Girlfriend's mom: Oh, Alice, while you're here, I have this lockbox that I don't have a key for.

Me: Grab it!

Girlfriend's mom: It's not really urg—

Me: —It's open.

Girlfriend's mom: Wow.

Girlfriend's mom: ...darn, it's not full of cash.

@anyia he's just letting everyone know he's okay

@plutarch I love it! All the exhibits there were amazing, but there were a few that really grabbed me—and this was one.

Went to the Seattle Asian Art Museum with my girlfriend yesterday, and saw this guy absolutely dominating a tiny deer, in what appears to be the Haniwa funerary warrior version of "Tinder profile photo of me holding a fish".

@fgbjr I'd wager that number is significantly higher

@scottwilson did you tell them that not openly supporting queer and other disadvantaged minority groups makes them look even worse?

@ki I've never seen altbot get something so wrong that it would be worse than not having alt-text. In fact, altbot consistently writes better alt-text than like 90% of folx on Fedi.

I hate corporate AI bullshit, but altbot isn't that.

@OddDev

@fgbjr because being unreasonable never made anything better ‍️

@divVerent did I ever imply you should be anything other than kind and inclusive to humans?

@ki also, that's what proofreading is for.

@OddDev

@mirabilos have you seen AltBot? Its alt-text is better than most folx', it's a tiny (7mb), free, open-source model, paid for by the person hosting it, and it takes less energy than opening your fridge for a few seconds.

I'm all for bashing corporate AI bullshit, but this ain't it.

@nilz

Hey @altbot can you describe this image for me? 🩷

@OddDev I like the feature suggestion, but I'd suggest a few restrictions on alt-text submissions so trolls don't use it as an invisible way to spam users with horrible messages.

1. Image must be missing alt-text to get proposal
2. Only one proposal per account
3. No proposals from accounts/servers you have blocked or limited.

@altbot

@benroyce @alexadeswift ah Fedi, bringing unintentional assholes together since 2016 🥰

@Mikal yeah, good rule of thumb is to try to be helpful, not haughty.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you're yelling at a person on Fedi for not using #AltText, stop. Please.

Should you use alt-text? Yes!

Should you boost posts without alt-text? No!

Should you yell at companies and bots who don't use alt-text? Fuck yeah!

Should you try your best to make Fedi a more accessible, and safe place for everyone—including those who have trouble writing alt-text? Of course.

Should you mention @altbot or #Alt4Me *occasionally* so folx know they're both wonderful tools that can help make Fedi a more inclusive place? It would be impolite not to.

But—and let me make this clear—don't be a dick to folx who forget alt-text, or who have trouble writing it for whatever reason; it's not very punk of you.

@Alice@beige.party aww, you're so sweet

But also, your toots are always some of my favorite. I'm glad you're here

@stefan @taylorlorenz

@Alice@beige.party I'm the #NotAGirl one, so I think they meant you

@stefan @taylorlorenz

@stux @thekerker @taylorlorenz likewise

@Gargron @mellifluousbox

@GossiTheDog @altbot can you describe this for me, please?