AI grifter scammed their way into Dragon Con. The staff had them escorted out, lmao you love to see it
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He probably bought the stained gear and used paints off FB marketplace, but it's really funny to imagine this dude putting vastly more effort into what amounts to set design than the "art" he's trying to sell.
Complete loser shit either way.
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Redditors (derogatory) having a totally normal reaction to this:
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The ABSOLUTE BEST part of this string is discovering so many awesome new artists to follow!
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It's wild to see all the work they put into pretending to have made art, rather than just working on their art skills.
Especially when you consider how they're probably looking at their obviously fake AI jizz right now and pulling their hair out trying to understand how their ruse didn't work.
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Were people pointing at him and laughing?
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the fake paints around the picture..... trying to pretend to be legit all the while thinking they're better
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Their IG is private and their official website has the fucking AUDACITY to have a standard issue copyright notice on the front page.
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Disgusting scammers. They really want the experience of being an artist with nothing to show for it. It's almost like they try to delude themselves, that's how far they go
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Furry cons need to do this.
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Annnnnnnd their account is now privated! Amazing.
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we need better security from these grifters because its a massive waste on everyone's time at bare minimum. at worst it pushes actual local artists out of the scene bsky.app/profile/auti...
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Wait a second this is even funnier. They tried to show off posing with Hayden but she just took another photo and didn’t even shop the other person out of it.
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Found them
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Does this con have artists reviewing portfolios? I wonder how this person got a booth in the first place.
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Reminds me of the 'christian' scam artist painter lady that shows up on tiktok dancing around then painting 'JESUS' on a canvas in orange then SMASHCUT and it's a painting of a hyperrealistic lion but if anyone looks into her actual work it's nothing like that.
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There was another situation where an artist friend currently SELLING her works at D*Con found her stolen works sold on cell phone covers. And yet ANOTHER AI grifter kicked out?? I'm curious of the vetting process and why so many people are falling through the fucking cracks for my home con 😒
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This makes me happy to see, i cant wait to do my first con
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Then having all the paint supplies and stuff beside it is wild
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i havent eaten breakfast yet, this made me satisfied
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YES
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Bozo
Destroyed
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I know some will say that he needs to be doxxed next. Regardless, Ai artists have no place in the art community.
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We said AI's #1 use would be as a tool for conmen the first week of its public codification and it still infested every facet of the online world in record time. We are, after all, living under the thumbs of conmen - it is their system, so of course they love it.
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Woot for dragon con!!
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How much you wanna bet that first image is fake too? Like they took a stock image or something and photoshoped in their own "art".
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That second pic looks like he just got put in time-out by his mom it’s hilarious. But, how did they find out he was a AI scammer?
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They also have Ai images on their official website in at least a couple places. I think they probably do make some of the more hand painted traditional medium pieces? But any of the digital/clean lines/clean rendering stuff seems to be AI. In these screenshots the details don’t make sense. Flowers💀
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i need to know what gives it away as ai stuff, checking their site and i cant tell lol
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That first image shows how they want to larp as artists so bad. "You are broke" "artists Will be extinct soon" but they want the aesthetic of being an artist because they dont undertand what it means to make art.
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good riddance
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Glad they get caught red handed. But I more happy if they all getting stripped and having walk of shame like Cersei in GOT
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Always astronauts with these losers
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For someone who just appreciates art and can get easily fooled by AI, can someone point out the telltale signs that the images are AI generated?
I see a random campbell soup on monopoly guy but thats the most I can glean
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the paint as props is beyond embarrassing
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Good on DragonCon for removing them! More cons need to take notice.
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Scuuuummmyyy af Glad more and more cons are keeping that rubbish out. Now If only local makers markets would follow too.
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Nananana, nananana, he-eeey, goodbye, AI
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They made their insta private lmao
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wow, this is nuts... it reeks of someone who didn't want to spend time getting better at drawing/painting and instead wanted to make a quick buck. the entitlement is real, especially after seeing in the insane comments. this person hates art and artists... they just wanted to make dirty money.
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Here’s some more of their slop. I got to glare at these all weekend.
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From someone not as well versed in spotting AI, how was this identified. Pure curiosity, I do trust this call was correct
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Paint tubes? Really?
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I’m always shocked that these guys even get accepted into cons, juries need to learn what to look out for
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Awesomeness
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Oh hell yeah. ✌️
Sadly they had a few booths at the Comicon here, hocking off -clearly- AI imagery, only positive was that people hardly gave them the time of day. I’m unsure if they open allow it to be sold or what, it was amusing was to see them just staring at their phones with no traffic.
