Lee Madgwickleemadgwick
Sep 7, 2026, 3:51 PMMeta and other such companies are now using their AI tools to completely alter the way art is distributed, valued and created. Artists, illustrators, makers and designers are facing a major crisis.
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- Lee MadgwickleemadgwickSep 7, 2026, 3:51 PM
From online accusations leading to artists needing to prove their work is 100% made by the human hand to stolen art through data scraping. All of this ultimately devalues true creativity.
- Lee MadgwickleemadgwickSep 7, 2026, 3:52 PM
This may be a minor issue to some but it goes far deeper. We know how important art is. It’s a defining human endeavour. It enriches us, it empowers, inspires and connects us. We need to keep it that way.
- Lee MadgwickleemadgwickSep 7, 2026, 3:52 PM
The AI push started with the art world. Now we’re allowing billionaires, tech bros and machines to alter and destroy so much of what we hold dear. AI now grows at an exponential rate and without proper regulations could (will?) be devastating. And it’s happening in real time.
- Lee MadgwickleemadgwickSep 7, 2026, 3:53 PM
AI crosses boundaries of ethics, law and environmental sustainability. We must fight to curb it before it’s too late.
Wernerworldwidewerner@mastodon.socialSep 7, 2026, 4:15 PM@leemadgwick
It's not minor at all.When I imagined a (far) future, it would be one where humans hardly had to work, was provided for, and could pursue things like art. And not necessarily good art either. Just let me draw for the joy of it?
Instead they failed at making tech that was beneficial and just made something that mimics art.
- Lee MadgwickleemadgwickSep 7, 2026, 8:01 PM
@worldwidewerner Yes, exactly. They’re failing at most things that now seem inevitable for a dystopian future. And humanity hasn’t learned a thing from all the warning signs over the years.
Sep 8, 2026, 12:33 PM@leemadgwick how do you prove towards Meta that your work is 100% AI free?
It’s a disgrace where they’re heading.
- Lee MadgwickleemadgwickSep 9, 2026, 7:35 AM
@jo I’ve yet to find the answer to this. It really is, I can’t help but worry about where this is all heading.