0ceanfloor

Hi, all. I have been and will continue to be inactive here on dA due to their support of AI generators. I cannot in good faith continue to post my art on a platform that supports a system that undermines what we do -- make art. To be clear, I'm not against the development of AI systems in general. However, they are not harmless. The generators were trained on data scraped and stolen from artists who never consented to have their work used this way. AI is not a tool, but a fraud. Moreover one does not become an artist for typing a prompt, just as one does not become a chef when ordering a meal. To sum it up, I won't be posting any more of my work here unless dA finally decides to have our backs as it has always claimed to do. I'll continue posting it elsewhere, mostly on Tumblr for now. I considered deleting my account entirely, but I do wish to keep this up as an archive. The damage to that extent is already done. And, like I said, I'll return if and when dA stops enabling this.