Merlin
@gremlinpix.bsky.social
Artist, nerd, absolute gremlin. The original flufftails icepix. I'm Trouble. <3
Find me also at itaku: https://itaku.ee/profile/merlin
And inkbunny: https://inkbunny.net/Merlin
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Find me also at itaku: https://itaku.ee/profile/merlin
And inkbunny: https://inkbunny.net/Merlin
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one of my friends described this as 'emotional support penis', and it's too adorable not to make it headcanon
December 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
one of my friends described this as 'emotional support penis', and it's too adorable not to make it headcanon
quick, everyone apply headpats and cookies so they evolve into a sylveon by mistake.
December 10, 2025 at 4:40 AM
quick, everyone apply headpats and cookies so they evolve into a sylveon by mistake.
selling stickers of juni's cookie huh? wao!
December 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
selling stickers of juni's cookie huh? wao!
is... is that a sticky slap hand?
November 21, 2025 at 12:10 AM
is... is that a sticky slap hand?
do i want people selling works i've actually made? no, not the least because i am not selling my work myself, so it would be upsetting to see someone finding more success than myself with my own work. but that doesnt mean i should care if someone draws a copy of stuff i've drawn
November 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
do i want people selling works i've actually made? no, not the least because i am not selling my work myself, so it would be upsetting to see someone finding more success than myself with my own work. but that doesnt mean i should care if someone draws a copy of stuff i've drawn
that's also not how it works. for starters you'll never get to 100% OR 0% using ai, explicitly BECAUSE the work is not actually inside it....
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
that's also not how it works. for starters you'll never get to 100% OR 0% using ai, explicitly BECAUSE the work is not actually inside it....
are you familiar with how painters used to train before computers and cameras? they copied eachother. they, professionally, displayed their copy of some famous artist's painting. why would i care if someone copied my work? the copy has nothing to do with me.
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
are you familiar with how painters used to train before computers and cameras? they copied eachother. they, professionally, displayed their copy of some famous artist's painting. why would i care if someone copied my work? the copy has nothing to do with me.
depends on how you access the ai. i've run dozens of generative models on my personal pc. the requirements are rather low, anyone with a decently modern rig can do it. the only service then is the one distributing the model in the first place.
November 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
depends on how you access the ai. i've run dozens of generative models on my personal pc. the requirements are rather low, anyone with a decently modern rig can do it. the only service then is the one distributing the model in the first place.
that what you're describing is functionally impossible, and that makes it substantially different from the encryption example
November 20, 2025 at 11:53 PM
that what you're describing is functionally impossible, and that makes it substantially different from the encryption example
i still don't believe it's been proven you can perfectly replicate a single image from the data. unless maybe the dataset is particularly lacking in an area that makes your one image the single source of a term. i dont know which disney case you are referring to, but i am operating under the belief
November 20, 2025 at 11:53 PM
i still don't believe it's been proven you can perfectly replicate a single image from the data. unless maybe the dataset is particularly lacking in an area that makes your one image the single source of a term. i dont know which disney case you are referring to, but i am operating under the belief
wouldnt be the company making the ai model, but the end user who takes the ai content and sells it
November 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
wouldnt be the company making the ai model, but the end user who takes the ai content and sells it
that becomes a really weird grey area. who do you hammer? there is no 'person' that created the artwork, as far as the courts are concerned, so you cant get them for production of copyrighted material. you might get them for distribution, but who is 'them'? who's distributing? i argue it
November 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
that becomes a really weird grey area. who do you hammer? there is no 'person' that created the artwork, as far as the courts are concerned, so you cant get them for production of copyrighted material. you might get them for distribution, but who is 'them'? who's distributing? i argue it
it can never be 100% if it's reversible. it may be unrecognizeable, but encrypted data is still the Same data. compare with what happens to llm's. you cant recover the source out of an llm. at least, to my understanding.
