To Reiterate: Christopher Paolini, Author Of Eragon And Other Such Books, Blocked Me On Twitter For Calling

To reiterate: Christopher Paolini, author of Eragon and other such books, blocked me on Twitter for calling him out about his AI-generated cover.

Tor has admitted he approved this cover and they have been consulting him every step of the way. He is complicit.

It’s honestly so fucking frustrating that this is going to go forward. That the cover to Fractal Noise is gonna be published with AI art that has ripped off other artists. And neither the author nor the publisher give one flying fuck about it.

I don’t think a lot of people really understand what this means. Book cover art is already nearly universally shitty. You go look at fantasy art covers, and they’re all photomanipulations, generally a single girl on the cover doing magic or looking into the distance. There’s no variety. But at least people get paid for them.

With AI art, artists don’t get paid. You know who does? The people who made the dataset. The people who sold the “cover.” Even though it took less than 20 minutes to make.

If this isn’t infuriating you, I don’t know what the hell else to say. Machine learning is coming for everyone’s jobs, and corporate wallets don’t care if it’s safe or not. Certain areas are already experimenting with AI Amazon deliveries, and it’s been hinted that long-haul trucking is next.

This is unacceptable. PLEASE. I’m not going to guilt you into sharing this, but it is CRITICAL that we take a stand now and STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING. If you follow me, I am asking you as a friend to share this, and to find it in your heart to put pressure on people who publish AI art without paying artists.

Tor could change the cover. They’re not, because they’re using Fractal Noise as a test run to see if they can get away with it. Don’t let them. I don’t care how much you like Paolini’s work (although I think Eragon was a boring slog, so I had no qualms about calling him out), you HAVE to do your best to make this stop.

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hatesquash

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Today’s quick update [Jun 25]:

- Clashes between SAF and RSF reported in Sennar State again today.

- The clashes have triggered panic among residents, and a wave of displacement. #KeepEyesOnSudan

— Munchkin (@BSonblast) June 26, 2024

- RSF shelling continued in Elfashir, claiming at least 7 lives and leaving 14 injured (per Elfashir Resistance Committees).

- Shelling reportedly damaged Iqra Hospital, a private healthcare facility that treated emergency cases.#KeepEyesOnSudan

— Munchkin (@BSonblast) June 26, 2024

- Reports of clashes between SAF & RSF in Hajar Alasal village of River Nile State yesterday & Sunday, triggering wave of displacement.

- New reports indicate that in Kalma IDP Camp, S. Darfur, 2 children die every 12 hours from malnutrition & related diseases.#KeepEyesOnSudan

— Munchkin (@BSonblast) June 26, 2024

- Per UNICEF, 3.4 million children in Sudan suffer from acute malnutrition, with the Darfur region being the hardest hit by the hunger crisis. #KeepEyesOnSudan

— Munchkin (@BSonblast) June 26, 2024

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hatesquash

1 year ago

🇵🇸 From Friend of Al-Aqsa (FOA):

What exactly is Coca Cola’s role in Israel's occupation? Coca-Cola has a factory in Atarot, an illegal Israeli settlement built on stolen Palestinian land. Palestinian communities are forcibly removed for illegal Israeli settlements like this to be built. These settlements are illegal under international law. By having an Israeli franchise in the illegal Israeli settlement of Atarot, Coca-Cola is ignoring international law and profiting from the illegal occupation. There are currently up to 750,000 Israeli settlers living in at least 250 illegal Israeli settlements across the occupied West Bank and East Jeruasalem. By drinking Coca-Cola, we as consumers are turning a blind eye to the illegal occupation of Palestine. In 2022 American food company General Mills announced it was divesting from Atarot as a direct result of pressure from human rights groups, activists and others. Let's keep up the pressure on Coca-Cola to stop operating in Atarot! Join our call to #BoycottCocaCola until it stops operating in Atarot illegal Israeli settlement. Make a pledge to boycott Coca-Cola until it stops operating on stolen Palestinian land.

For more info, check out FOA's webpage.

If you're in the UK, they have several upcoming campaign and events you can participate in.

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hatesquash

11 months ago

Adobe is going to spy on your projects. This is insane.

Photoshop’s new terms of service require users to grant Adobe access to their active projects for “content moderation” and other purposes pic.twitter.com/weRjMfWvxx

— Dexerto (@Dexerto) June 5, 2024

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— Wetterschneider (@Stretchedwiener) June 5, 2024

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hatesquash

9 months ago

They're only war crimes if there are repercussions, and the US will burn the world down to defend these atrocities.

Israeli soldiers film themselves burning houses in Rafah as a punitive measure, which is a war crime under international law.

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hatesquash

11 months ago

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I don’t know who’ll end up writing the history of Palestinian genocide. But I desperately hope that despite whatever lies they spew, however they try to rewrite their actions, people don’t forget the perpetrators. Israel yes, but also the USA. UK. Germany. France. All the motherfuckers who are directly funding, and directly preventing a ceasefire. This is not “being complicit”. This is abetting, supporting and committing genocide. Do not forget. Don’t just dismiss and forget about Joe Biden. This man is a war criminal.

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hatesquash

1 year ago