Max Ulichney | MaxPacks

Old Boy Todd

talkin' about the AI bubble

I do understand: you want permission. There’s a machine in the corner wrapped in human skin that makes things out of shit and blood to look like whatever you want (as long as you don’t look too closely). You gave one to your teacher and they didn’t notice. Your boss told you to use it after they laid off half the team and it was fine. You fed one to your kids and they liked it. You want to know you can use it sometimes without me thinking less of you. You don’t need me to believe it’s useful, you just want me to be polite about it. But I am a hater, and I will not be polite. The machine is disgusting and we should break it. The people who build it are vapid shit-eating cannibals glorifying ignorance. I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself.

I cosign every single word of this

anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...

Four Hour Design Sprint To start this post, let me explain the very complicated and exciting position I have worked my way into over the past 5-6 years.

I recently challenged my Vis-Dev students to a 4-hour Design Sprint, and did a little write up about it on my Substack! betsybauer.substack.com/p/four-hour-...

it's so funny that alex jones was totally right about everything, the government is a bunch of drug-addled pedophiles and masked regime thugs are grabbing people off the streets, and now he has to pretend it's all a hoax

Oreoboros

I had the honor of making this painting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.

No. That’s enough of Bob’s shit now, this man needs to go.

Is it possible to double cancel Disney+?

An exchange on twitter. controlla.xyz: If you hate Al you probably just hate art and expression It's an infinite mashup of all the best art ever made by humans lesliejandersonwriter: If you hate the juice at the bottom of a restaurant dumpster you just hate food and cooking. It's an infinite mashup of all the best food made by humans!

I love this.

Started this lighting study last night to practice using @maxulichney.bsky.social ‘s oil brushes and I may end up rendering this one out more.

photo of vince gilligan with a quote from variety: "AI is the world's most expensive and energy-intensive plagiarism machine. I think there's a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit." - Vince Gilligan on why he hates AI

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Fantastic work Joaquín!

A black feral wolf stares at the splashing waves of a rocky seashore while holding a dagger in his maw. He is limping, bloodied, tucking his tail between his legs, yet he holds determination in his amber eyes, and also holds tightly to the obsidian-bladed weapon. A pack of wolves watches from under dead trees. Behind the mountains, a giant dome looms, glowing a dark red next to the star-studded sky.

“Voice of the Canids”
#NossSaga #Illustration

I've said this about writing and art -- the goal was not to replace writers and artists with AI, the result was either:

a) *threaten* to replace them with AI, and use that as leverage to be able to pay them less

b) replace them unsuccessfully and pay them less to fix the shit the AI barfed out

Here we go! See you guys at Lightbox soon!

I have so many recs

All the @maxulichney.bsky.social sets are probably the best of the best if you want to replicate traditional materials and techniques

there’s this weird idea a lot of people seem to have about how all of us writers and artists must secretly want to use AI and are merely resisting temptation for ethical reasons, and like, no, it’s not hard for me to resist drinking the bowl of Piss With Glass In It actually

Hornet from hollow knight silksong

SHAW!!

CODE 3 is available TODAY on Apple/Amazon/Fandango at Home or wherever you rent or buy your movies. I can’t tell you what to do but in your heart you know what’s right. #code3movie

I've got a couple sets in progress. The updates to the engine are mostly small quality of life updates so don't expect huge changes in that way but I'm really excited about what's coming next for MaxPacks. I'm aiming to have charcoals in the next few months.

A cartoon of myself against a photographed background. I’m approaching a big box from Penguin Random House placed on my dining room table.

I’m now kneeling over the box on the floor on top of a rug in front of my couch, preparing to open the box

I’m now jubilantly hopping around with a copy of my book in my hand, a slightly crazed look on my face.

My cartoon hand holds a copy of Angelica and the Bear Prince, cartoon stars and sparkles around it

I hate unboxing videos. HOWEVER, I am a CARTOONIST. So.

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.

Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.

People have power. Ask Target

Tweet from Dan Satterfield Ok, I keep getting asked about how to complain about Kimmel. The best way to complain that will have the biggest impact? See if you have a Sinclair or nexstar station in your area. 2. Watch the local newscast tonight or some time this week. 3. Note the companies that bought tv adverts. 4. Call them and let them know you will boycott them until they quit supporting that media company. Trust me. I worked in tv for 45 years. Nothing you do will have greater impact.

and a retired meteorologist shall lead us

obsessed

Cancelled Disney+ and Hulu.

Been a busy year, selling my Tesla, boycotting Amazon, Target, Twitter and more. Adapting hasn't been as hard as I expected and it's led to supporting more local businesses as well.

Charlie Kirk, Not In His Own Words: We Honor The Right-Wing Activist By Making Up Quotes That Sound Much Better, Given The Moment

This Week's Onion Magazine:

I see you getting sneaky pics of my butt.

YouTube video by Inkwell DragonCon AI "Artist" Removed by Police

This guy not only took credit from my fellow Lorcana colleagues but also claimed to be an official Disney artist to inflate sales. In reality he has been black listed from the company for years after sketchy behavior.

youtu.be/EqmvqrdHaSc?...

Side facing portrait of belle from Beauty and the Beast with red circles around parts that appear embellished with generative ai

Image of Ariel from Little Mermaid with red circles around parts that appear embellished with generative ai

Image of Stitch from Lilo and Stitch with red circles around parts that appear embellished with generative ai

James “ai is just a witch hunt” mulligan