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    Faction Rules - What do we like?

    That's certainly true, but I can take the same write-up and run with it. Maybe the PCs can't join and earn X when they are promoted to Scion, but the nobles in the city who are Scions will have that little extra. The same with goals, history, etc. What I like to see are levels/ranks in the...
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    AI/LLMs AI art bans are going to ruin small 3rd party creators

    The host was Bill Handel on KFI 640am here in Los Angeles. I did some poking around and found these. https://www.foodbanking.org/blogs/how-is-artificial-intelligence-transforming-the-food-system-and-where-do-food-banks-fit-in...
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    AI/LLMs AI art bans are going to ruin small 3rd party creators

    It was on the radio. I'd have to do the research to find an article.
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    AI/LLMs AI art bans are going to ruin small 3rd party creators

    It may not ruin you, but it is already having a severe negative affect on a lot of people. Today I heard a segment on the radio about how farmers and grocery stores are using AI to become much more efficient, which is curbing the amount of excess food they have. Many charities and food banks...
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    AI/LLMs AI art bans are going to ruin small 3rd party creators

    Sure, but those mostly involve doing the same things that you would if you didn't go to the LLM in the first place. :P
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    D&D General What is your favorite Fighting Style in 5e?

    I have two that are about equal, depending on my character concept. 1) Blind Fighting, being able to see anything, including invisible creatures who are within 10 feet of you, unless hidden, is fantastic. Human in total darkness? No problem! Well, less problem. Things 30 feet away from you in...
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    D&D General How do you do smart chaotic evil?

    So what. The dictator being able to do anything has no bearing on whether or not the dictatorship as a whole has a strong set of laws. One person being an exception and 30 million being subject doesn't equate to a shaky legal system. There are several real world examples that say you are...
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    AI/LLMs AI art bans are going to ruin small 3rd party creators

    Sort of like an axe, sword and saw, but all three are sharp tools. It doesn't matter if they have different names, they still all function as a form of automation. Not really. For example, I have a really good intuitive grasp of what looks good. I can't draw it, but I could get there via...
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    AI/LLMs AI art bans are going to ruin small 3rd party creators

    They were nothing but a tool if I dictate every last detail of what is to be done. I can't cut a tree in half with my arm, but an axe can do it and if I use the axe to chop down the tree, I'm the one who did it. If they contribute nothing but their skill at drawing, they are still just a tool...
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    AI/LLMs AI art bans are going to ruin small 3rd party creators

    All the generative AI or LLM does, though, is automate the drawing of the picture, not the vision behind it. It's a different kind of automation, sure, but it's still effectively just automation the way I'm suggesting that AI be used as a tool. But I am drawing on the creativity and unique...
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    AI/LLMs AI art bans are going to ruin small 3rd party creators

    I wasn't. I was drawing hard lines around the context I am using for the argument, not the art itself. I know the context I have been using in my arguments, and that context doesn't change just because you want to consider other angles. Those other angles can be added to the discussion and...
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    AI/LLMs AI art bans are going to ruin small 3rd party creators

    My only argument here is about the one thing that you are not interested in. Is it art? I already agree with the majority regarding the ethics of AI training and the theft that was involved with it, so I'm not arguing that portion. I agree with you that ethical concerns can reduce, invalidate...
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    AI/LLMs AI art bans are going to ruin small 3rd party creators

    Except that the context of my arguments been from my second post in this thread, whether it can be used as a tool to create art. Going into the ethical considerations is going outside the context of my arguments. Looking only at whether it can be used to create art, it's just a tool like any...
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    AI/LLMs AI art bans are going to ruin small 3rd party creators

    Sure. I agree with that. My position is looking solely at whether or not using AI as a tool to meet an artists vision creates art, not whether it is was created ethically or not. I don't believe AI is currently an ethical too and I don't generally use it. It can however be used to create art.
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    AI/LLMs AI art bans are going to ruin small 3rd party creators

    I did it. I was able to get a picture and direct the AI to make the specific changes I want. You can continue to try and tell me that I'm wrong if you want to, but I've done it myself, so I know that it can be done.
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