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So had they painted over AI art to make it ""real"" or was it just canvas prints of slop with the paints and brushes as set dressing?
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Scammers will also apply with a handful of original art, and show up with those few pieces and 1000000 pieces of AI slop or resale. It's aggravating, especially for events who think they're getting legit artists. 100% need a photo of a booth fully setup with all art for every application.
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Clown. Glad they were thrown out.
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Love this! There is change coming :D
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Con staff rolling up to the "vendor" like
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Lol imagine buying all those art supplies and instead of actually using them, just use them for posing with AI slop
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Give them no quarter.
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She's being praised on multiple websites. Contact them all and tell them to take down her slop.
First instance www.artfestival.com/artists/orig...
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The paint tubes are so, "I want to sell the concept of me being an artist."
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the paints are what - props???
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Good!
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All the paint tubes in the world can't disguise this shit
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The nerve of this fucking loser
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Big fan of this image of their website.
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Very cathartic to see this lmao
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ohhhh i wish i was there. A shame they got that spot instead of an actual artist (not necessarily a jab at staff; it slipped through the cracks but they acted accordingly!) but I wish I saw them being escorted out. Oh that sounds so cathartic.
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Hell yeah, I'm glad the staff made that person go out!
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I’m getting to the age where I don’t mind making a scene - just get me down there and I’ll follow these guys around dressed and sounding like this guy
Family Guy Big Fat Phony. - YouTube
YouTube video by mickeydee23
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I’m glad this happened, but how does one prove it? I feel like in this day and age, you have to be really careful with the accusations. The seller could try to play the sympathy card and immediately turn the tables on the accuser.
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please tell me that dragoncon staff banned him too! lifelong
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oh hell yeah, I love that they got kicked out
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ah yes well known artist "ogartofficial" very unique name, inspiring even
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Can’t believe they even got through the jury, but it’s good they actually did something about it after and didn’t just ignore it
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Love to see that!
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Trying to catch up on this, not a lot of clear reporting on it yet. Do you know how they were able to determine the products were AI generated images?
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lol. lmao. good riddance :D
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These clowns are so shameless, like who are they trying to fool lmfao
Glad the dragon con staff took care of this one!
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Super-Sweet! Excellent work, Dragon Con!
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Might I have permission to share those photos?
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Does the woman even exist?
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This made me happy ☀️
Thanks for sharing this news with us!
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Mmm delicious 😋
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More of this 👏
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yeah get em!
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It is Labor Day and these people are not doing true labor.
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Heartwarming ending
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This is amazing to see. My hope in humanity restored by 0.8% ^^
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Website's still up and it looks like really middling middle school art?
Also curious...
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God this is such a great time to hear, real human artists let’s gooooo!
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its not even the hand that did it to me, no human would see a clear good motif and be like "ah yes lets blur is into the bg on the side and not make it a clear round shape" no artist that would sit hours on that would not make it a perfectly round circle at the end GRRRR yes and the hand
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🙂↕️🤭
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Thank goodness they got the boot, and that Dragoncon staff handled it so well. Love to see it.
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THE AUDACITY OF HAVING PAINT AND BRUSH IN A TRAY!!!!???!?!?!?! For what, pray tell? You don't even fucking paint on your own. Bozo.
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I want to see the uncut bodycam footage of this if it ever goes public. 😆
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Rofl
Lmao, even
It thinks it’s people
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the audacity of some people... good on the staff for removing them
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Account in IG is private now 🤣🤣
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How did they figure it out? At first glance those pictures look like half the generic stuff I see being sold at comic cons. I'm glad they were able to figure it out but I want to know what I need to look out for.
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If I may borrow a phrase from Randy Feltface...Good. Fuck 'em!
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This is so beautiful to see, damn. Wish i was there to witness this in real-time
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Damn I got scammed :(
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W dragon con staff
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The paint tubes and brushes, thats bold
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People are waitlisted for that crap man... what a garbage person.
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With all the props to make them look like they were legit. Scammers.
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dude had the BALLS to put some brushes and paint all over his room to fake painting anything what an asshole
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And they have the audacity to have this on their website lmfao
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I love this so much
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So are we thinking that, in a few months, they're going to pop back up with a new screen name and only slightly different images for sale?
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AI prompters still thinking they have space in the art community is so sweet. We hate them <3
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I love this show
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Can we do tracers next?
