Tosh
@toshnina.bsky.social
Do what you love and be who you are. The only sin is harm. Nothing is not art. Ex-Mormon, Chinese American, art generalist, low-poly defender, indie game elitist, and AI hater.
Upgraded to a switch 2 and have an old Nintendo Joycon laying around? What If I told you that can be turned into a powerful and portable ART HOTKEY REMOTE!? I made this diagram for a friend recently and thought I'd share. Video explaining the program in the comments!
actually the only crime rich people can commit is fucking up the money. if its profitable then its not crimes its some other shit and scientists dont know the ramifications of its hazards yet
Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki ignored the “Ghibli-style” AI art trend because he knew people would just get bored of it. “It only takes a little knowledge to spot a fake” According to Suzuki, Hayao Miyazaki doesn't even know what generative AI is automaton-media.com/en/news/stud...
Studio Ghibli producer ignored the “Ghibli-style” AI art trend because he knew people would just get bored of it. “It only takes a little knowledge to spot a fake” - AUTOMATON WEST
Toshio Suzuki recently talked about why his studio has been categorically silent when it comes to "Ghibi-style" slop,
automaton-media.com
You want diverse art that is complex nuanced and deals with weighty themes? you are not going to get it from the big money companies. you need to embrace art that is unpolished, low budget, rough around the edges, and imperfect.
"Why won't the huge corporations represent more minorities?" cause they're evil and we live under fascism. I do not want more gay content from Disney, I want Disney to not exist. We are not the same.
A perfect example of what AI is really for: removing consent, removing the social safeguards that used to keep the worst ideas at bay, and doing racism at scale. theplaylist.net/paul-schrade...
Paul Schrader Says He Turned To AI Because “No Black Actors Wanted To Play In A Movie Where There Are No Good Black People”
Paul Schrader explains why he turned to AI actors for ‘Three Guns At Dawn’ after Black actors rejected the original roles.
theplaylist.net
everyone's like "you have to be a pervert to let yourself make art" and that's true but further than that you also have to let yourself be kind of pretentious
Tapping the "Age verification can be implemented using zero-knowledge proofs, and the fact that they aren't doing that is proof they aren't interested in 'protecting children' as they are in 'having an excuse to obtain your personally-identifying-information'" sign again
Reposting this cause it keeps happening
YOU DON'T "CONSUME" ART MOTHERFUCKER. YOU EXPERIENCE IT. YOU FEEL IT. YOU ENGAGE WITH IT. YOU WRESTLE WITH IT. YOU LIVE IT. ART ISN'T A LITTLE MORSEL YOU GOBBLE UP.
Computers are not some unknowable force of nature or entity. They're products and extremely knowable. Treating them as this mystical new form of life is not just illiterate, it's a great way to normalize this attitude of not being able to hold the people who made them accountable for their actions.
oh what a mess this is. attempting to upscale dongmei's facial features has made me realize that I might not want to have realish lips, among other things.
look guys they only use the toilet brush on the dishes. humans made the menu 🚽 🧽 🥛