EGAIR - European Guild for AI Regulation
@egair.eu
This is the official Bluesky account of the European Guild for AI Regulation.
Artists fighting for artists rights! ✊🏻🎨
Find more on www.egair.eu
Artists fighting for artists rights! ✊🏻🎨
Find more on www.egair.eu
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Hello Bluesky! We are EGAIR, an organisation fighting for artists' rights and sensible AI regulation in the EU, focused on consent.
We're artist-run and have been doing this work since 2022, speaking with lawmakers both in member states and on the EU level.
Let's keep at it in the new year! 🎉
We're artist-run and have been doing this work since 2022, speaking with lawmakers both in member states and on the EU level.
Let's keep at it in the new year! 🎉
OpenAI, one of the most prominent AI companies in the world, just released a model trained BLATANTLY on stolen IP.
It's obvious that rights are being violated, and it's also obvious that existing enforcement is not preventing these violations: they press onward.
The EU must enforce its rules
It's obvious that rights are being violated, and it's also obvious that existing enforcement is not preventing these violations: they press onward.
The EU must enforce its rules
October 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
OpenAI, one of the most prominent AI companies in the world, just released a model trained BLATANTLY on stolen IP.
It's obvious that rights are being violated, and it's also obvious that existing enforcement is not preventing these violations: they press onward.
The EU must enforce its rules
It's obvious that rights are being violated, and it's also obvious that existing enforcement is not preventing these violations: they press onward.
The EU must enforce its rules
Thank you Brian for getting these testimonies and first-hand accounts.
Harrowing reading on how AI impacts artists.
Harrowing reading on how AI impacts artists.
Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
Artists are losing work, wages, and hope as bosses and clients embrace AI
Visual artists, illustrators and graphic designers share their stories about how AI is being used to lower wages, degrade work and even replace it altogether, in this installment of AI Killed My Job.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Thank you Brian for getting these testimonies and first-hand accounts.
Harrowing reading on how AI impacts artists.
Harrowing reading on how AI impacts artists.
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Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
Artists are losing work, wages, and hope as bosses and clients embrace AI
Visual artists, illustrators and graphic designers share their stories about how AI is being used to lower wages, degrade work and even replace it altogether, in this installment of AI Killed My Job.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
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“The tech companies say their training data is their trade secret. But my voice is not their trade secret”. This line stated by NAVA President Tim Friedlander while testifying for AB 412 perfectly encapsulates our stance. Our biometric data, our copywritten materials, and our voices belong to us.
July 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
“The tech companies say their training data is their trade secret. But my voice is not their trade secret”. This line stated by NAVA President Tim Friedlander while testifying for AB 412 perfectly encapsulates our stance. Our biometric data, our copywritten materials, and our voices belong to us.
Our friends over at NAVA Voices just testified in front of their state assembly in California, emphasising that AI affects the livelyhoods of creatives across ALL disciplines.
Solidarity ✊🏻
Solidarity ✊🏻
“The tech companies say their training data is their trade secret. But my voice is not their trade secret”. This line stated by NAVA President Tim Friedlander while testifying for AB 412 perfectly encapsulates our stance. Our biometric data, our copywritten materials, and our voices belong to us.
July 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Our friends over at NAVA Voices just testified in front of their state assembly in California, emphasising that AI affects the livelyhoods of creatives across ALL disciplines.
Solidarity ✊🏻
Solidarity ✊🏻
Great news from the Glaze and Nightshade team.
Update thread #2. Hemlock
One thing we worked on is a different tool to complement Nightshade. We discovered a new attack on diffusion models that is more generalizable than Nightshade. It targets an entirely different part of AI training pipeline, basically making AI models poison themselves.
One thing we worked on is a different tool to complement Nightshade. We discovered a new attack on diffusion models that is more generalizable than Nightshade. It targets an entirely different part of AI training pipeline, basically making AI models poison themselves.
July 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Great news from the Glaze and Nightshade team.
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Update thread #2. Hemlock
One thing we worked on is a different tool to complement Nightshade. We discovered a new attack on diffusion models that is more generalizable than Nightshade. It targets an entirely different part of AI training pipeline, basically making AI models poison themselves.
One thing we worked on is a different tool to complement Nightshade. We discovered a new attack on diffusion models that is more generalizable than Nightshade. It targets an entirely different part of AI training pipeline, basically making AI models poison themselves.
July 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Update thread #2. Hemlock
One thing we worked on is a different tool to complement Nightshade. We discovered a new attack on diffusion models that is more generalizable than Nightshade. It targets an entirely different part of AI training pipeline, basically making AI models poison themselves.
