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[TammyTrueheart]

I don't plan on going elsewhere. I voice my objection to holding on to old technology and I will abide by the rules. Commercial artists are going the way of the assembly line worker. Working with AI in finitly cheaper and you don't have to deal with tempermental artists who constantly whine if their work is altered. Automation (AI) has killed the industry. I only suggest that people face it and move on. Yes, like horses, a few will survive, but most will be gone. For now, the horses find a place to graze at Literotica.

 

[THROBBS]

I don't plan on going elsewhere. I voice my objection to holding on to old technology and I will abide by the rules. Commercial artists are going the way of the assembly line worker. Working with AI in finitly cheaper and you don't have to deal with tempermental artists who constantly whine if their work is altered. Automation (AI) has killed the industry. I only suggest that people face it and move on. Yes, like horses, a few will survive, but most will be gone. For now, the horses find a place to graze at Literotica.

Because A.I. is derivitive, it will, itself become obsolete.

By your own analysis, you are being a tempermental "artist" (author) whining about the situation here.
Soon you will be replaced by A.I. - faster, cheaper, better.

 

[SteelPoint]

Funny that folk want "works" for free.

Is A.I. really free?
Free from consequences/responsibility/morality...?

No, it's going to cost us all our lives.

That's the price of, amongst other things, talentless people whining about wanting AI pictures.

 

[TammyTrueheart]

Every technology creates jobs and loses jobs. Deal with it.

 

[THROBBS]

Someone seems to be having difficulties dealing.

 

[Katie_Mae]

I am sure people who made buggy whips told people not to buy a car.

Are you talking to yourself here? Or are you addressing me? You can reply to a person by hitting the "reply" button next to the post. I ask because because I'm not telling you not to use AI, I wasn't talking to you in my last post, but if you do indeed have Throbbs on ignore and no one else has posted between your last post and this one I've quoted, then who else could you be addressing?

I'm not selling anything. You using AI, some of which was trained on my works without my consent, doesn't impact me financially. I don't benefit if you don't use AI. In the same way, if you go through my work, steal something I've drawn, and post it claiming it's yours, that also doesn't impact me financially. But, also you don't benefit either.

If you want to post nude generated images here, go ahead. If you want to steal other people's work and claim it as your own, go ahead. If you want to generate images using AI, go ahead. Want AI to write your story for you? Go ahead. Generate it. Want to post it here even though it's against the rules? Sure. Go ahead. All you have to do is lie and say it's your own work.

Like I mentioned earlier, people do post things against the rules. Someone might report you. They might not. You might get away with it. Your content might be deleted. You might even get banned. Doubtful though.

I'm not telling you you have to experience the joy of creation. Or the satisfaction that comes after long effort. Or the knowledge that what you've produced is a part of you you can share with the world.

Go on. Outsource your thinking. The process. Outsource the joy of creation in exchange for the joy of having created.

I don't plan on going elsewhere.

How often do you see cars competing in horse races? Cars have been around a while, but they still have races with horses. There's other races which are for cars. Why would a race car driver get all stroppy because he can't enter his car in a horse race, when he can just race in a car race?

Horse events are for... horses. You know? Not cars?
Literotica aims to be work made by humans for humans. kpkb somemore but that's what the site owners have said and those are the rules.

If your story will actually benefit from having generated images, why wouldn't you want to post it at a site that allows and encourages it? Same for nude images. I have illustrated stories elsewhere. Not here.

Commercial artists are going the way of the assembly line worker.

You really don't get this is a hobby site? This is for people to share what they made and not get paid for it. I'm not a commercial artist. I don't even consider myself an artist. I just like making stuff.

Literotica is not a place you post AI because it was cheaper than to commission an artist. Because you're not commissioning artists to post their work here anyway, because what would be the point? You're showing off what you've made... to get the warm fuzzies you get from sharing, or whatever the reason is for sharing your own work.

Every technology creates jobs and loses jobs. Deal with it.

Yes, of course. That's not what we're talking about here. We're talking about the rules of a hobby group. Buggy drivers were replaced with taxis which were replaced with grab/uber etc. But people are still allowed to have a horse jumping hobby and say "no cars allowed on the horse track." Deal with it.

You have no empathy for hobbyists who had their work taken down or not allowed to post it at all after putting long effort into it. Why should we be sympathetic that you can't post work which you haven't even created and were never going to create yourself anyway?

 

[TammyTrueheart]

I innocently asked about using AI art and all of a sudden the Luddites come out of the woodwork throwing hissy fits. Forget I even asked.

 

[THROBBS]

I innocently asked about using AI art and all of a sudden the Luddites come out of the woodwork throwing hissy fits. Forget I even asked.

