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...
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.
Reposted by Reid Southen
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.
Nintendo, you know what to do.
Google’s new world AI model tool let me generate a bunch of Nintendo-inspired games. Including one featuring Link with a paraglider! Gift link: www.theverge.com/news/869726/...
January 29, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Nintendo, you know what to do.
I instantly lose respect for celebrities who shill for gambling apps and casinos. There are better ways to make money than facilitating the financial ruin of your fans.
January 28, 2026 at 9:49 PM
I instantly lose respect for celebrities who shill for gambling apps and casinos. There are better ways to make money than facilitating the financial ruin of your fans.
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Want a place to hold your artwork without Ai scanning your work? A place where recruiters can find you easily? A place that organizes your browsing experience? A place to learn? Www.atmovfx.com is your spot! Come build your art portfolio!
#conceptart #vfx #illustration #characterart #envart #gameart
#conceptart #vfx #illustration #characterart #envart #gameart
Ultimate Community For Environment Artists | ATMO
A collection of user-uploaded Senior/High-Quality environmental images to be used to learn from and comment on. You can also quickly check their values and add images to your moodboard.
Www.atmovfx.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Want a place to hold your artwork without Ai scanning your work? A place where recruiters can find you easily? A place that organizes your browsing experience? A place to learn? Www.atmovfx.com is your spot! Come build your art portfolio!
#conceptart #vfx #illustration #characterart #envart #gameart
#conceptart #vfx #illustration #characterart #envart #gameart
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Saw this on YouTube. Nice.
January 28, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Saw this on YouTube. Nice.
I'm an atheist, but I believe in hell for ICE specifically.
January 27, 2026 at 9:09 PM
I'm an atheist, but I believe in hell for ICE specifically.
We've caught what I believe to be the same mouse 4 times in 3 days. He somehow escaped from the cage the 3rd go and we caught him again 6 hours later, lol. We haven't had the heart to take him further than our shed because it's insanely cold out, but we finally took him to a park. Godspeed buddy.
January 27, 2026 at 9:02 PM
We've caught what I believe to be the same mouse 4 times in 3 days. He somehow escaped from the cage the 3rd go and we caught him again 6 hours later, lol. We haven't had the heart to take him further than our shed because it's insanely cold out, but we finally took him to a park. Godspeed buddy.
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We're gunna need a new type of rehab for Ai-ddicts.
January 27, 2026 at 6:56 PM
We're gunna need a new type of rehab for Ai-ddicts.
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The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired
January 27, 2026 at 2:07 AM
The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
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(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:51 AM
(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
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Time to spend one zillion dollars at DreamHaven Books!!! I buy almost all my new giant art books and pulpy used books from them. Also I secretly sign books there whenever I stop in for a treat.
Comics retailing legend Greg Ketter standing up to ICE in Minneapolis. Yes, that's tear gas. He's 70 years old.
January 25, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Time to spend one zillion dollars at DreamHaven Books!!! I buy almost all my new giant art books and pulpy used books from them. Also I secretly sign books there whenever I stop in for a treat.
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hey everybody lifelong tech expert here
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
And what is happening inside ICE detention centers? 404 Media also learned that the federal government claimed that the day after it was sued for allegedly abusing detainees at an ICE detention center, a “system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility.
ICE Says Critical Evidence In Abuse Case Was Lost In 'System Crash' a Day After It Was Sued
The government also said "we don't have resources" to retain all footage and that plaintiffs could supply "endless hard drives that we could save things to."
www.404media.co
January 25, 2026 at 5:26 PM
hey everybody lifelong tech expert here
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps