@inmemorial.bsky.social
Refugee from twitter apocalypse, just here to look at cool art without being scraped by A.I and check out the creative industry
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if you want artists to make weirder art, you have to create stable living conditions that allow them to. homogeneity isn't a matter of artists lacking culture-- there are many soulful artists out there-- it's a matter of unregulated corporate dominance combined with artists who cant afford to create
January 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
if you want artists to make weirder art, you have to create stable living conditions that allow them to. homogeneity isn't a matter of artists lacking culture-- there are many soulful artists out there-- it's a matter of unregulated corporate dominance combined with artists who cant afford to create
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there's no work, so we're making our own work, but now we're being told "no you can't do that either" so okay I guess we'll all just fucking die. Freedom to do only as we're told.
September 10, 2025 at 4:50 AM
there's no work, so we're making our own work, but now we're being told "no you can't do that either" so okay I guess we'll all just fucking die. Freedom to do only as we're told.
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I'm looking for stories about how AI is killing creative work, and I'd love to hear from you—artists, writers, illustrators, actors, designers, editors, voice actors and narrators—if your job or practice has been hit. This is going to be a big one.
[email protected]
[email protected]
September 3, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I'm looking for stories about how AI is killing creative work, and I'd love to hear from you—artists, writers, illustrators, actors, designers, editors, voice actors and narrators—if your job or practice has been hit. This is going to be a big one.
[email protected]
[email protected]
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Would love for some audio engineers to sound off. A Juneau producer told me that five years ago it was $200 to master a track, two years ago it was $50, now it's $10. That's a helluva cut in pay, and makes it effectively impossible to opt out of using AI tools to skip the steps involved in mastering
Getting lots of stories of every kind here, some of them infuriating, some of them heartbreaking, some of them darkly funny. Keep them coming.
Did clients or bosses using AI change, degrade, or kill your job?
Artists, illustrators, animators, actors, designers, please share: [email protected]
Did clients or bosses using AI change, degrade, or kill your job?
Artists, illustrators, animators, actors, designers, please share: [email protected]
I'm looking for stories about how AI is killing creative work, and I'd love to hear from you—artists, writers, illustrators, actors, designers, editors, voice actors and narrators—if your job or practice has been hit. This is going to be a big one.
[email protected]
[email protected]
September 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Would love for some audio engineers to sound off. A Juneau producer told me that five years ago it was $200 to master a track, two years ago it was $50, now it's $10. That's a helluva cut in pay, and makes it effectively impossible to opt out of using AI tools to skip the steps involved in mastering
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I’m not asking for help or anything just looking to vent. But y’all it’s so demoralizing working like 70 hour+ weeks and still be completely unsure of how I’m going to pay bills this month. I feel like I work as hard as I can but this period of time really has me questioning if I should change
September 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I’m not asking for help or anything just looking to vent. But y’all it’s so demoralizing working like 70 hour+ weeks and still be completely unsure of how I’m going to pay bills this month. I feel like I work as hard as I can but this period of time really has me questioning if I should change
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Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio had a budget of $35 million and every single character was moved one frame at a time by a human being. What the fuck are we even doing!!!!!!!
OpenAI confirms they're helping make an AI-generated movie called 'Critterz'
• Goal is to finish production in 9 months
• Budget is ~$30M
• Plan is to debut the film at Canne
• 'Paddington 3' writers penned the script
• Art will be fed into Chat GPT 5 and other image models
(via WSJ)
• Goal is to finish production in 9 months
• Budget is ~$30M
• Plan is to debut the film at Canne
• 'Paddington 3' writers penned the script
• Art will be fed into Chat GPT 5 and other image models
(via WSJ)
September 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio had a budget of $35 million and every single character was moved one frame at a time by a human being. What the fuck are we even doing!!!!!!!