Hard to forget when you keep popping back and popping off.
I doubt there are any Luddites here on the internet.

You're just painting (heh heh) A.I. as something it is not.

 

[Katie_Mae]

I innocently asked about using AI art and all of a sudden the Luddites come out of the woodwork throwing hissy fits. Forget I even asked.

Hi sweetie. It's best not to lie about who said what in a forum conversation. You're clearly new to technology, otherwise you'd know we can just go back and read what was said!

You innocently asked about posting nude images which you hadn't created yourself and didn't own the copyright too because you were too lazy to read the rules. That's fine. No problem.

The Luddites didn't come out of the woodwork. People just explained to you the rules of the site. The rules were copy and pasted here very clearly. We expressed sadness about the rules and instead of demonstrating empathy for the situation, you weirdly demanded someone to work for you for free for no reason. There was no logical leap there at all.

But after that, after the rules were explained to you, after people kindly took time out of their days to explain to you what you were too lazy to go read yourself, you argued the fact.

You asked to do stuff that was clearly against the rules because... you're sPeCiaL? Who knows. You became snarky. You made silly nonsensical arguments which weren't at all related to the actual issue. You were rude.

Sweetie, we're not the ones making the rules. We're just explaining, for eg, that this rule:

From the "Member Avatar FAQ":

In addition to a Literotica username, Lit members are recognizable by their Avatar photo/artwork. Avatars are small images that appear next to your username on your profile, in published works, comments, chat, and other places around the Literotica community. Your avatar is part of your personal identity in the Literotica Community.

You can add or change your Literotica avatar image by going to: User Menu > Control Panel > Options > My Profile

Once you are on the My Profile page, you will see your Avatar image near your username. Click on (or touch) the Avatar image to upload a new one. Once you’ve uploaded a new Avatar, it must be reviewed before becoming public. It may take up to 24 hours before other users can see your new Avatar.

Avatar Content Guidelines​

To keep the community safe for everyone, we do not publish Avatars (photos or artwork) that include:

• Nudity (genitals, nipples, or buttocks)
• Closeups of breasts, buttocks, or crotches (even clothed)
• Sexual acts or hardcore
• Violence, gore, or extreme content
• Illegal activity (bestiality, etc.)
• Images of any kind to which you do not own the copyright
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To be "rude" (blunt):

Just "NO"

You may have seen it, but that don't make it right.
Folk run stop lights too.

Means you *gasp* are not meant to use an image which you don't own the copyright for as your avatar.

So don't go calling people silly names, just accept that if you want to publish at lit you're meant to pull on your big girl panties, grow up and and write your own story and be sure anything included is your own work and meets ALL the rules. No nude art. No under 18 porn. No snuff. Etc etc. The rules are easy to read. You can read the rest.

I doubt there are any Luddites here on the internet.

I explain to her how she can use AI as an avatar on an internet forum by simply lying when she ticks the box. Her response is to imply I'm a luddite. Clearly she doesn't understand what the word "luddite" means.

 

[THROBBS]

She may be arguing just to argue. (But she isn't arguing with me, right? As I am being ignored)
I can do that all day! (I haven't put her on ignore, even though she has been "rude". )
ESPECIALLY when it is a topic that I am passionate about.

 

[Katie_Mae]

She may be arguing just to argue. (But she isn't arguing with me, right? As I am being ignored)
I can do that all day! (I haven't put her on ignore, even though she has been "rude". )
ESPECIALLY when it is a topic that I am passionate about.

Or maybe it's a Bot. That could explain the illogical leap from "what happened to the nude art was so sad" to the response of "gimme free stuff"

 

[THROBBS]

Or maybe it's a Bot. That could explain the illogical leap from "what happened to the nude art was so sad" to the response of "gimme free stuff"

I feel bad for making fun of Tammy.



AHahhahahahahahahhahaaaa! No, I don't. Only because she was combative from the get go.

Combative bot?
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots® !

 

[TammyTrueheart]

You had a knee-jerk reaction. Made false assumptions and accusations. I am not blaming anyone who was nice enough to explain the rules. One can do so without being rude.

 

[Katie_Mae]

You had a knee-jerk reaction. Made false assumptions and accusations. I am not blaming anyone who was nice enough to explain the rules. One can do so without being rude.

Who is "you"? in your post?

If you followed the etiquette of addressing the person you are speaking to (which has been explained to you how to do) then we'd know who you were speaking to, and who you were demanding free work from for no reason, and who you were accusing of what and who you were being rude to.

Because you won't address the person you're speaking to, it comes across like you're being rude to everyone.

 

[THROBBS]

You had a knee-jerk reaction. Made false assumptions and accusations. I am not blaming anyone who was nice enough to explain the rules. One can do so without being rude.

projection.