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AI Scraping Isn't Just Art And Fanfic

Something I haven't really seen mentioned and I think people may want to bear in mind is that while artists are the most heavily impacted by AI visual medium scraping, it's not like the machine knows or cares to differentiate between original art and a photograph of your child.

AI visual media scrapers take everything, and that includes screengrabs, photographs, and memes. Selfies, pictures of your pets and children, pictures of your home, screengrabs of images posted to other sites -- all of the comic book imagery I've posted that I screengrabbed from digital comics, images of tweets (including the icons of peoples' faces in those tweets) and instas and screengrabs from tiktoks. I've posted x-ray images of my teeth. All of that will go into the machine.

That's why, at least I think, Midjourney wants Tumblr -- after Instagram we are potentially the most image-heavy social media site, and like Instagram we tag our content, which is metadata that the scraper can use.

So even if you aren't an artist, unless you want to Glaze every image of any kind that you post, you probably want to opt out of being scraped. I'm gonna go ahead and say we've probably already been scraped anyway, so I don't think there's a ton of point in taking down your tumblr or locking down specific images, but I mean...especially if it's stuff like pictures of children or say, a fundraising photo that involves your medical data, it maybe can't hurt.

If you do want to officially opt out, which may help if there's a class-action lawsuit later, you're going to want to go to the gear in the upper-right corner on the Tumblr desktop site, select each of your blogs from the list on the right-hand side, and scroll down to "Visibility". Select "Prevent third party sharing for [username]" to flip that bad boy on.

(If someone wants to post a link in notes to instructions for doing it on the app, I haven't updated mine so the option doesn't appear and I don't know where to find it.)

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Please be aware that the "opt-out" choice is just a way to try to appease people. But Tumblr has not been transparent about when has data been sold and shared with AI companies, and there are sources that confirm that data has already been shared before the toggle was even provided to users.

Also, it seems to include data they should not have been able to give under any circumstance, including that of deactivated blogs, private messages and conversations, stuff from private blogs, and so on.

Do not believe that "AI companies will honor the "opt-out request retroactively". Once they've got their hands on your data (and they have), they won't be "honoring" an opt-out option retroactively. There is no way to confirm or deny what data do they have: The fact they are completely opaque on what do they currently "own" and have, means that they can do whatever they want with it. How can you prove they have your data if they don't give everyone free access to see what they've stolen already?

So, yeah, opt out of data sharing, but be aware that this isn't stopping anyone from taking your data. They already have been taking it, before you were given that option. Go and go to Tumblr's Suppport and leave your Feedback on this (politely, but firmly- not everyone in the company is responsible for this.)

Finally: Opt out is not good under any circumstance. Deactivated people can't opt out. People who have lost their passwords can't opt out. People who can't access internet or computers can't opt out. People who had their content reposted can't opt out. Dead people can't opt out. When DeviantArt released their AI image generator, saying that it wasn't trained on people who didn't consent to it, it was proven it could easily replicate the styles of people who had passed away, as seen here. So, yeah. AI companies cannot be trusted to have any sort of respect for people's data and content, because this entire thing is just a data laundering scheme.

Please do reblog for awareness.

[raspberl]

ATTENTION ARTISTS OF TUMBLR

since tumblr is going to start scraping blogs to train ai be sure to glaze and nightshade your art!! Not only will both of these programs protect your art from being copied but nightshade also poisons any ai that tries to steal it

here is some more info on these tools and where you can download them:

Nightshade: Protecting Copyright (uchicago.edu)

Nightshade: Downloads (uchicago.edu)

Glaze - What is Glaze (uchicago.edu)

Glaze - Downloads (uchicago.edu)

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I am so angry at Tumblr's decision to Partner with AI companies and will no longer be posting to this platform. I have already begun the process of deleting my various sideblogs. Please follow me on Bluesky

or Patreon if you wish to keep up with my art. If not, thank you for all the relogs, likes, and kind comments over the years. It was lovely and I loved this site.

I will keep this blog up to keep up with friends, so you may still be able to reach me here for a time.

Protect and Poison your art. I certainly will be going forward.

