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Stanford University: When AI-generated art enters the market, consumers win – and artists lose. “Once generative AI (GenAI) entered the market, the total number of images for sale skyrocketed, while the number of human-generated images fell dramatically. On the flip side, consumers showed a taste for the influx of AI-generated images, choosing GenAI images over human-generated ones.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/27/stanford-university-when-ai-generated-art-enters-the-market-consumers-win-and-artists-lose/

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Mobile Foetal Unit 2976221

Initial examination of a plus functioning Foetal unit. Transmitter uplink failure, no base receiver remaining.

This unit has an especially high concentration of wave and molecular monitors.

This unit has adapted to feed off the mains.

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#Artists to document #rewilding project

13 May 2025
Clare Worden & Robby West

"A group of artists are visiting a #heathland rewilding site to capture its changing flora, fauna and landscape.

"Thirty artists from The Society of Wildlife Artists (SWLA) will spend time this year at The Massingham Heath Project in west Norfolk.

"Half of the land at the 2,500-acre site (1,000 hectares) is being re-wilded to benefit nature, while half is used for conventional agriculture.

"An exhibition and book documenting how the landscape changes throughout the seasons are being produced.

"Land owner Oliver Birkbeck said: 'They're looking at the health as well as the agricultural landscape, the farm-scape because it is all part of the same story.'

"He described the artists as 'rock stars' and said he was so proud for them to visit the site - which is east of King's Lynn and Sandringham.

" 'The job of the natural world is to in some way elevate us from the boring imperatives of our daily lives. That's also the job of the artist. So this is a marriage of the two which I think is a really beautiful thing,' he added."

bbc.com/news/articles/cx2xndvz

Melanie Mascarenhas is wearing a brown hair, dark sunglasses and black top.
In her lap is a large painting of the green field that she is sitting in.
www.bbc.comArtists to document rewilding projectPaintings will be created across the year to show how heathland is changing.

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DeviantArt (May 23, 2025 at 6:46:28 PM UTC)
> **Spike**
> Mr. The Dragon :3!
>
> It has been too long since I drew him- and not that I have much experience drawing dragons, haha- I still remember the episode where he got his wings!
>
> (I also totally didn't try to shade fur...... before I realized that he's got scales- oops)
>
> ✦ .  ⁺   . ✦ .  ⁺   . ✦
> [__Tumblr__](https://nnalyart.tumblr.com/) | [__Cara__](https://cara.app/nnaly) | [__Commission info__](https://nnaly.carrd.co/#commissions)
>
> Paintstorm Studio & Krita
> Huion Kamvas Pro 13
>
> Spike © My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
> Artwork © [@Nnaly](https://www.deviantart.com/nnaly) , please do not repost without credits!
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Tumblr (May 23, 2025 at 6:52:09 PM UTC)
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Cara (May 23, 2025 at 6:56:27 PM UTC)
> **Spike + Progress**
> Mr. The Dragon!💜
>
> It's been a loooong time since I drew him~! (I totally didn't try to shade fur before realizing that he has scales..... ehe)
>
> [#mlp](https://cara.app/search?q=mlp&type=posts) [#mlpfim](https://cara.app/search?q=mlpfim&type=posts) [#dragon](https://cara.app/search?q=dragon&type=posts) [#cute](https://cara.app/search?q=cute&type=posts) [#mylittlepony](https://cara.app/search?q=mylittlepony&type=posts) [#pony](https://cara.app/search?q=pony&type=posts) [#g4](https://cara.app/search?q=g4&type=posts) [#mlpg4](htt

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DeviantArt (May 22, 2025 at 10:43:38 PM UTC)
> **Twilight**
> I tried to do some more simple rendering with this one-- it was fun to try something different! ´ω`
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> Paintstorm Studio & Krita
> Huion Kamvas Pro 13
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> Twilight Sparkle © My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
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Tumblr (May 22, 2025 at 10:44:48 PM UTC)
> **Twilight** by Nnalyart
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Cara (May 22, 2025 at 10:47:18 PM UTC)
> **Twilight**
> Tried some simpler rendering with this one-- it was fun! 🩷💜💙
>
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