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Giftheck @giftheck.bsky.social · 14h

And the one missing bit - the introduction to Act 2 that appears in the post-2012 stage show only - isn't worth it to begin with.

Giftheck @giftheck.bsky.social · 14h

The most wonderful thing about remixing my own version of Jeff Wayyne's War of the Worlds is how I have not needed to use gen AI to fill in any of the gaps for Richard Burton's monologue - near enough everything Liam Neeson did in TNG, Richard Burton actually recorded.

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AO3 Status @status.archiveofourown.org · 1d

[update] Scheduled: In a few hours, #AO3 will be briefly unavailable while we apply minor bug fixes.

AO3 Maintenance

In a few hours, #AO3 will be briefly unavailable while we apply minor bug fixes.

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Giftheck @giftheck.bsky.social · 2d

*song. What the heck is a "soung"? 🤣

Giftheck @giftheck.bsky.social · 2d

Zootopia 2's soundtrack releases November 21. There are 24 tracks in total. Only title currently known is Shakira's soung, Zoo.

music.apple.com/us/album/zoo...

Zootopia 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Shakira & Michael Giacchino on Apple Music

Album · 2025 · 24 Songs

music.apple.com

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WereLuka: maximum legs, fuckall for brains. @luka.is.tall.fyi · 3d

The biggest excuses I always see for using Ai art:

"ArTiStS cHaRgE tOo mUcH!"

No, we're usually very reasonable. You're just shit at budgeting. Hell, I've been told by multiple people that my shit is UNDERpriced.

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 3d

I don't like him personally, but David Simon on AI is the final word on the subject.

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Kayleigh McKee, Cheerer for the Dolls ⏬️ AnimeUSA! @ghaspey.bsky.social · 3d

Good :) because if it can't exist without proper pay and permissions it shouldn't exist

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Giftheck @giftheck.bsky.social · 3d

I stripped out the percussion and a few performance parts that weren't in the film, and recorded a new percussion track that is much closer to the film version of this cue.

Digimon The Movie score - 'Final Battle Scene' Later Reocrding With New Mocked-Up Percussion

YouTube video by Giftheck

www.youtube.com

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 3d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Giftheck @giftheck.bsky.social · 4d

This one

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Giftheck @giftheck.bsky.social · 4d

I am almost certain that the Mufasa/Simba piece he offers is traced, I'm just not sure where he traced it from.

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Giftheck @giftheck.bsky.social · 4d

My car has failed its MOT and needs a whole new catalytic converter. This is not going to be cheap and my funds don't currently stretch. I hate to do it for this reason, but I'm offering a first-come- first-serve commission.

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 5d

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

zeldawilliams
20m
From Create Mode
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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
, just so
other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

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Giftheck @giftheck.bsky.social · 4d

A decade ago, people were spoiling a certain film to the point where you couldn't move. These days, to mitigate that, I seek out spoilers myself - if I'm going to be spoiled, it's going to be on my terms. Having said that, I would never spread those spoilers around.

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The Cuix (sketch comms open) @thecuix.bsky.social · 11d

Be safe, and don't you dare go hollow.

4 panel comic, une bunny and a witch cat are sitting around the fire, preparing dinner.
Dialogue goes :
"So, you're a Brush bearer, an Artist"
"Are you still painting?"
"I am"
"Hah! No way ! with the world on the verge of collapse and hoe fading day by day, you think art still matters?"
"Now more than ever..."

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Giftheck @giftheck.bsky.social · 4d

They might be going after him, we just don't know. Wouldn't be surprised - they once notoriously went after daycares for painting Mickey Mouse on their walls.

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Ki @ SHOP IS OPEN ✨ @gawki.bsky.social · 5d

James C Mulligan is going after vids and people who call him out for selling AI images. He’s using copyright as an excuse to get them removed, which is so baffling considering he’s a serial tracer. He has claimed official Bambi background art as his own, but there’s so much more.

A long 🧵

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Joaquín Baldwin @joabaldwin.com · 5d

This receipt couldn't be longer if it came from CVS.

Ki @ SHOP IS OPEN ✨ @gawki.bsky.social · 5d

James C Mulligan is going after vids and people who call him out for selling AI images. He’s using copyright as an excuse to get them removed, which is so baffling considering he’s a serial tracer. He has claimed official Bambi background art as his own, but there’s so much more.

A long 🧵

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IFLScience @iflscience.com · 5d

😤

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Giftheck @giftheck.bsky.social · 5d

Zootopia 2 spoilers are already doing the rounds after a book leaked early. Be careful out there...

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Beatghoul ⑆⑇⑈⑉ @beatgrrrl.bsky.social · 5d

Ireland now has a Basic Income for the Arts.

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warrior cop @wyattprivilege.bsky.social · 5d

Bluesky engineers when their website is successful

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · Aug 1

Deskilling is real.

This is the world generative AI peddlers long for, one where people are incompetent without their service.

Don't outsource your brain to this shit. You'll regret it.

Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · Jul 31

help my job says i have to do my job what do i do help

From r/chatGPTpro, 25 minutes ago: chatGPT blocked at work

Today my job decided to block the site. I use chatGPT to create SOPs (standard operating practices) and power points and polish my emails. What should I do now four question marks. It has 0 upvotes and 20 comments

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Giftheck @giftheck.bsky.social · 6d

I think you should really see The Colors Within.