Maybe I’m wrong, but I assumed this is more a concern for mastadon.

Because they’re not using it. They’re generating something original. It’s not a copy paste job. You imagine ai art is like a ransom note or a collage. It’s more like reading a text book on drawing and then creating that drawing.

If I am a news article and I generate a photo to accompany the article is that for profit? Making ad money of the page.

If I look at 12 van goghs (or any artist) painting and tried to make something in a similar style do i need permission? I don’t see why how the AI learns is relevent. As long as the creation in the end is original.

Probably wanted to make an example out of the boss.

If the docile sheep up North don’t go for it, then there’s no way the slightly less docile sheep South will go for it.

What kind of facility ask for a diagnosis before care. You tell me if I have a UTI.

Didn’t you hear? Anytime there’s more than 5 users we’re doomed. We should all just be posting to small 3-5 person communities.

Not sure. But I am still using Apollo and I don’t plan on downloading the official app when it dies so at the very least, I will go from 70/30 fediverse to almost 100 percent fediverse.

I’d rather federate with Google plus. I need to get back in touch with my old circles. ;)

I think the main issue is the growth isn’t linear. It’s sporadic. Usually a big bump after every Reddit fuck up. Lots of bumps lately. Another one coming on the 30th.

say what you will about zuck, but he is not an attention whore. Especially when you consider he made a social media site designed to get people to overshare.

I think Rossman is team reddit

I don’t think you’re using the word gaslighting correctly

Looks normal to me. This phenomena though is perhaps the saddest part of the whole thing. It’ll take years to build up a similar amount of excellent info.

Through wifi. They used to have IR blasters that work just like the real remote