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This is slander against Luddites! this exec clearly never read @bcmerchant.bsky.social ‘s awesome book about skilled workers rebelling against technology displacing them to create poorer quality products at lower wages
September 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This is slander against Luddites! this exec clearly never read @bcmerchant.bsky.social ‘s awesome book about skilled workers rebelling against technology displacing them to create poorer quality products at lower wages
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🔥 Warner Bros is suing Midjourney!🔥
They've cited mine and Gary's work like in the other suit, including that I was banned for criticizing the company.
This now means Midjourney is being sued by Warner Bros, Disney, Universal, and the class action from artists.
Let's gooo! 🔥
They've cited mine and Gary's work like in the other suit, including that I was banned for criticizing the company.
This now means Midjourney is being sued by Warner Bros, Disney, Universal, and the class action from artists.
Let's gooo! 🔥
September 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
🔥 Warner Bros is suing Midjourney!🔥
They've cited mine and Gary's work like in the other suit, including that I was banned for criticizing the company.
This now means Midjourney is being sued by Warner Bros, Disney, Universal, and the class action from artists.
Let's gooo! 🔥
They've cited mine and Gary's work like in the other suit, including that I was banned for criticizing the company.
This now means Midjourney is being sued by Warner Bros, Disney, Universal, and the class action from artists.
Let's gooo! 🔥
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Really good read
Still a reality of animation, no matter if show is successful or not it rarely changes working conditions for artists.
Still a reality of animation, no matter if show is successful or not it rarely changes working conditions for artists.
Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki didn't start as the artists they became. Surviving the brutal world of TV anime in the '70s changed them and their style.
They made classics like Heidi and Anne of Green Gables and found their own paths, as we explore:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-pressu...
They made classics like Heidi and Anne of Green Gables and found their own paths, as we explore:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-pressu...
September 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Really good read
Still a reality of animation, no matter if show is successful or not it rarely changes working conditions for artists.
Still a reality of animation, no matter if show is successful or not it rarely changes working conditions for artists.
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Wow!
So while I still wish this case would’ve gone to trial, and believe the amount given per work should have been EVEN higher, $1.5 billion in settlement AND the destruction of infringing datasets is still a fantastic start! Congratulations to all those involved as these things are not easy!
So while I still wish this case would’ve gone to trial, and believe the amount given per work should have been EVEN higher, $1.5 billion in settlement AND the destruction of infringing datasets is still a fantastic start! Congratulations to all those involved as these things are not easy!
BREAKING: Anthropic has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to authors in class action lawsuit for pirating their works www.wired.com/story/anthro...
Anthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least $1.5 Billion in AI Copyright Settlement
Anthropic will pay at least $3,000 for each copyrighted work that it pirated. The company downloaded unauthorized copies of books in early efforts to gather training data for its AI tools.
www.wired.com
September 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Wow!
So while I still wish this case would’ve gone to trial, and believe the amount given per work should have been EVEN higher, $1.5 billion in settlement AND the destruction of infringing datasets is still a fantastic start! Congratulations to all those involved as these things are not easy!
So while I still wish this case would’ve gone to trial, and believe the amount given per work should have been EVEN higher, $1.5 billion in settlement AND the destruction of infringing datasets is still a fantastic start! Congratulations to all those involved as these things are not easy!
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Warner Bros is suing AI company Midjourney for alleged copyright infringement
• The lawsuit cites multiple AI-generated examples of Batman and other iconic characters
• WB is seeking $150K per infringed work
• They argue generating copyrighted characters is a 'clear draw' for Midjourney users
• The lawsuit cites multiple AI-generated examples of Batman and other iconic characters
• WB is seeking $150K per infringed work
• They argue generating copyrighted characters is a 'clear draw' for Midjourney users
September 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Warner Bros is suing AI company Midjourney for alleged copyright infringement
• The lawsuit cites multiple AI-generated examples of Batman and other iconic characters
• WB is seeking $150K per infringed work
• They argue generating copyrighted characters is a 'clear draw' for Midjourney users
• The lawsuit cites multiple AI-generated examples of Batman and other iconic characters
• WB is seeking $150K per infringed work
• They argue generating copyrighted characters is a 'clear draw' for Midjourney users
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Not James Cameron, but once I spoke to someone at a party who worked at Weta and she said she and her team were working 120 hours a week for two months on the last Hobbit movie, and took turns sleeping for four hours on cots in the studio.