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
it can never be 100% if it's reversible. it may be unrecognizeable, but encrypted data is still the Same data. compare with what happens to llm's. you cant recover the source out of an llm. at least, to my understanding.
a copy of those images or if it is not the same thing at all. personally i see a strong case for 'this cant be transformative because it doesn't contain the source'. but we'll see.
November 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
a copy of those images or if it is not the same thing at all. personally i see a strong case for 'this cant be transformative because it doesn't contain the source'. but we'll see.
i dunno. i still think the courts are going to side with ai on this. the ai's ability to passably replicate copyrighted material is outside the bounds of what's punishable by law. what will matter is how the courts determine if making the mathmatical description of the source images means making
November 20, 2025 at 11:41 PM
i dunno. i still think the courts are going to side with ai on this. the ai's ability to passably replicate copyrighted material is outside the bounds of what's punishable by law. what will matter is how the courts determine if making the mathmatical description of the source images means making
it's not just not 'technically' not saved in the model, it's not saved in the model at all.... that's literally not how they work. and it's not like fencing off your belongings, at best it's like going into your room and taking pictures of your stuff. invasive and rude but illegal? not really
November 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
it's not just not 'technically' not saved in the model, it's not saved in the model at all.... that's literally not how they work. and it's not like fencing off your belongings, at best it's like going into your room and taking pictures of your stuff. invasive and rude but illegal? not really
the only grey area here is how you got access to the movie in the first place. and you cant even claim it's piracy, because the movie was being broadcast in the town square. sure TECHNICALLY we dont have the right to download images we see on the web, but it's a far cry from what you're suggesting
November 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
the only grey area here is how you got access to the movie in the first place. and you cant even claim it's piracy, because the movie was being broadcast in the town square. sure TECHNICALLY we dont have the right to download images we see on the web, but it's a far cry from what you're suggesting
with your analogy of the movie, it isnt anything like that at all. it's like going to the theater, watching a movie, being inspired to make your own, and filming a movie with a similar plot using what you know about the first to make the second. which isnt illegal, and shouldnt be.
November 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
with your analogy of the movie, it isnt anything like that at all. it's like going to the theater, watching a movie, being inspired to make your own, and filming a movie with a similar plot using what you know about the first to make the second. which isnt illegal, and shouldnt be.
the description gets saved in the model, and there's a hundred thousand descriptions for what a 'bicycle' is, and the computer then tries to make something that looks like all of them at the same time. at no point is the 'stolen' work within the model itself.
November 20, 2025 at 11:27 PM
the description gets saved in the model, and there's a hundred thousand descriptions for what a 'bicycle' is, and the computer then tries to make something that looks like all of them at the same time. at no point is the 'stolen' work within the model itself.
the degree of change is what matters here. and what you seem to not grasp is that it's 100%, because those 1's and 0's are NOT in the model. at all. that's not how llm's WORK. it's the digital equivalent of you looking at a picture, and writing a description of that picture.
November 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
the degree of change is what matters here. and what you seem to not grasp is that it's 100%, because those 1's and 0's are NOT in the model. at all. that's not how llm's WORK. it's the digital equivalent of you looking at a picture, and writing a description of that picture.
personally i think trying to replace people to maximize profit is kind of scummy. and for that reason people should not buy those products made in such a manner. even though i dont really think the way ai was made is illegal
November 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
personally i think trying to replace people to maximize profit is kind of scummy. and for that reason people should not buy those products made in such a manner. even though i dont really think the way ai was made is illegal
-illegal about this. we saw the content, and used it to do some math. the math is what's in the model, not the content'.
there's an argument to be made that making ai that replaces people is unethical, but i have a strong feeling the courts will side with the ai companies on legality.
there's an argument to be made that making ai that replaces people is unethical, but i have a strong feeling the courts will side with the ai companies on legality.
November 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
-illegal about this. we saw the content, and used it to do some math. the math is what's in the model, not the content'.
there's an argument to be made that making ai that replaces people is unethical, but i have a strong feeling the courts will side with the ai companies on legality.
there's an argument to be made that making ai that replaces people is unethical, but i have a strong feeling the courts will side with the ai companies on legality.