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No matter how low you set the bar, some people can still walk under it without bending. Glad the staff took care of it! Sucks, though, that they stole the potential space for a real artist!
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Lol their instagram is locked now
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This made my day
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lol, lmao even
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I sometimes wonder what they're thinking. "My trash is so good, nobody's gonna notice!" And what even is the first photo? Did they try to market it as traditional art? Great work by Dragon Con! Thanks for posting this!
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Oh, my, [Censor], God!
Being an artist is already insanely hard. We don't need fakers taking away are already finite customer base.
And what's crazier. Is that artists are the hardest workers in any white/blue collar job. Everyone knows that. I know, because everyone loves to call us "Starving".
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when ur so strong that ur knee and crotch also have abs 💪
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LOLL not the fake paint setup 😂😂 Good riddance bitch 👋
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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME
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I want to thank the Dragon Con staff for handling this awkward situation well. Also thanks to @/jdebbiel.bsky.social for the photos of them getting kicked out.
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I feel bad, because empathy doesn't have a filter, but man, fuck this guy. Good to see the con take action against it.
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Lol!
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GOD this is ugly. They have the power of steal from anyone, but they still manage to do horrible things. I believe it is the reflection of their souls :D
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I think the worst part about this is he seems to be right near my own neck of the woods. I have seen quite a few art grifters down here go crazy with ai lately and now my own apps at shows will be uber-scrutinized or insta rejected as a precaution cause these chucklef*cks are burning the bridges.
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I love that Patton Oswalt re- ... uh ... re-sky'd ... this? Is that the right word? I'm still figuring out what what is called.
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Truly love to see it. I hope more conventions take note and follow Dragon Con’s lead.
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@eleknor.bsky.social you really do love to see it
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I saw this table at C2E2 this past year. I thought this slop looked familiar and even with C2E2’s no AI policy they didn’t get kicked out. I complained to so many people on staff when I noticed and I was just an attendee. I hope people put up enough of a stink so I never have to see them ever again
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Hate to see them there But love to watch them go
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just two words:
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Glad they got caught selling their AI crap, also their replies are awful and they clearly don’t care about making art just about making money like most AI “”””””artists””””””””
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I kept wondering how they were found out, as they do sell some painted originals. Then I noticed some art in these photos is different from what is sold on their website. It appears that some, but not all, of the art is AI. If anyone has any other details of explanation please add it.
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Props to Dragon Con for taking the trash out! It's never good for biohazard waste to be mingling near the public
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Wow that paint tubes is just gross.
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good riddance.
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So I take it the profile pic is AI as well since the only person we see at the booth is some random white dude.
Also, how much paint did that guy waste to set up that booth!?
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Bye felicia
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GOTTEM
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That staged photo is WILD to me. There's so much irrelevant junk! 🤔 Although I, too, have a random single can of spray adhesive in my paint cabinet and I should probably get rid of that.
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Oh my god, looked up the artist and it's literally just like... Mr. Brainwash type pop-art sludge... The fact they even needed AI to make some of this garbage lmao...
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They also go to FanExpo cons.
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If I had a nickel for every time ai got into a con I could afford to booth at a con
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LOL. I was at D*C this weekend. What day was this?
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that rocks so much
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OMG!!!! How did they figure out they were AI?!? AND GOOD RIDDANCE!!!!!! >={
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So many of those paint tubes are full. Not a single one with a worn, ripped, smudged or stained label. No mixing table or tools showing the palette in the image. Not a single reference around that's pertinent to the image. That easel is a set and nothing more. :(
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HA that just made my whole day
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Still WILD to me the way the astronaut's backpack isn't at all connected to their body.
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Please. Please tell me there were audible cheers as they were escorted out.
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I checked their name on the other place... not the first time she did this either.
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Good.
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Good to see justice being served!!
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MAN YOU LOVE TO SEE IT
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All this painting, pencils and stuff he wasted just to pretend he used them, holy shit.
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The astronaut imageis the piece that got them flagged, right?
It takes a certain kind of arrogance to sell AI slop at a major convention, but to blow it up to a large proportion so that people can spot the tells from a brief glance?
That's the kind of hubris that gets punished in Greek tragedy.
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This is reminding me an artist complained about the number of ai grifters at her local arts and crafts fair and people started dragging her for wanting "hand made arts and crafts", missing the point that she was disappointed in the fact that a bunch of ai "art" were being sold at vendors and not-
