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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/users/ianbetteridge/statuses/115810845238380570">Ian Betteridge (ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.net)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Dec-2025 07:24:45 JST</a><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@ianbetteridge" title="ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.net"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/368434-48-20251025170647.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Ian Betteridge" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Ian Betteridge</a></section><article><p>Slop Is Slop</p><p>"I wrote just a few months ago that I firmly believe generative AI tools not only can be, but already are, used to create genuine art. My problem with AI slop isn’t the AI, it’s the slop."</p><p>I know this is a position which is controversial with those who take a strong anti-AI position (and I understand those positions). But I tend to agree with John. All tools can be used for art. What matters is the art, not the tool. <a href="https://daringfireball.net/2025/12/slop_is_slop" rel="nofollow">https://daringfireball.net/2025/12/slop_is_slop</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/6006316#notice-11819373">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-12-31T07:24:45+09:00" title="Wednesday, 31-Dec-2025 07:24:45 JST">about 10 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@ianbetteridge/115810845238380570" rel="external" title="Sent from social.vivaldi.net via ActivityPub">social.vivaldi.net</a></span></span><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@ianbetteridge/115810845238380570">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: daringfireball.net</div><h5><a href="https://daringfireball.net/2025/12/slop_is_slop">Slop Is Slop</a></h5><div> from <span>@gruber</span></div></header><div>The image Tim Cook posted on Twitter/X (and which the Apple TV account retweeted) is ugly and awkward. It either *is* AI-generated slop or it looks like AI-generated slop for no artistic or thematic reason whatsoever.</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Ian Betteridge (ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.net)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Dec-2025 07:24:45 JST Ian Betteridge
Slop Is Slop
"I wrote just a few months ago that I firmly believe generative AI tools not only can be, but already are, used to create genuine art. My problem with AI slop isn’t the AI, it’s the slop."
I know this is a position which is controversial with those who take a strong anti-AI position (and I understand those positions). But I tend to agree with John. All tools can be used for art. What matters is the art, not the tool. https://daringfireball.net/2025/12/slop_is_slop
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  The image Tim Cook posted on Twitter/X (and which the Apple TV account retweeted) is ugly and awkward. It either *is* AI-generated slop or it looks like AI-generated slop for no artistic or thematic reason whatsoever.

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