One thing we worked on is a different tool to complement Nightshade. We discovered a new attack on diffusion models that is more generalizable than Nightshade. It targets an entirely different part of AI training pipeline, basically making AI models poison themselves.
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despite popular beliefs, incorporating "AI" in workflows does NOT reduce time.
"when developers use AI tools, they take 19% longer than without—AI makes them slower"
metr.org/blog/2025-07...
the stark difference between forecasts and actual results in the plot is damming
"when developers use AI tools, they take 19% longer than without—AI makes them slower"
metr.org/blog/2025-07...
the stark difference between forecasts and actual results in the plot is damming
July 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
despite popular beliefs, incorporating "AI" in workflows does NOT reduce time.
"when developers use AI tools, they take 19% longer than without—AI makes them slower"
metr.org/blog/2025-07...
the stark difference between forecasts and actual results in the plot is damming
"when developers use AI tools, they take 19% longer than without—AI makes them slower"
metr.org/blog/2025-07...
the stark difference between forecasts and actual results in the plot is damming
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Thank you so much, it warms the heart!
It's quite easy to feel alone and confused these times, but there are so many bright sparks of change around... Art is a joy, a necessity and a journey and it ultimately befalls on us all to nurture others' bravery and prevent its ultimate commodification. :)
It's quite easy to feel alone and confused these times, but there are so many bright sparks of change around... Art is a joy, a necessity and a journey and it ultimately befalls on us all to nurture others' bravery and prevent its ultimate commodification. :)
July 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Thank you so much, it warms the heart!
It's quite easy to feel alone and confused these times, but there are so many bright sparks of change around... Art is a joy, a necessity and a journey and it ultimately befalls on us all to nurture others' bravery and prevent its ultimate commodification. :)
It's quite easy to feel alone and confused these times, but there are so many bright sparks of change around... Art is a joy, a necessity and a journey and it ultimately befalls on us all to nurture others' bravery and prevent its ultimate commodification. :)
The wonderful people at DAIR are hosting their next podcast livestream in about 2 hours.
Mystery AI hype Theatre 3000 is always insightful, entertaining, and cathartic.
They also tend to liberally read and engage with chat.
Mystery AI hype Theatre 3000 is always insightful, entertaining, and cathartic.
They also tend to liberally read and engage with chat.
Join us at twitch.tv/dair_institute in less than 2.5 hours 👇🏼
The AI hype in education has become an overwhelming din. On the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 livestream, @charleswlogan.bsky.social will join me and @alexhanna.bsky.social to cut through the noise.
Monday, July 14, noon Pacific
twitch.tv/dair_institute
Monday, July 14, noon Pacific
twitch.tv/dair_institute
July 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The wonderful people at DAIR are hosting their next podcast livestream in about 2 hours.
Mystery AI hype Theatre 3000 is always insightful, entertaining, and cathartic.
They also tend to liberally read and engage with chat.
Mystery AI hype Theatre 3000 is always insightful, entertaining, and cathartic.
They also tend to liberally read and engage with chat.
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arstechnica.com/security/202...
the company providing the library/disservice that's integrated into browser extension is called Mellowtel
the company providing the library/disservice that's integrated into browser extension is called Mellowtel
July 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
arstechnica.com/security/202...
the company providing the library/disservice that's integrated into browser extension is called Mellowtel
the company providing the library/disservice that's integrated into browser extension is called Mellowtel
Now that more websites block AI crawlers, unscrupulous AI companies are now paying non-AI Browser Extension developers to add malware, that scrapes and sends website data to AI companies.
They piggyback off of real users visiting websites to grab the site data.
They piggyback off of real users visiting websites to grab the site data.
July 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Now that more websites block AI crawlers, unscrupulous AI companies are now paying non-AI Browser Extension developers to add malware, that scrapes and sends website data to AI companies.
They piggyback off of real users visiting websites to grab the site data.
They piggyback off of real users visiting websites to grab the site data.
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Lovely animated cycle commission for Bodsterr on Twitch!
Forested ruins and cats, from early morning to night - truly a pleasure!
Cat animations and sprites assisted by the great Andrea Asperges.
#pixelart #ancientruins
Forested ruins and cats, from early morning to night - truly a pleasure!
Cat animations and sprites assisted by the great Andrea Asperges.
#pixelart #ancientruins
July 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Lovely animated cycle commission for Bodsterr on Twitch!
Forested ruins and cats, from early morning to night - truly a pleasure!
