + players, cares about getting it right and informing the public
February 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I wanna keep doing this work, in any form (podcast! newsletter! movie? AI literacy class!). Pls msg me on Signal at nitasha.10 if you need someone who’s well-sourced in AI & SV, worked hard to understand the technology + ideas + players, cares about getting it right and informing the public
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My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
February 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
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He just tweeted it out …
February 5, 2026 at 1:39 AM
He just tweeted it out …
With a big enough lens and adequate megapixels, almost every portrait contains a self portrait of sorts.
"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
February 4, 2026 at 6:49 AM
With a big enough lens and adequate megapixels, almost every portrait contains a self portrait of sorts.
Artists and animators did this, congrats. I still would absolutely never trust Adobe as a company, but this is a win nonetheless.
February 4, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Artists and animators did this, congrats. I still would absolutely never trust Adobe as a company, but this is a win nonetheless.
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple was phenomenal, I'm so bummed the box office on it has been so weak, I really hope people come around to it, because the arc between 28 Years Later and the Bone Temple is really something special, and Ralph Fiennes is just the best.
February 4, 2026 at 2:21 AM
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple was phenomenal, I'm so bummed the box office on it has been so weak, I really hope people come around to it, because the arc between 28 Years Later and the Bone Temple is really something special, and Ralph Fiennes is just the best.
I'm finally messing with Affinity as a way to ditch Adobe, and it's got some pretty awesome features that make Photoshop feel unbelievably dated. People who use it, anything important to know? Pitfalls? Issues? Cool features? Recommendations on transitioning?
February 3, 2026 at 1:25 AM
I'm finally messing with Affinity as a way to ditch Adobe, and it's got some pretty awesome features that make Photoshop feel unbelievably dated. People who use it, anything important to know? Pitfalls? Issues? Cool features? Recommendations on transitioning?
If you've seen Friendship.
February 1, 2026 at 6:13 AM
If you've seen Friendship.
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This guy can’t stop getting W’s
Mamdani Targets ‘Unusable’ AI Chatbot for Termination
Mamdani Targets ‘Unusable’ AI Chatbot for Termination
Reporting from The Markup and THE CITY exposed how the bot, touted by the Adams administration, repeatedly served up false and damaging information.
buff.ly
January 30, 2026 at 10:17 PM
This guy can’t stop getting W’s
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January 31, 2026 at 1:12 AM
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Some light reading for the dark times.
January 31, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Some light reading for the dark times.
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Wild that there was an open lane called "what if we just explain things clearly to people?" and he's the first one to ever fill it
The City’s Budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works.
January 30, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Wild that there was an open lane called "what if we just explain things clearly to people?" and he's the first one to ever fill it
ICE is converting warehouses into concentration camps, but the media would like you to call them detention centers, please.
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:32 AM
ICE is converting warehouses into concentration camps, but the media would like you to call them detention centers, please.
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looks like shit.
First trailer for Darren Aranofsky's new AI animated series 'On This Day... 1776'
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
January 29, 2026 at 8:52 PM
looks like shit.
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Just a reminder, the greatest living American historian filmmaker, Ken Burns, released a 720 min exploration of every facet of the American revolution using zero generative AI and paying for all of its assets instead of cobbling it from stolen data, then he gave it away for free on PBS this year.
First trailer for Darren Aranofsky's new AI animated series 'On This Day... 1776'
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
January 29, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Just a reminder, the greatest living American historian filmmaker, Ken Burns, released a 720 min exploration of every facet of the American revolution using zero generative AI and paying for all of its assets instead of cobbling it from stolen data, then he gave it away for free on PBS this year.
In honor of Greg Bovino's demotion.
January 29, 2026 at 7:29 PM
In honor of Greg Bovino's demotion.
Anyone remember pogs.
January 29, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Anyone remember pogs.