Saw on Tumblr. I get to use this star

Scammers used OpenAI to flood the web with SEO spam (obviously be on the lookout for this bullshit in any sector you can think of, as tons of people will be doing it, especially now)

https://www.404media.co/scammers-used-openai-to-flood-the-web-with-seo-spam

I know Cloudflare sucks, but this is a good idea and probably the way forward with the AI bs.

"Instead of simply blocking bots, Cloudflare's new system lures them into a 'maze' of realistic-looking but irrelevant pages, wasting the crawler's computing resources. The approach is a notable shift from the standard block-and-defend strategy used by most website protection services. Cloudflare says blocking bots sometimes backfires because it alerts the crawler's operators that they've been detected.

'When we detect unauthorized crawling, rather than blocking the request, we will link to a series of AI-generated pages that are convincing enough to entice a crawler to traverse them,' writes Cloudflare. 'But while real looking, this content is not actually the content of the site we are protecting, so the crawler wastes time and resources.'"

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/cloudflare-turns-ai-against-itself-with-endless-maze-of-irrelevant-facts

Important PSA:

Stop using AI for literally anything. These machines are absolute water hogs, guzzling down gallons of... wait, no they don't. They don't drink water at all.

Can anyone share anti-ai resources? [please boost]

Stop using the word "artificial intelligence" and replace it with "bullshitter" and "token predictor"

A few months ago there was a firefox update that introduced AI something something and there were a bunch of people posting about what to turn off and how. ()

I have since had another firefox update and an android update, and y'all I am so fucking tired of this world. I want to escape this shit so badly but I don't have the mental energy to keep up with this shitshow.

What's the plan? We're all gonna turn off those features with every update? Are there add-ons for this already? Do I need a monthly scheduled anti-ai checklist?

You can let Mozilla know that you are against them adding AI to their products.

https://connect.mozilla.org/

Here are some of my favorite most recent pieces that will be ready for shipping on July 16th!
https://ko-fi.com/s/48821c6e24
https://ko-fi.com/s/9d8708de70

New video out! Today I'm listing some AI-free alternatives to popular software and talking about some AI misdeeds while I'm at it!

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If you’re fed up with AI and its relationship to photography, then this collection is for you. We start with a primer on Cara, an anti-AI and Instagram alternative, and have tips to keep your art out of AI generators, including digital cloaking tools that jumble how a computer can “see” an image.

https://flipboard.com/@photographers/anti-ai-photography-cara-cloaking-tools-and-more-8h44juujav4dmaqk

FREE ANTI GEN-AI STICKER
https://lesuthia.gumroad.com/l/ai-mosquito-sticker-2024

A sticker I designed for myself which I want to share with you. If you are an artist selling at con tables you are even free to profit off this.