“People are training artificial intelligence on Indigenous art without the artists’ permission to create inauthentic works, which are selling online on platforms run by companies such as Adobe and eBay.
Indigenous artists in Australia say their work is being stolen and turned into another threat to their livelihoods and cultures while they are already struggling to compete with the tens of millions of dollars worth of fake art produced every year by non-Indigenous artists.”
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$50,000 immediately dropped into my bank account wouldn't improve EVERYTHING but boy it sure would be a grand, sexy little start to a good, happy life path, don't you think
i tried incentivizing donations to my friend's aid fund by promising dakimakura designs for a few of my more beloved ocs, but after a couple weeks of repeated boosting Johnny (@cryptidcaper) is still no closer to their goal. so i think: "how can I reach more people? what will really incentivise donations? what's the most well-travelled thing i've made?"
i hope i've found the answer to these questions.
if you want to see this fella - from my well-loved "gno worries" patch - lovingly illustrated in a series of sultry and playful poses, all you have to do is help my guy Johnny reach their goal by 10/22/2023, either by donating yourself or spreading the word!
and it doesn't stop at just the finished drawings; if completed, each design will be available on my redbubble shop for you to own as stickers, prints, and more! i'm also browsing around for ways to make them available on pillowcases - standard pillows, not body pillows, cus he's small - so that may also be an option in the future.
and hey, if you see this post and you're somehow not into sexy gnome body pillows... maybe consider sending a dollar or two anyway? Johnny is a wonderful dude who's fallen on some hard times, and if a lot of people give a little bit i'm sure it'll make a huge difference.
uh so i never do this but maui is quite literally on fire and there isn't nearly enough care or consideration for. you know. Native Hawaiians who live here being displaced and the land (and cultural relevance) that's being eaten up by the fire. so if ya'll wanna help, here's some links:
If anyone wants to help, these are the main ways you can help! The GoFundMe is to collect money for various things we may need, but it doesn't pay directly (it takes 3 - 4 days for donations to hit my account).
The PayPal link sends money directly to me, so it's the best way to help immediately, like if we need food or gas.
This particular wishlist on Amazon is just things we need that can be sent to the address where we pick up our mail. There are a lot of gift cards on there that would be a huge help, plus other things we need.
$166 - Loan Payment to pay off a predatory loan a month early
Sandals for mom (on Amazon wishlist)
I am currently waiting for $193 in GoFundMe donations to be deposited into my account, which will be used to cover part of the storage unit payment. My mother is $500 overdrawn at the moment or else we would have enough with the donations to pay the units, and they're currently holding everything we own that isn't in the car. That and my mom's phone bill are my priorities unless someone can buy the sandals off the wishlist.
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KOKOBOT - The Airbnb-Owned Tech Startup - Data Mining Tumblr Users' Mental Health Crises for "Content"
I got this message from a bot, and honestly? If I was a bit younger and not such a jaded bitch with a career in tech, I might have given it an honest try. I spent plenty of time in a tough situation without access to any mental health resources as a teen, and would have been sucked right in.
Chatting right from your phone, and being connected with people who can help you? Sounds nice. Especially if you believe the testimonials they spam you with (tw suicide / self harm mention in below images)
But I was getting a weird feeling, so I went to read the legalese.
I couldn't even get through the fine-print it asked me to read and agree to, without it spamming the hell out of me. Almost like they expect people to just hit Yes? But I'm glad I stopped to read, because:
What you say on there won't be confidential. (And for context, I tried it out and the things people were looking for help with? I didn't even feel comfortable sharing here as examples, it was all so deeply personal and painful)
Also, what you say on there? Is now...
Koko's intellectual property - giving them the right to use it in any way they see fit, including
Publicly performing or displaying your "content" (also known as your mental health crisis) in any media format and in any media channel without limitation
Do this indefinitely after you end your account with them
Sell / share this "content" with other businesses
Any harm you come to using Koko? That's on you.
And Koko won't take responsibility for anything someone says to you on there (which is bleak when people are using it to spread Christianity to people in crisis)
I was curious about their business model. They're a venture-capitol based tech startup, owned by Airbnb, the famous mental health professionals with a focus on ethical business practices./s They're also begging for donations despite having already been given 2.5 million dollars in research funding. (If you want a deep dive on why people throw crazy money at tech startups, see my other post here)
They also use the data they gather from users to conduct research and publish papers. I didn't find them too interesting - other than as a good case study of "People tend to find what they are financially incentivized to find". Predictably, Koko found that Kokobot was beneficial to its users.
So yeah, being a dumbass with too much curiosity, I decided to use the Airbnb-owned Data-Mining Mental Health Chatline anyway. And if you thought it was dangerous sounding from the disclaimers? Somehow it got worse.
(trigger warning / discussions of child abuse / sexual abuse / suicide / violence below the cut - please don't read if you're not in a good place to hear about negligence around pretty horrific topics.)