Cat animations and sprites assisted by the great Andrea Asperges.
#pixelart #ancientruins
Forested ruins and cats, from early morning to night - truly a pleasure!
Cat animations and sprites assisted by the great Andrea Asperges.
#pixelart #ancientruins
Zaebucca always makes such amazing pixelart.
Take a moment to appreciate this loop. 🐈⬛️
Take a moment to appreciate this loop. 🐈⬛️
Lovely animated cycle commission for Bodsterr on Twitch!
Forested ruins and cats, from early morning to night - truly a pleasure!
Cat animations and sprites assisted by the great Andrea Asperges.
#pixelart #ancientruins
Forested ruins and cats, from early morning to night - truly a pleasure!
Cat animations and sprites assisted by the great Andrea Asperges.
#pixelart #ancientruins
July 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Zaebucca always makes such amazing pixelart.
Take a moment to appreciate this loop. 🐈⬛️
Take a moment to appreciate this loop. 🐈⬛️
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Yes, I did sound the alarm on agentic AI's privacy threat, and rightly so.
observer.com/2025/07/sign...
observer.com/2025/07/sign...
Signal Chief Meredith Whittaker Sounds Alarm On Agentic A.I.’s Privacy Threat
Signal Foundation President Meredith Whittaker warns that agentic A.I. could breach app-level security, threatening privacy for millions of users.
observer.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Yes, I did sound the alarm on agentic AI's privacy threat, and rightly so.
observer.com/2025/07/sign...
observer.com/2025/07/sign...
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Hey #portfolioday. I'm Rachel, a hardsurface and environment artist in games.
I take a lot of joy in making my art. Hope you like it!
I take a lot of joy in making my art. Hope you like it!
July 8, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Hey #portfolioday. I'm Rachel, a hardsurface and environment artist in games.
I take a lot of joy in making my art. Hope you like it!
I take a lot of joy in making my art. Hope you like it!
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#PortfolioDay
I'm Bruno Prosaiko, a Brazilian freelance cartoonist and comic artist. Available for new services from mid-August.
My Webcomic: prosaiko.itch.io/bizharr1
Instagram: www.instagram.com/prosaiko/
Tabletop Games: prosaiko.itch.io
I'm Bruno Prosaiko, a Brazilian freelance cartoonist and comic artist. Available for new services from mid-August.
My Webcomic: prosaiko.itch.io/bizharr1
Instagram: www.instagram.com/prosaiko/
Tabletop Games: prosaiko.itch.io
July 9, 2025 at 1:04 AM
#PortfolioDay
I'm Bruno Prosaiko, a Brazilian freelance cartoonist and comic artist. Available for new services from mid-August.
My Webcomic: prosaiko.itch.io/bizharr1
Instagram: www.instagram.com/prosaiko/
Tabletop Games: prosaiko.itch.io
I'm Bruno Prosaiko, a Brazilian freelance cartoonist and comic artist. Available for new services from mid-August.
My Webcomic: prosaiko.itch.io/bizharr1
Instagram: www.instagram.com/prosaiko/
Tabletop Games: prosaiko.itch.io
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Hi #portfolioday !!
I’m Kuura, an illustrator from Finland and I draw a whole variety of things.
I’m currently booked for the summer but if you’re interested to commission me later in the year, get in touch!
✉️ [email protected]
I’m Kuura, an illustrator from Finland and I draw a whole variety of things.
I’m currently booked for the summer but if you’re interested to commission me later in the year, get in touch!
✉️ [email protected]
July 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Hi #portfolioday !!
I’m Kuura, an illustrator from Finland and I draw a whole variety of things.
I’m currently booked for the summer but if you’re interested to commission me later in the year, get in touch!
✉️ [email protected]
I’m Kuura, an illustrator from Finland and I draw a whole variety of things.
I’m currently booked for the summer but if you’re interested to commission me later in the year, get in touch!
✉️ [email protected]
AI companies use algorithms to subtly influence and manipulate your thoughts and desires, shaping you into an ideal consumer.
When an egomaniacal billionaire clumsily puts his finger on the scale, you get MechaHitler.
This centralization of power and filtering of information is bad.
When an egomaniacal billionaire clumsily puts his finger on the scale, you get MechaHitler.
This centralization of power and filtering of information is bad.
July 9, 2025 at 7:54 AM
AI companies use algorithms to subtly influence and manipulate your thoughts and desires, shaping you into an ideal consumer.
When an egomaniacal billionaire clumsily puts his finger on the scale, you get MechaHitler.
