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AI company Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion in landmark settlement AI company Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion in landmark settlement

Despite the massive copyright payout, Anthropic also claimed a win, with a judge ruling that feeding legally purchased books into the AI woodchipper falls under "fair use."
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how I feel since 2016 or so

Halfbody comms for @mattsteel.bsky.social 🤍

a digital painting of a night heron standing with "i'm about to crash the fuck out" in gothic pixel text beside them. it also has 2 stars on the top and bottom of the text

my child

💸💸💸

I want more art but I have to be financially responsible. :(

I'm a fake anime fan. :(

Just a hunch... But they might be bots.

9/23 done. :)

A raccoon is in between two trees, far up off the ground, trying desperately to hang onto both and not fall. One tree is labeled: Staying informed on the American dumpster fire. The other is labeled: My Mental Health. It illustrates how tenuous a situation it is to juggle both.

Asexual flag made from photos of galaxies

Non-binary flag made from photos of galaxies

New Pride flag made from photos of galaxies

Transgender flag made from photos of galaxies

Happy Pride month, all! Way back in 2018 I made these galaxy pride flags. They were shared many thousands of times, featured on Vice, and even made their way onto book covers and into video games.

Here are the original ones I created (in no particular order!) so Bluesky can have them too. 💙

They boosted raid loot rng there knowing they didn't have to worry about the HLC.

Doodling stickers #Wizadaphne #ウィズダフネ

Pokemon rumble spheal on an ocean background. Text says "you made it through another week, spheal is proud of you"

I actually commissioned custom constellations a while back. I've been considering getting at least a few of them tattooed. I think this is cool as hell.

AAAAA ITS SO GOOOOD

#Commission #art

#osrs #shadow #toa

Haven't updated in a minute. Went back to wintertodt and got 99 firemaking. Just finished 99 slayer. Pulled a totally deserved (4 deaths and barely any points) shadow. Stole 2 teleport seeds. Not pictured: All achievement diaries completed!

whenever you're faced with multiple tasks and feel decision paralysis, it's kinda like you're faced with two doors

the trick to finishing tasks is that, instead of entering one of the doors, simply start sprinting, and slam your body into the wall directly in between the two doors

Spats continuing to bless my FYP with amazing art. 🙏

#speedpaint 💅

1700kc, 5 synapse, no bones

Why no bones? Why?

please stop falling for/signal boosting ridiculous forwards from grandma style "DONT GO TO PUBLICS, YOUR GPU WILL EXPLODE AND YOUR HARD DRIVES WILL BE UPLOADED TO THE DARK WEB" discord screenshots/posts re:vrchat

i am begging you

"is that a rocket in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?"

Both wrong. Pipe bomb.

Right there with ya. Called out our senior leadership 8 months ago. Still getting brought up today. Sorry I'm living rent free, gang 🫠