This MerMay - number 12, was drawn in the cardiologist's waiting room while @rdm had his tests. It's drawn with the beautiful Azure Kingfisher ink I've used before this MerMay, it's in a Lamy Demonstrator.

#MerMay #MerMay2026 #DrawingWithoutANet #NoAI #TraditionalArt #FountainPen #FountainPenInk

MIDNIGHT MONSTERS: A Startled Moontinkifer
Do not be afraid. Like many night creatures, they just wish to be left alone. These secretive beings often hide in the shadows, except when the moon is full and bright. The midnight moon is their time of wonder and if you happen to be in the right place at the right time, you just may witness some magical happenings. This particular midnight monster is called Moontinkifer and can be found high up in the Balkan mountain range on the border between Bulgaria and eastern Serbia . It was not easy getting to this destination, but I have found it worth the effort, expense and skinned knees. Legend says that if one is lucky enough to spot them during the day, they appear as drab, colorless creatures, almost invisible against the mountain landscape of rocks and boulders. They shine (literally) at night when they come out of their hiding places to dance. Moonlight causes a shimmering transformation from dull gray to a luminous rainbow colored glow! It is believed that the glimmer of incandescent color and magical movements is their way of attracting a mate. Otherwise, they appear to be quite shy, non-aggressive individuals, who unfortunately, startle easily.
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I had this thought the other day while out on a run. I've done no research, and I don't believe I've seen this take on #AI anywhere else, so as of this very moment, it's a truly original thought (to me, at least). Full disclosure, this is a bit of a thought experiment, shitpost, mental exercise kind of post, so hear me out:

What if instead of replacing workers, programmers, writers, artists, engineers, etc. with AI, we replaced executives, starting with CEOs and politicians? So, basically, instead of starting from the ground up, we worked from the top down.

There are fewer executives than there are workers, so this would require fewer bots, which would hopefully mean fewer data centres. An AI with the right prompt/conditioning/logic model could, I think, be relied upon to make better, more objective decisions than any CEO or politician. The AI model would, theoretically, be outside of the realm of influence because it can’t own anything. Money has no meaning to an AI.

Some of the primary motivations, objectives of this AI could be something like: (1) primary goal is to save planet Earth while retaining the human population and increasing biodiversity, (2) don't seek to end the human race, (3) work towards diversity, equity, inclusion, (4) seek to re-allocate human resources instead of removing the human element from the equation.

These are just some random ideas for what the directives would look like, so you get the general idea. Also, I speak as if it's a singluar AI, but these would be general directives for all AI, at any level of government or corporation.

I like this approach because it solves a couple problems that we are currently experiencing: CEOs can't be trusted, politicians can't be trusted, wealth inequality is systemic, companies, corporations, and countries can’t be trusted to make decisions that have planet earth's interests at heart, and while I’m not saying we can trust AI, especially with this current iteration, I can confidently say that I trust a calculator more than I trust Felon Tusk or President Dump. Not to mention, this approach replaces the few instead of the many.

Just a thought I had, and I hope others will find it fruitful for further thought explorations.

#AI #NoAI #LLMs #AskFedi #thoughts

Mark Zuckerberg (A.K.A. Mark Epsteinberg) is a Lying Racist, Misogynist, Homophobic, & Transphobic Terrorist who VIOLATED our 4th Amendment Rights with his AI-Fetish!

This Terrorist & Adam "Cyberbully" Mosseri have VIOLATED our 1st Amendment, 4th Amendment, & 8th Amendment Rights with their AI-Fetish!

AI is a THREAT to our Constitution!

CONGRESS, BAN AI NOW!

#RIP4thAmendment #1stAmendment #4thAmendment #8thAmendment #MarkZuckerbergIsInTheEpsteinFiles #DeathToAI #BanGenerativeAI #StopAI #NoAI

There is something almost naughty about getting AI to do hours of work for you in just a few mins but I am really unsure as to just how guilty or not I should feel.
Yes it's a technological leap, yes it's here to stay. No it's not without serious concerns on multiple fronts and no it should not be the cause of mass unemployment.
History tells us that those poorly placed to weather such change lose and that technology will get refined and improved over time. We are at the "Wild West" stage of AI but the dust will settle and those who keep up and get onboard will be the winners.
#AI #noAI
Uploaded 3D models of my 1997 Moon Child pixel game to the Archive, so the game community can retopologize and rig it, and make him dance. 🙂

I've included a "Moon Adolescent" variation (I took Moon Child's stylization too far initially 😅).

↔️ Swipe to see the other picture.

Get the Blender file ("Moon Child 3D models…") here:

https://archive.org/download/MoonChildGame

#MoonChild #TeamHoi #CharacterDesign #design #sculpture #fantasy #art #NoAI #3D #3DRendering #B3D #DigitalArt #MastoArt #FediArt #MastodonArt #CreativeToots #ArtistsOnMastodon

Uploaded 3D models of my 1997 Moon Child pixel game to the Archive, so the game community can retopologize and rig it, and make him dance. 🙂

I've included a "Moon Adolescent" variation (I took Moon Child's stylization too far initially 😅).

Get the Blender file ("Moon Child 3D models…") here:

https://archive.org/download/MoonChildGame

#MoonChild #TeamHoi #CharacterDesign #design #sculpture #fantasy #art #NoAI #3D #3DRendering #B3D #DigitalArt #MastoArt #FediArt #MastodonArt #CreativeToots #ArtistsOnMastodon