This centralization of power and filtering of information is bad.
When an egomaniacal billionaire clumsily puts his finger on the scale, you get MechaHitler.
This centralization of power and filtering of information is bad.
Good news from the US.
The AI moratorium is no longer part of the big bill spending bill.
Activists spent weeks calling their senators and representatives, writing letters, making a fuss, and it succeeded.
We must celebrate the victories and fight on. Solidarity ✊🏻
The AI moratorium is no longer part of the big bill spending bill.
Activists spent weeks calling their senators and representatives, writing letters, making a fuss, and it succeeded.
We must celebrate the victories and fight on. Solidarity ✊🏻
Following the US Senate's 99-1 vote on the Blackburn/Cantwell amendment to strike a proposed 10-year ban on state regulation of AI, the Human Artistry Campaign issued the following statement:
July 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Good news from the US.
The AI moratorium is no longer part of the big bill spending bill.
Activists spent weeks calling their senators and representatives, writing letters, making a fuss, and it succeeded.
We must celebrate the victories and fight on. Solidarity ✊🏻
The AI moratorium is no longer part of the big bill spending bill.
Activists spent weeks calling their senators and representatives, writing letters, making a fuss, and it succeeded.
We must celebrate the victories and fight on. Solidarity ✊🏻
Meta needs all the training data and talent it can get, but has no money to license copyrighted works for AI training.
They instead use everything on Instagram and Facebook, and potentially in the future: directly from your camera roll.
They instead use everything on Instagram and Facebook, and potentially in the future: directly from your camera roll.
Zuckerberg has been particularly aggressive in his approach, offering $100 million signing bonuses and year one compensation to some OpenAI staffers, according to comments Altman made on a podcast with his brother, Jack Altman.
OpenAI Leadership Responds to Meta Offers: ‘Someone Has Broken Into Our Home’
As Mark Zuckerberg lures away top research talent to Meta, OpenAI executives say they're ‘recalibrating comp,’ according to an internal memo.
www.wired.com
July 1, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Meta needs all the training data and talent it can get, but has no money to license copyrighted works for AI training.
They instead use everything on Instagram and Facebook, and potentially in the future: directly from your camera roll.
They instead use everything on Instagram and Facebook, and potentially in the future: directly from your camera roll.
All of Meta's denials ultimately boil down to 'we are not CURRENTLY training AI on your camera roll'.
AI training should require clear and enthusiastic consent, not buried in the ambiguity of "will they/won't they".
AI training should require clear and enthusiastic consent, not buried in the ambiguity of "will they/won't they".
Good day as any to delete Facebook, Instagram, and/or Threads if you have not already
The fact that Meta will not rule out using private photos on your camera roll to train AI is abominable, full stop
futurism.com/meta-sketchy...
The fact that Meta will not rule out using private photos on your camera roll to train AI is abominable, full stop
futurism.com/meta-sketchy...
July 1, 2025 at 8:07 AM
All of Meta's denials ultimately boil down to 'we are not CURRENTLY training AI on your camera roll'.
AI training should require clear and enthusiastic consent, not buried in the ambiguity of "will they/won't they".
AI training should require clear and enthusiastic consent, not buried in the ambiguity of "will they/won't they".
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Good day as any to delete Facebook, Instagram, and/or Threads if you have not already
The fact that Meta will not rule out using private photos on your camera roll to train AI is abominable, full stop
futurism.com/meta-sketchy...
The fact that Meta will not rule out using private photos on your camera roll to train AI is abominable, full stop
futurism.com/meta-sketchy...
June 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Good day as any to delete Facebook, Instagram, and/or Threads if you have not already
The fact that Meta will not rule out using private photos on your camera roll to train AI is abominable, full stop
futurism.com/meta-sketchy...
The fact that Meta will not rule out using private photos on your camera roll to train AI is abominable, full stop
futurism.com/meta-sketchy...
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For those not yet in the know, Vizcom is a generative ai program designed to slip right into the concept art process- the folks selling it are moving quickly & quietly to get it into as many studios as possible.
I’d link videos etc but I don’t want to give them views. They deserve nothing
I’d link videos etc but I don’t want to give them views. They deserve nothing
July 1, 2025 at 6:47 AM
For those not yet in the know, Vizcom is a generative ai program designed to slip right into the concept art process- the folks selling it are moving quickly & quietly to get it into as many studios as possible.
I’d link videos etc but I don’t want to give them views. They deserve nothing
I’d link videos etc but I don’t want to give them views. They deserve nothing