my brother worked in VFX for years for HBO and Netflix and so many of his friends in that field are having such a hard time finding work because of AI that they’re leaving the industry so Cameron can go fuck himself very much
“I’d like to see the cost of VFX artists come down.” — ‘Avatar’ director and Stability AI board member James Cameron claims effects workers are too expensive, putting blockbusters and the VFX industry at risk.
www.cartoonbrew.com/vfx/vfx-arti...
www.cartoonbrew.com/vfx/vfx-arti...
August 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Not James Cameron, but once I spoke to someone at a party who worked at Weta and she said she and her team were working 120 hours a week for two months on the last Hobbit movie, and took turns sleeping for four hours on cots in the studio.
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Or maybe, and just hear me out here, the movie execs, producers, directors and “big name” actors are all massively overpaid. As opposed to the people who actually make the films…
“I’d like to see the cost of VFX artists come down.” — ‘Avatar’ director and Stability AI board member James Cameron claims effects workers are too expensive, putting blockbusters and the VFX industry at risk.
www.cartoonbrew.com/vfx/vfx-arti...
www.cartoonbrew.com/vfx/vfx-arti...
James Cameron Says VFX Costs Threaten Future Of Blockbusters
In a recent interview, Stability AI board member James Cameron warned high budgets threaten theaters, urging cheaper VFX and new tech to cut costs.
www.cartoonbrew.com
August 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Or maybe, and just hear me out here, the movie execs, producers, directors and “big name” actors are all massively overpaid. As opposed to the people who actually make the films…
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I've seen an uptick in art and design tests essentially expecting an all-knowing all-skilled developer to land in their laps, resulting in people with incredible skills getting rejected because they just needed a little support in a single area.
We are EATING OURSELVES if we hire like this.
We are EATING OURSELVES if we hire like this.
I don't get how people don't realize that a technology that replaces junior and entry level positions in a field destroys that field.
There's no skipping steps. You have to be a junior before you can be a senior, and if you don't have senior people, you don't have a field.
There's no skipping steps. You have to be a junior before you can be a senior, and if you don't have senior people, you don't have a field.
Remember, kids: A real big goal of "AI" is to entirely sever capital from labor, and no, there will be no universal basic income, you can all just starve and die, thanks
www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...
www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...
September 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I've seen an uptick in art and design tests essentially expecting an all-knowing all-skilled developer to land in their laps, resulting in people with incredible skills getting rejected because they just needed a little support in a single area.
We are EATING OURSELVES if we hire like this.
We are EATING OURSELVES if we hire like this.
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China's new regulations on labeling AI-generated content officially came into effect on Monday.
The rules stipulate that all AI-generated text, images, audio, video, virtual scenes, and other content must be explicitly or implicitly labeled on dissemination platforms.
The rules stipulate that all AI-generated text, images, audio, video, virtual scenes, and other content must be explicitly or implicitly labeled on dissemination platforms.
September 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
China's new regulations on labeling AI-generated content officially came into effect on Monday.
The rules stipulate that all AI-generated text, images, audio, video, virtual scenes, and other content must be explicitly or implicitly labeled on dissemination platforms.
The rules stipulate that all AI-generated text, images, audio, video, virtual scenes, and other content must be explicitly or implicitly labeled on dissemination platforms.
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So new studies showcase that the more you know how GenAi works, the less likely you are to use it! 😌
This reminds me of ai advocates who claim that those who refuse to use GenAi do so because they dont know how it works, yet it’s the opposite!
The less you know the more you are likely to use GenAi
This reminds me of ai advocates who claim that those who refuse to use GenAi do so because they dont know how it works, yet it’s the opposite!
