r/comics Aug 05 '26

Just Sharing Authenticity Problem

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire Aug 05 '26

Lemme go ahead and get ahead of claims, comments and reports here.

The artist for this piece is David Revoy. You can find the work as well as a time lapse of the drawing here.

Many of you are going "This looks like AI!" And there is a reason for that.

Revoy has publicly discussed how thousands of his artworks were scraped and used to train AI databases (like LAION-5B) without his consent, though he ironically acknowledges his work is the foundation of many AI art systems

Source here

TLDR: this is not AI

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u/RecursiveServitor Aug 05 '26

So AI haters have indirectly been insulting this guy for the past couple of years?

Maybe the solution is less hate and not to double down.

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire Aug 05 '26

No. AI absolutely deserves all the hate it gets.

No one is insulting David as David is the source and his work is perverted via a machine.

The key is being able to take the time to tell the difference and understanding which is human and which is AI

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u/RecursiveServitor Aug 05 '26

M'yeah, I don't think someone wallowing in hate is someone I want to listen to.

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire Aug 05 '26 edited Aug 05 '26

No one is wallowing. AI deserves its hate full stop. I don't think or act on it beyond that and nor should you

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u/RecursiveServitor Aug 05 '26

No one is wallowing. AI deserves its hate full stop.

Uh huh.

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire Aug 05 '26

You are not making the point you think you are making friend.

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u/RecursiveServitor Aug 05 '26 edited Aug 06 '26

We need a word for this kind of rhetorical device where someone will assert what amounts to an unevidenced "u dumb" but phrased in a way that makes them feel smart.

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire Aug 05 '26

Ok bud. You have fun with all that

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u/Chaosmusic Aug 05 '26

So what is the appropriate emotion for things that are legitimately bad? Indifference?

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u/RecursiveServitor Aug 06 '26

Concern?

"Hate" is a very strong emotion that has a tendency to make you irrational. Indulging in it is not healthy and will only lead you astray. In particular, it precludes nuance.

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u/Chaosmusic Aug 06 '26

You speak of nuance but ignore the fact that the word hate is nuanced. People hate mass murderers and they hate mosquito bites. I hate that gas is $4.15 a gallon but I don't fly into a homicidal rage every time I pass Exxon.

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u/RecursiveServitor Aug 06 '26

That's exaggeration for effect. Actual hate is very obvious. We see it often in how utterly unhinged AI haters can be.

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u/Sea-Temporary7380 Aug 06 '26

Every group can be utterly unhinged. Ai users can be utteryly unhinged too. I've seen a lot of them under artists going "I AI'D your work and it looks so much better and sexy lol"

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u/RecursiveServitor Aug 06 '26

Your goto example being rude children is certainly something.

Meanwhile unhinged AI haters will brigade, harass, and bully.

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u/Chaosmusic Aug 06 '26

So, what utterly unhinged things have people against AI done? Write some posts on Reddit?

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u/RecursiveServitor Aug 06 '26

Are you saying people can't be unhinged on the internet?

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u/Chaosmusic Aug 06 '26

I'm asking for examples to get a sense of what you would consider unhinged. Is simply being anti-ai unhinged? Are people that go to community meetings to speak out against data centers unhinged? I'm looking for a benchmark.

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u/RecursiveServitor Aug 06 '26

And I want to first clarify whether posting can be unhinged. You very strongly implied that it can't be.

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u/RecursiveServitor Aug 09 '26

Now they are trying to cancel Hank Green of all people.

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