-raspberl

#raspberrysaysstuff

[raspberl]

Hi, Tumblr. It’s Tumblr. We’re working on some things that we want to share with you. 

AI companies are acquiring content across the internet for a variety of purposes in all sorts of ways. There are currently very few regulations giving individuals control over how their content is used by AI platforms. Proposed regulations around the world, like the European Union’s AI Act, would give individuals more control over whether and how their content is utilized by this emerging technology. We support this right regardless of geographic location, so we’re releasing a toggle to opt out of sharing content from your public blogs with third parties, including AI platforms that use this content for model training. We’re also working with partners to ensure you have as much control as possible regarding what content is used.

Here are the important details:

We already discourage AI crawlers from gathering content from Tumblr and will continue to do so, save for those with which we partner. 

We want to represent all of you on Tumblr and ensure that protections are in place for how your content is used. We are committed to making sure our partners respect those decisions.

To opt out of sharing your public blogs’ content with third parties, visit each of your public blogs’ blog settings via the web interface and toggle on the “Prevent third-party sharing” option. 

For instructions on how to opt out using the latest version of the app, please visit this Help Center doc. 

Please note: If you’ve already chosen to discourage search crawling of your blog in your settings, we’ve automatically enabled the “Prevent third-party sharing” option.

If you have concerns, please read through the Help Center doc linked above and contact us via Support if you still have questions.

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They are already selling data to midjourney, and it's very likely your work is already being used to train their models because you have to OPT OUT of this, not opt in. Very scummy of them to roll this out unannounced.

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Tumblr is doing some stupid AI shit so go to blog settings > Visibility > Prevent third-party sharing.

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Post it note illustrations I drew at work.

#fairies #angels #wings #traditional art #artists on tumblr #raspberryartstuff #original art #sketches

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imma be honest, if the rumors are true tumblr makes a deal with a certain AI company, i will just leave. :(

I do recommend trying Bluesky ever we need to flee. The chronological order feed, and the lack of an algorithm makes it feel a bit like tumblr, even though it looks like Twitter. I think the Bsky team even mentioned plans to add inlaid tags which is what tumblr uses. The reposting and comments act just like twitter tho. quote reposts are an odd concept for me lol.

#raspberrysaysstuff

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Nighttime Fairy

9x12 inch Graphite and colored pencil on Bristol paper

#traditional art #fairies #fairy #artists on tumblr #butterfly #raspberryartstuff #original art #character art

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This is from 2016. Honestly I think these pieces still slap. Perspective is difficult and 2016 me did a good job.

100 Theme Challenge #22 and #23: Spring and Flower

#self reblog #raspberryvaultstuff

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new tag

Just saved a handful of reblogs in my drafts of artwork from 2020 or earlier and tagged them raspberryvaultstuff. I'll be posting them occasionally as a way to reminisce. There will also be some additional info or maybe a compliment to myself added, because its good for my mental health. I won't delete things reposted into the raspberryvaultstuff tag like I do most of my self reblogs. I think this will be a good way to highlight my older work.

#raspberrysaysstuff #i'll probably add 2021 pieces into the tag eventually #2020 is such an easy date to remember tho #I almost made it 2019 #because pre and post 2020 are such different times #but eh

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This was made to be a fun joke blog ot whatever but for the love of God donate anything you can spread information talk about it in your families call your reps!!! 5 calls palestine is a website that gives you a call script please email your reps about a free Palestine North Gaza is starving and millions are trapped in Rafah. Please keep protesting keep boycotting in everything you do

#important #Palestine

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Miscellaneous doodles ^u^

#phantump #pokemon #teifling #dnd #cat #sketches #raspberryartstuff #traditional art #original art #fanart

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I'm raspberl on Bluesky ^u^

Bluesky just went public. The day has finally come. 🦋

#raspberrysaysstuff

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Christmas avatar going into retirement, she can now rest. time for frog on a hat.

#raspberrysaysstuff

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Green Angel

Been in the mood for drawing wings.

drawn on 9x12 inch bristol paper, markers and colored pencils

#traditional art #angels #character design #illustration #artists on tumblr #raspberryartstuff #original art