New blog-post: "When online commenters 'detect' my art as AI"

[stag@mk.absturztau.be]

@davidrevoy@framapiaf.org damn im so sorry about that

i can see where they come from though, that really sucks, chatgpt image literally stole the way you do faces 1:1.

[davidrevoy@framapiaf.org]

@ToonLink Yes, that's why I'm on alert: many people now think my art is just as bad as "AI slop", and I understand why.
So I feel torn: I don't know if I should adapt, shift and bend my style until it's no longer "identified as AI", or if I should abandon the aesthetic that's such a big part of me (if only I can?). I'll think a lot about it while painting on the next weeks. I'll also take a little bit of holidays in August, I think it is the right time for it.

[toonlink@fandom.ink]

@davidrevoy I don't think changing the style would change anything. I honestly don't think your style looks like AI (or at least not the AI I've seen), and you might end up chasing dragons for something that won't stop the accusations anyway.

It's just... so strange. I think that, since those kind of places are so full of AI, people are extra vigilant. It stops being a reality check and starts being a defense against "falling for it", to the point that people want to see AI that isn't there.

[thattagen@mastodon.art]

@davidrevoy If I got comments like this after putting as much detail as you do into every panel, I would probably turn into the Joker.

Here's one to offset: you make great art and I love to see it!

[guineasofbayeux@mastoart.social]

@davidrevoy don't worry! It won't take long, until everyone is fully dependent on AI. I see it more and more. Once this is done, it will become commercial and fckn expensive for the broad mass. Then authors will be searching for illustrators again. Wait for it....

[jah@toot.community]

@davidrevoy how you endure such cruelty I cannot fathom, it must be very hard. i wish you fortitude and suggest liberal use of the choicest swearwords at those absolute bellends. btw that's a really important document you created, bravo!

[marnic@framapiaf.org]

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[tanavit@toot.aquilenet.fr]

@jeeynet

Rassurez-vous, en général, moi aussi.

@davidrevoy

[deuchnord@social.deuchnord.fr]

@arabine @davidrevoy fais gaffe, y’a un monde où @gee te pique l’idée pour sa série « La Chaîne Météore » x)

[osqar@neopaquita.es]

@davidrevoy This must be terribly frustrating for you

[wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org]

@davidrevoy @ToonLink This, too, will pass. Internet commenters have always been Like This; it is wise not to heed them so much.

I'm a fairly prolific internet commenter, but many of these people spend entirely too much time writing posts online, and not enough trying to understand the world. Their opinions are superficial, and widely disseminated.

When they make specific criticisms, saying this or that feature "looks AI", that's most likely a post-hoc rationalisation of their gut instincts.

[jeffzugale@mastodon.art]

@davidrevoy I’m actually kinda stunned that nobody has thrown that one at me yet

[sylvhem@eldritch.cafe]

@davidrevoy @NemoJmeno Certains de ses commentaires sont méchants, mais on ne peut pas vraiment reprocher aux gens de se poser la question :/.

[thedaemon@snac.9front.club]

At least a few people have figured out that AI was trained on your art. Keep doing you, if you change AI will just steal your new art style.

CC: @davidrevoy@framapiaf.org

[to@fosstodon.org]

@davidrevoy @arabine Et c’est là que je découvre qu’on est voisins

[rubyjones@wandering.shop]

@davidrevoy Wow, those comments are exhausting to read.

[pypebros@mastodon.social]

@davidrevoy they are rude. You deserve better than them.

[toonlink@fandom.ink]

@davidrevoy Obviously I'm not going to make demands. And I will support you in any decisions you make. I like your art because it comes from you, not because it looks a certain way (and definitely take some time off!)

But I think it's more important to live authentically, than to worry about if other people think you're "doing it right". I know that's different when you're worried about a career, but industry peeps have a different perspective from randos who might just want to shitstir.

[vantablack2000@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@davidrevoy Kind of makes me wonder if they are bots or something. The one with the emoji I wonder if they are trying to be sarcastic. Not well done though IMO.

[davidrevoy@framapiaf.org]

@ToonLink Thank you for your wise word; Yes, 'authentic' will be my compass, this one resonates strongly.