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New strip found: Bizarro by Wayno & Piraro for Sun, 01 Nov 2026 arcamax.com/thefunnies/bizarro…
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Bizarro for 11/1/2026
Dan Piraro's "Bizarro" is an eccentric and bizarre look at everyday life through the cartoonist's eyes.ArcaMax
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Harib Murshidi
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Just a few days back, somebody shared some #aislop cartoon that copied his art style and the person who created that #slop was hellbent on justifying himself that it's completely fine to use #ai to mock, criticise #ai 🙄
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His logic sounds dubious. If a person does not agree with generative AI then it would not make sense to use generative AI.
Keep in mind that I have no problem with AI and use AI daily for my work as an analysis tool. I will also use generative AI (Comfy UI) to make banners and images for my websites. I do not approve of or use the the ridiculous phrase AI Slop in fact I have a filter that hides posts and comment that use that nonsense. Human Slop is no better than AI Slop, and it is more prevalent. Natural Intelligence makes mistakes so does Artificial Intelligence, not so surprising. I feel bad for those stuck in the past. This will not be the first time that we have had a large portion of humanity fall behind because they do not like progress.
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I don't believe in that, the biggest issue I have is that #AI is using artwork of others (afaik, it is doing mostly without their permission). Art is a human endeavour , those who make art (any kind of art) feel strongly about it, others may also have strong opinions against that art as well. When humans were only using clapping and the sounds of their voices, they were making art then they developed musical instruments which created a further barrier and later on with mechanical, electrical instruments that put the human element further away.
Michelangelo's #David is not the same as a sculpture created via Z-brush, and nowadays if somebody asking the #AI to do something like that for them so they can make a #3D printed copy !
If the phrase is not allowed here then I will try to move to another public #friendica server
(if that is a possibility)
Unus Nemo
in reply to Harib Murshidi • •@Harib Murshidi
I am an artist and I do not have an issue with AI. So the idea that all artists hate AI fails to resonate with me. Though you have the right to your opinion. I did not say it is not allowed. I said I filter it (for myself). You are fine. Unless what you say is hate speech then you can express whatever opinion you choose to. As long as you are not violating the RULES & TOS which are pretty simple and straightforward. I do not require that you agree with everything I believe. I was just letting you know that I am not one of these AI hating individuals. I work with AI and on AI and have for decades, and will not stop just because uneducated groups have opinion contrary to my own. Take care and enjoy your day.
Harib Murshidi
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I am also an artist, albeit a struggling one though that has nothing to do with AI. I did not understand your comment that you have been working with AI for decades (maybe that means something to do with Machine Learning, perhaps)
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AI has been around since the late 50's early 60's. It is far more than just LLMs and chat bots. Today, yes I use LLMs that I train, obviously not base train, on domain specific topics. AI is a tool. It is like a hammer, saw, paint brush, etc... It can be misused. I do not condone theft or plagiarism that many corporations do with AI. But that is far from the extent of AI. Personally, I consider any developer working on a code base with more than 10,000 lines of code and does not use AI analysis in their work irresponsible. A tool is not responsible for how it is used. I could build a house with a hammer or I could beat some with it. Neither is the fault or accomplishment of the hammer. People fail to recognize what AI is. They are just mad at how large corporations abuse AI. By the way, LLMs are just a product of ML (Machine Learning). You have every right to be upset at the misuse of a hammer or AI. It is irresponsible or reckless to then associate using a hammer or AI in any way by the same metric that we do the misuse of said tool..
Unus Nemo
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Spend a few months learning and using ComfyUI and you will see it is an art form. The horribly flawed images people call AI Slop is from bad or immature artists that have not learned to use their instruments correctly yet. As for llms trained on stolen art, yes that is wrong and I do not use them. But the graphics I create are not exactly Picasso level work. Logos and buttons for websites etc. Trivial stuff that I just do not take the time to hand draw anymore seeing I have a better tool.
Harib Murshidi
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I can post that #aislop #artwork here (and it did not looked bad at all). You use llms ethically but not everybody does; the majority does not and mostly they don't give a shite about it !
Somebody thought it was an #ai ripoff of some French artist, I can't seem to remember his name RN. I thought that somebody tried to emulate Dan Piraro's art style as well his sense of humour
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Vleeuwe
in reply to Harib Murshidi • • •Ultimate question: why use A.I. if it knowingly estranges people?
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Took me a second or two to comprehend that you are talking about the 'cartoon' 😅
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Unus Nemo
in reply to Vleeuwe • •@Vleeuwe
Thanks for joining the conversation.
Unus Nemo
in reply to Vleeuwe • •@Vleeuwe
Vieeuwe wrote:
Of course I would. Is there a reason not to?
Vieeuwe wrote:
For clarity, please define model collapse and for the sake of reasonable argument why is it important that people can distinguish from Natural Intelligence (NI) or Artificial Intelligence (AI). If a person or society cannot intrinsically tell the difference, then what is the difference? This is philosophically loaded and you do not have to go down that rabbit hole if you do not choose to
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Interesting question loaded with subtle nuances. First we must agree on our connotation of estranges before a reasonable argument can be made for this case. I am estranged from my older brother (he chooses to have nothing to do with be) because he disagrees with my interpretation of a word and chooses not to explore what offends him and would rather just react to his emotion of being offended. This is the context in which I will argue my point from.
I am an atheist, this will estrange me from some theists. I am hyper carnivore, this will estrange me from some that find this offensive. Let us not forget Aesop's fable of The Miller, His Son & the Ass Should we actively avoid being shunned at all costs? Is that even a healthy way to socialize? There is very little we can do to express ourselves as an individual that will not disenfranchise us from so part of society. So should we remain complacent in all things? If so, how?
The other nuance if? Does a person's view on AI estrange people? If so, how? Is this normal, healthy or natural? What if it does not estrange people? Is there still an arguable point to this end?
Unus Nemo
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One simple question. Where are we getting the metrics from that determine that most people use AI unethically, and what are those metrics? Well, maybe two questions
and perhaps not so simple.
Harib Murshidi
in reply to Unus Nemo • •@Unus Nemo
Ok, that's conjecture on my part but I have posted that #aislop caetoon which takes from the artstyle as well as the writing of Dan Piraro's work IMO !
I am interested in your opinion about such kind of #artwork esp when somebody does tell the #ai to make it look like this aritst or that cartoonist
Harib Murshidi
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Nah, it's ok !