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Looking at some of your work, it is stunning but it is very similar in style to AI artwork, do you have any recommendations for how to tell apart photography like yours from AI.

I've been thinking about this. And this may sound controversial at first, but I'm hoping people will hear me out.

We should stop trying so hard to detect AI art.

I think we should all lift that burden from our brains.

I have often talked about "woke goggles." Where conservatives have lost the ability to enjoy anything because they are hypervigilant about detecting anything woke. They've cursed themselves into just hating everything. All they have left is the "God's Not Dead" Cinematic Universe.

And I worry people are getting AI goggles now. They are so concerned about accidentally enjoying robot art and hurting artists that they have overcorrected to the point where they are hurting artists.

One cannot say "AI is all soulless slop that always looks bad" and then accuse a real artist of making something that looks like AI and not hurt them. By doing so, it includes the baggage of all of the "slop" comments along with it. This crusade is having collateral damage to the very artists we are trying to protect.

Yes, we need to be cautious about malicious AI images. Misinformation and deepfakes are going to be a big problem. People using AI imagery for profit is already a mess. But if you are cruising your feed and like a cool sci-fi robot gal or a photo of a waterfall and it turns out to be AI... that's fine.

It was trained by real artists and AI is going to create some cool shit because of that.

Honestly, I think a lot of the worst slop is because the dipshits creating the prompts have no artistic taste. People keep blaming the AI for how bad it looks and often don't consider it is a product of the loser who published it.

There is plenty of non-slop out there that has fooled me. And, like it or not, it is going to get harder and harder to tell what is AI. Until there are better tools or better regulations, I don't think there is much we can do to avoid enjoying AI art every once in a while. If only by accident.

Current "AI detectors" are mostly a scam. Even the best forensic-level AI image detectors struggle to stay above 70–80% accuracy across a wide range of models and image types. And that's in controlled lab conditions.

Free online tools often drop to near coin-flip accuracy (50–60%), especially with newer image generators and post-processing applied.

The best way to avoid AI imagery is to look at an artist's body of work. It's much harder to create consistent, non-obvious fake images in a large sample size. That is usually enough to have confidence in authenticity. Plus, if they have posted similar art before 2022, you can pretty much rule out any shenanigans.

Otis literally died before genAI was available.

But images you see in the wild, just let yourself enjoy them if that is what your brain wants to do. It'll be okay.

I just think we are attacking this backwards. If we want to protect artists, we need to support them.

Calling out random AI art does not support them.

It does not put money in their pockets.

It does not grow their audience.

Over a decade ago I tried to lead a fight to create better systems of attribution on websites like Reddit and Imgur. I even spoke to the Imgur team after an article was written about me.

I asked them to allow sources on their posts and to develop tech that would help people find where an image came from. They said they were "working on it" and it never manifested.

IMAGE SHARING SITES STEAL MORE FROM ARTISTS THAN AI.

But we just kind of accepted it. No one really joined me in my fight. The prevailing defeatist attitude was, "That's just the way it is."

I think now is the time to demand better attribution systems. We need to be vigilant about making sure as many posts as possible have good sourcing. If an image on Reddit goes viral, the top comment should be the source. And if it isn't, you should try to find it and add it.

Just to be clear, "credit to the original artist" is NOT proper attribution.

And perhaps we can lobby these image sharing sites to create better sourcing systems and tools. They could even use fucking AI to find the earliest posted version of an image.

And it would be nice if it didn't require people to go into the comments to find the source. It could just be in the headline. They could even create little badges "made by a human" for verified artists.

Good attribution helps artists grow their audience. It is one of the single most effective things you can do to help them.

I literally just got this message...

There are maybe 10 popular artists who I helped grow their audience early on. Just because I reblogged their work and added links to all of their social media. I even hired my best friend to add sourcing information to every post because I believed so much in good attribution.

Calling out AI art may feel good in the moment. You caught someone trying to trick people and it feels like justice. But, in most cases, the tangible benefits to real artists seem small. It impedes your ability to enjoy art without always being suspicious. And the risk of telling someone you think they make soulless slop doesn't seem worth it.

But putting that time and effort into attribution *would* be worth it. I have proven it time and time again.

I also think people should consider having a monthly art budget. I don't care if it is $5. But if we all commit to seeking out cool artists and being their collective patrons, we could really make a difference and keep real art alive. Just commit to finding a cool new artist every month and financially contributing to them in some way.

On a bigger scale I think advocating for universal basic income, art grants for education and creation, and government regulation of AI would all be helpful long term goals. Though I think our friends in Europe may have to take the lead on regulation at the moment.

So...

Stop worrying about enjoying or calling out AI art.

Demand better attribution from image sharing sites.

Make sure all art has a source listed.

Start an art budget.

Advocate for better regulations.

