Very happy to know that my Abandoned America trademark has been coopted by not one but two different AI slop "creators", both based out of Europe to circumvent my legal protections. I love this new world we live in.
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@AbandonedAmerica I’m sorry, the future sucks 🙁
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You're never 'sloppy' so please continue to enlighten us. 😀
@AbandonedAmerica I think protection against this is much stricter in the EU. Especially in Germany, people should legally disclose the use of AI.
@AbandonedAmerica Do you have a book or something out to let people support the real deal?
Otherwise, albeit more work, maybe time to Kickstarter etc. one together, get the money upfront from people who know, use the campaign to highlight the IP theft along the way/evidence for takedowns and fight the bastards?
Wondering if The Good Law Project or some sympathetic publishers could get involved… there must be others out there…
@AbandonedAmerica As a longtime fan of your posts and the podcast, this is really infuriating. I'm so sorry this happened. I've been lending my help to the anti-data center cause in my area. A LOT of people on both sides are rightfully upset. No working class person asked for A.I. It's insane. I hope you can find ways to continue telling these stories without your content being stolen.
@thegardendude thank you, for both the kind words and for fighting the good fight ❤️
@AbandonedAmerica I love your work; I’m so horrified to read this.
@Sharonybaloney thanks so much. I'll keep going but I do worry about what this means for the future
@AbandonedAmerica Dang - been following you since the early days. Gave your book as a gift a couple of times. Your work is amazing & I hope you're able to get through this nonsense...
@wcbdata @AbandonedAmerica Exact same over here on all points. Followed you forever, given your books as gifts a number of times.
What pathetic losers.
@D_J_Nathanson @wcbdata thank you so much, I appreciate that. I guess the world never really runs out of obstacles for anyone and life is a constant journey of navigating them
@AbandonedAmerica @wcbdata Yeah, but AI and its sucklings are a whole new level of suck. Your pissed-offedness is 1000% warranted.
@wcbdata thank you very much, I really appreciate that. More than just saying it really conveys.
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fuck AI slop to hell
@glennmagusharvey I'm with you, hate that shit
@AbandonedAmerica I'm so sorry this is happening to you 😖
@raiaren thanks, me too. But I'm still working on my own projects so I'm lucky for that at least
Keep going mate,
They can copy you but they can't replace you.
They can't replace your vision or creativity.
They are part and product of the empire whose demise you document.
Document them too.
@zl2tod thanks, friend. It's hard not to feel a bit obsolete in the face of this but I know I love other peoples' passion projects so hopefully there will be room in other people's hearts for mine
@AbandonedAmerica Boooooo! I’m so sorry. I love your photos.
@susiemagoo thank you, that's very kind of you ❤️
@AbandonedAmerica Oh, this is so shitty of them.
@AbandonedAmerica JFC, that really sucks. I'm so sorry. Fuck AI and anyone propping up this fraudulent garbage.
@AchillesTang thank you. It's pretty dispiriting. But hey, when the whole world is currently an ocean of scams, what's one more I guess
Here's exhibit A: a "German" "guy" who somehow is releasing 3 entire text-based books in two weeks. His author photo and cover "art" are exactly the same AI style of the supposedly Scottish guy who started an Abandoned America channel on Youtube
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H3FVR5PJ?binding=paperback&qid=1792454998&sr=1-4&ref=dbs_dp_awt_sb_pc_tpbk
Well, nice knowing you all, I guess. The work I spent 20 years creating will drown in a sea of AI impostors using models that pilfered my writing/photos to create their garbage. I don't have the money to hire lawyers to chase phantoms. I'm sure this is coming soon to every small artist with a brand
When your favorite websites or YouTube channels or whatever go offline, hide behind a paywall, or just stop producing because all their public work is stolen with AI, the Internet is going to be such a miserable and shabby place - devoid of the only spark that made it truly magical years ago.
@AbandonedAmerica I kinda want a vlc plugin that act like a jellyfish client but for content that VLC can access.
That way, the youtuber could distribute their video as torrent and my VLC would tell me I saw 11 of th8'
@AbandonedAmerica Having your name taken twice is awful. Hope it gets resolved.