No part of my process — from developing my concepts and sketches, finalizing my designs, and writing about my work, to operating my website, fulfilling shop orders and beyond — involves the use of generative ai in any capacity, or ever will. Additionally, I do not knowingly participate in events or partner with organizations or businesses that use generative ai. I am ideologically opposed to generative ai and joyfully resist its corporate encroachment in all areas of my life, and I hope you’ll join me!
There are so many reasons to be anti-ai, and new reasons seem to arise every day. I see this technology being forced on citizens and marginalized groups against our will; it steals our data, poisons our ecosystems, and empowers oppressive governments. It’s already being shown to have devastating effects on cognition and emotional wellbeing. I believe it shrinks our future possibility, individually and collectively.
As an artist, respecting the work of my fellow artists and the planet that supports us is vital and existential. I value the human hand and the human mind over perceived optimization, and on a very personal level, I have only contempt for any technology that aims to reassign the cognitive and imaginative capabilities of human beings to machines and algorithms, and the stubbornest affection for the materiality that makes being alive so weird and meaningful. “Artificial intelligence”? No thanks, I have a real brain! 🙂
I do not give permission for my work to be used for training ai tools or databases, or to be modified with them.
ANTI-AI RESOURCES
No to AI — how to disable or avoid intrusive ai
The AI Resist List — actions you can take to resist ai
Brockovich AI Data Center Reporting — map of data center projects in the US + statistics, noise simulation, and other information
AI Watchdog (The Atlantic) — ongoing investigation of ai database training sets + other information
Luddite Lab— resources for unions, labor organizations, and worker-organizers fighting ai and automation at work
Protect Your Art in the Time of AI — resources for artists
The Human Line Project — peer support community raising awareness on mental health issues surrounding ai
Stop AI — nonviolent grassroots resistance against “those who wield technology to distract, deceive, divide, control, exploit and eliminate us”
Stop Killer Robots — advocates for international laws regulating autonomous weapons systems
Stop Dirty Data Centers (NAACP) — working to reduce the harm caused by ai data centers
Algorithmic Justice League — education + advocacy on ai ethics issues
QuitGPT — ChatGPT boycott organized by democracy activists
PauseAI US — grassroots movement working to pause the development of frontier ai
Better Images of AI — free stock image repository with more helpful ai-related images