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I love them...even when they fight ; )

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the bisexuality was there. it didnt change anything. it didn't save anyone. there were just too many forces against it. but it still matters that the bisexuality was there

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Commissions are open✨

Hello there people, I'm having a couple slots open for commission work, so if anyone's interested in grabbing one or get further information on it first, please feel free to reach out to me via skrib.art@gmail.com. Looking forward to hearing from you!

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Handers Summer

Okay, gang. You requested Handers, so here we are. Thanks to Discord for the prompt:

Booty shorts and/or crop tops

Rated: M | Words: 711 | CW: Suggestive content

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"Anders?" Hawke called out, his voice reverberating down the stairs. It earned Pounce's attention, who blinked up at him languidly. Miserably. He was sprawled out on the wooden landing in a desperate bid to cool down, his orange fur matted as the flat radiated heat like a forge. Every tabby-proof window was shunted open, to little avail, while the low hum of fans droned in every room.

"I know, mate. Me too," Hawke sighed, wiping sweat from his brow. He cradled a laundry basket with his other arm, wielding it like a shield against his chest. Pounce mewled up at him pathetically, not even bothering to lift his weary little head. Hawke shot him a wan smile before bounding down the stairs. He paused abruptly outside the guestroom-slash-office, where sounds of rummaging could just be heard above a whirring fan.

Hawke pushed inside, and Anders' back was turned to him. He was spritzing a shelf of wilted houseplants on the far wall, his damp, golden hair raked back into a low ponytail. The crimson favour Hawke gifted him was knotted snugly into a bow, a ritual he had maintained for three years and counting.

"Anders, I think I messed up," Hawke confessed. Anders jolted, each muscle locking in place before he whirled around like a spooked cat. His amber eyes were blown wide, and he aimed the spray bottle at Hawke, earning rumbling laughter in exchange.

"Maker," Anders gasped, slumping against the wall, though he began to slacken with familiarity. "You scared me, love."

"Sorry," Hawke smiled sheepishly. It was infectious despite his contrition, spreading to Anders' pretty lips. He fondly lowered the spray bottle just as his eyes drifted south, settling on the basket in Hawke's arms.

"What's wrong? Did you — don't tell me you ran a hot wash. In this heat?" Anders furrowed his brow, closing the space between them. He carded through their clothes, inspecting them with nimble fingers before plucking up a royal blue t-shirt. Emblazoned with "University of Amaranthine" and the Grey Warden crest, it was two sizes too small.

"This was from uni," he lamented with a groan, lightly slapping it over Hawke's bare shoulder. It stuck to his skin, beading with warm, adhesive sweat.

"I'll make it up to you," Hawke promised, feeling guilt coil tightly in his gut.

"You better," Anders muttered under his breath, dropping the spray bottle in the basket to rummage freely with both hands.

"Whose are these?" he exclaimed, extracting a pair of tiny black shorts with his forefinger and thumb.

"Beth's. We went running yesterday," Hawke reminded him with a light frown.

"Oh, right," Anders sighed, inspecting her jogging shorts with feline scrutiny.

With Anders preoccupied with his wary assessment, Hawke seized his window of opportunity. He tossed the basket on the guest bed, earning Anders' amber gaze again. Irritation was swiftly replaced by confusion when Hawke shed his shirt and dragged Anders' over his head, tugging it as low as possible. The hem stopped at his navel as his broad chest filled out the shrunken cotton, comically cropped above his taut stomach.

"What are you doing?" Anders managed, perplexed, his lips parting by degrees.

"Making it up to you," Hawke grinned. Anders' gaze drifted south, lingering on his exposed skin. His eyes glazed over with palpable lust, and Hawke chuckled, cocking his head.

"Let me see you in those," he ordered, his voice dropping an octave. Anders snapped his head up, eyes blown wide. A faint flush crawled down his throat, possibly from the heat, or more.

"I'm not ruining your sister's shorts," Anders protested weakly.

"They're already ruined. I'll buy her a new pair," Hawke insisted with a smirk.

Anders didn't need to be told twice. He tore his own shorts off with lightning speed, flinging them into the far corner before tugging Bethany's on. They slipped up his long legs and over the swell of his ass, fitting him like a glove.

"Fuck. You're hot," Hawke thrummed with approval, closing his hands around Anders' little waist. He began walking him backwards, toward the bed.

"It's hot," Anders whined, though his voice held little conviction. Hawke pressed him back onto the bed, spreading his legs apart with a lidded smile.

"Good thing we own a shower."

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If they have Inquisition's character icons...

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Got into Palia a week or two ago & I love seeing all the different characters hanging out at different times of day

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(wip) I kinda wanna… make a set of anders stickers… but that means I have to make hands look good beyond doodle-phase and that’s always a make-or-break process 😔

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Shadowheart~ Sketched it today

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Finished this finally. Remember kids, all Mollys are good Mollys

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well, this looks familiar