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Echo DextiveQuestion #51:
How can we make sure we're easy to vet as real artists?
#artcommunity #artists #antiai #question #qna #artistsonmastodon
Kathryn Thornwood
«lambalicious»Having a VERY annoying time with a job offering that requires to take an *external*, *automated*, *AI-driven*, *once-only* online test.
Just about as soon as I entered it locked controls, not letting me even click the help or info options, and started filling RAM until the tab crashed. Tried reloading, told me I had a few chances remaining. Restarted the test, RAM filled again, tab crashed. Tried again, test timeout.
And now I'm locked out of the external system so I can't even continue or request an alternative on this end.
I'm tempted to ask the job offerer for a manual, or at least human-driven test, but if that doesn't work I'm gonna pass on this offering.
The external test provider that repeatedly crashed was Pendula / SHL, btw. And I hear in this field they are one of the *better* ones! I've heard the ones used for universities are *ridiculous*.
Mike HindleReminded me of some custom 3D renders I did for Unsplash+ back in Feb 2023.
https://unsplash.com/photos/a-logo-made-out-of-letters-and-letters-EnvDiu2IRsA
Finally some good news 🤣
"Organisations worldwide are racing to develop a universally recognised label for "human-made" products and services as part of the growing backlash against AI use."
sarah
Sharp Cheddar GoblinPoking around at domain name registrars, and Anexia is a quick NO. Fucking AI boosters:
“Anyone who doesn’t use AI is digging their own professional grave”
https://anexia.com/blog/en/anyone-who-doesnt-use-ai-is-digging-their-own-professional-grave/
Kevin Karhan 
@FuturisticRobert @fuchsiii I think that's the fundamental unfixable problem of publicly traded corporations because they are legally mandated to maximize ROI for shareholders at an exponential rate they'll inevitably hit a ceiling.
- Even if that means they run out of humans and businesses that ain't already buying all their stuff and subscribing to everything.
- This is why #Microsoft stopped caring about #consumers as they basically "owned" the #desktoplinux with #WindowsXP and until they killed #Windows7 & #Windows10 any other OS was a *"statistical #RoundingError"...
- All for #Linux to win is to not #enshittify at the same or faster pace than #Windows11...
- This is why #Microsoft stopped caring about #consumers as they basically "owned" the #desktoplinux with #WindowsXP and until they killed #Windows7 & #Windows10 any other OS was a *"statistical #RoundingError"...
Per contrast, #Valve (which is owned predominantly by #GabeN and only has marginal amounts of (non-traded!) stocks with it's employees) is also doing great without #enshittifiying #Steam.
- Mostly because #Steam can't afford to mistreat it's customers longterm, as being convenient for said users is what sets them apart from any other store...
- The only reason they pivoted to Linux is because #GabeNewell realized the frontal attack #Windows8Bing and #Windows10S are on his company and that it's a horrible gamble to not assume #Windows trying to monopolize #Apps and #Games #distribution wouldn't cull Steam.
- Not that they like #OpenSource, because their #BusinessModel is diametrically opposite by virtue of selling access to #CCSS. It's just that they know that Microsoft could otherwise choke them to death so fast and brutal that they'd end up bankrupt faster than #Gawker when #peterThiel decided to literally "sue them into bankrupcy"...
Which makes Gaben propably the only publicly known #billionaire that isn't hated.