The less you know the more you are likely to use GenAi
The Less You Know About AI, the More You Are Likely to Use It
AI can seem magical to those with low AI literacy, a new study finds. That, in turn, might make them more willing to try it.
www.wsj.com
September 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
So new studies showcase that the more you know how GenAi works, the less likely you are to use it! 😌
This reminds me of ai advocates who claim that those who refuse to use GenAi do so because they dont know how it works, yet it’s the opposite!
The less you know the more you are likely to use GenAi
This reminds me of ai advocates who claim that those who refuse to use GenAi do so because they dont know how it works, yet it’s the opposite!
The less you know the more you are likely to use GenAi
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If you're an indie developer, you should hang this screenshot on your wall and use it as inspiration to never give up
September 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If you're an indie developer, you should hang this screenshot on your wall and use it as inspiration to never give up
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Just a general PSA this artist JIm Musli (that a few professional follow) uses AI in his process and openly admits it as recent as 3 days ago. I’m not sure if he’s in some starter pack but I had no idea who this guy was until now
September 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Just a general PSA this artist JIm Musli (that a few professional follow) uses AI in his process and openly admits it as recent as 3 days ago. I’m not sure if he’s in some starter pack but I had no idea who this guy was until now
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Sometimes I wonder what life would be like if more people understood that there was no such thing as an ethical ai model trained on licenced anything because there isn't enough datasets to make that work
Then again telling them data was stolen didn't keep em all from throwing ppl under the bus
Then again telling them data was stolen didn't keep em all from throwing ppl under the bus
September 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Sometimes I wonder what life would be like if more people understood that there was no such thing as an ethical ai model trained on licenced anything because there isn't enough datasets to make that work
Then again telling them data was stolen didn't keep em all from throwing ppl under the bus
Then again telling them data was stolen didn't keep em all from throwing ppl under the bus
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hyperfixating on ocs can feel weird as hell theres no tv show no videogame no webcomic no fandom no nothing its just me losing my marbles in the kitchen making all the damn food for myself IM GOING CRAZY
August 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
hyperfixating on ocs can feel weird as hell theres no tv show no videogame no webcomic no fandom no nothing its just me losing my marbles in the kitchen making all the damn food for myself IM GOING CRAZY
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my brother worked in VFX for years for HBO and Netflix and so many of his friends in that field are having such a hard time finding work because of AI that they’re leaving the industry so Cameron can go fuck himself very much
“I’d like to see the cost of VFX artists come down.” — ‘Avatar’ director and Stability AI board member James Cameron claims effects workers are too expensive, putting blockbusters and the VFX industry at risk.
www.cartoonbrew.com/vfx/vfx-arti...
www.cartoonbrew.com/vfx/vfx-arti...
James Cameron Says VFX Costs Threaten Future Of Blockbusters
In a recent interview, Stability AI board member James Cameron warned high budgets threaten theaters, urging cheaper VFX and new tech to cut costs.
www.cartoonbrew.com
August 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
my brother worked in VFX for years for HBO and Netflix and so many of his friends in that field are having such a hard time finding work because of AI that they’re leaving the industry so Cameron can go fuck himself very much
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More broadly, VFX bloat is at least 90% a result of poor planning, poor management , and execs/leads generallu treating artists and studios like a black box they email to receive infinite executions, revisions and costly minor variations around the clock and on demand
“I’d like to see the cost of VFX artists come down.” — ‘Avatar’ director and Stability AI board member James Cameron claims effects workers are too expensive, putting blockbusters and the VFX industry at risk.
www.cartoonbrew.com/vfx/vfx-arti...
www.cartoonbrew.com/vfx/vfx-arti...
James Cameron Says VFX Costs Threaten Future Of Blockbusters
In a recent interview, Stability AI board member James Cameron warned high budgets threaten theaters, urging cheaper VFX and new tech to cut costs.
www.cartoonbrew.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
More broadly, VFX bloat is at least 90% a result of poor planning, poor management , and execs/leads generallu treating artists and studios like a black box they email to receive infinite executions, revisions and costly minor variations around the clock and on demand
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Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!