So I'm on this list, which is bananas. And right off the bat I notice Ai Yazawa and Kyoko Okazaki, two pioneering shojo manga artists whose careers have been cut short by severe health problems. Please, please, instead of messing around with AI trash, buy these artists' books and support them. - ThreadSky

shaenon.bsky.social • 425 days ago

So I'm on this list, which is bananas. And right off the bat I notice Ai Yazawa and Kyoko Okazaki, two pioneering shojo manga artists whose careers have been cut short by severe health problems. Please, please, instead of messing around with AI trash, buy these artists' books and support them.

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#Webcomics Hey kids! Here's a fun game! They just dropped a list of All the artists that Midjourney admits to having scraped to train its A.I. engine. Are YOU on it? (We are) Do you have a good lawyer? (We do) (storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...)

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randomjeweler.bsky.social•425 days ago

A new translation of Neighborhood Story has been released by Viz. It's never been out in English before. There's also good Paradise Kiss editions and Nana reprints. I don't know if that helps Ai Yazawa but it shows our support

shaenon.bsky.social•425 days ago

It definitely does! River's Edge by Okazaki is also out in English for the first time.

transgenica.bsky.social•425 days ago

Neighborhood story is so so good!! Everybody go get iiit!!

transgenica.bsky.social•425 days ago

*everybody still in touch with their younger selves

amonduulus.bsky.social•425 days ago

Amazing, that's even more trash behavior than I was already expecting from them

okazu.yuricon.com•425 days ago

I think we should tell people we know on Japan.

andrecomics.bsky.social•425 days ago

Assume local reps will make them aware? There are a lot of manga artists on there. Wouldnt hurt to let editors know.

timedude.bsky.social•425 days ago

It's more like who ISN't on that list.

andrecomics.bsky.social•425 days ago

I see Lea Hernandez (Seidman) listed on there too. Lots of comics and manga folks.

andrecomics.bsky.social•425 days ago

I usually sign my last name, but have often just used my first name online. Tho I noticed someone used one of NY old Twitter handles so maybe not? Not sure how I'd find out if it's my comics/art.

andrecomics.bsky.social•425 days ago

There's an André on it, but I assume it isn't me? Or did they really just grab everyone?

neilpolowin.bsky.social•425 days ago

Also Kirby, Ditko, Toth, Barks, Caniff, Krigstein, Wood, Frazetta, Chuck Jones, etc., whose estates might have some recourse.

A little surprised to see Gaiman on the list, but I suppose that means that they scraped the Sandman series.

neilpolowin.bsky.social•425 days ago

Oh, look, some guy named Walt Disney is on the list, too. That seems like poor judgment.

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