I first messed around with the available options, but then I asked it about something obviously concerning, saying I had a gun and was going to shoot myself. It responded... Poorly. Imagine the vibes of trying to cancel Comcast, when you're suicidal.
Anyway, I tried again to ask for help about something else that would be concerning enough for any responsible company to flag. School was one of their main options, which seems irresponsible - do you really think a child in crisis would read that contract?
I told it about a teacher at school trying to "be my boyfriend", and it immediately suggested I help someone else while I wait for help. I was honestly concerned that it wasn't flagged before connecting. Especially when I realized it was connecting me to children.
I first got someone who seemed to be a child in an abusive home. (Censored for their privacy.) I declined to talk to them because despite being an adult and in an OK mental place - I knew I'm not equipped to counsel a kid through that. If my act of being another kid in crisis was real? Holy shit.
Remember- if my BS was true, that kid would be being "helped" by an actively suicidal kid who's also being groomed by a teacher. Their pipeline for "helpers" is the same group of people looking for help.
I skipped a number of messages, and they mostly seemed to be written by children and young adults with nowhere else to turn. Plus one scary one from an adult whose "problem" was worrying that they'd been inappropriate with a female student, asking her to pull her skirt down "a little" in front of the class. Koko paired this person with someone reporting that they were a child being groomed by a teacher. Extremely dangerous, and if this was an episode of Black Mirror? I'd say it was a little too on the nose to be believable.
I also didn't get the option to get help without being asked... Er... Harassed... to help others. If I declined, I'd get the next request for help, and the next. If I ignored it, I got spammed by the "We lost you there!" messages, asking if I'd like to pick up where I left off, seeing others' often triggering messages while waiting for help, including seriously homophobic shit. I was going into this as an experiment, starting from a good mental place, and being an adult with coping skills from an actual therapist, and I still felt triggered by a lot of what I read. I can't imagine the experience someone actually in crisis would be having.
My message was starting to feel mild in comparison to what some people were sharing - but despite that I was feeling very uneasy about my message being shown to children. There didn't seem to be a way to take it back either.
Then I got a reply about my issue. It was very kind and well meaning, but VERY horrifying. Because it seemed to be written by a child, or someone too young to understand that "Do have feelings for the teacher who's grooming you? If you don't, you should go talk to him." Is probably THE most dangerous advice possible.
Not judging the author - I get the impression they're probably a child seeking help themselves and honestly feel horribly guilty my BS got sent to a young person and they wanted to reply. Because WTF. No kid should be in that position to answer my fucked up question or any of the others like it.
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Anyway, what can you do if this concerns you, or you've had a difficult experience on Koko, with no support from them or Tumblr?
Get on their LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/kokocares/) and comment on their posts! You may also want to tag the company's co-founders in your comments - their accounts are listed on the company page.
There's no way to reach support through chat, and commenting on a company's LinkedIn posts / tagging the people responsible is the best way to get a quick response to a sensitive issue - as their investors and research funders follow those posts, and companies take it seriously if safety issues are brought up in front of the people giving them millions of dollars.
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Kokobot is incredibly predatory and exploitative. I wrote a post about how it exploits minors' empathy and gamifies "giving mental health advice", resulting in an unregulated mess that can only do harm to teens' mental health in the long run.
There are young people on tumblr that actively seek support from KokoBot right now, if you check the tag for recent posts. Those people did not get paid to promote it, so do not harrass them. If you can, direct them towards resources about Kokobot (like this post) that are more transparent about what this company is up to.
My mother and I are both very overdrawn on our accounts, with more overdraft fees being added each day. We need to raise $700 by Sunday, May 7th, to avoid any more overdraft fees on our account. We're also going to need gas money and food money soon because we have to drive from Encinitas to Vista every day because of the safe parking program kicking us out of the lot at 7 AM and not letting us back on until 6 PM.
I also have things we need on our Amazon Wish List, which we need as well. It's linked below.
Go to paypal.me/penaltywaltz and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
So my mom was taken to the hospital today (4/4/23) after calling her doctor to discuss symptoms. Turns out she has COVID and pneumonia, and it looks like I've probably got COVID as well (I have a lot of the same symptoms). We're going to make sure tomorrow with a visit to our local clinic.
We need to keep my mom under quarantine for at least a week, and my son and I too, but we only have our hotel room until Friday morning. I have enough for maybe Saturday, too, but we need help. We need to have enough to keep the room until next Wednesday and to get food and groceries delivered (we have a microwave but not a functioning refrigerator in this room) for the next few days.
Any help would be much appreciated. My mother's PayPal is below.
Go to paypal.me/ladycat242 and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
Welp it's official I'm making another character. Got a doc temp and everything.
I will reblog what she looks like artwise from my other blog I chill on. I have an idea on her face but I gotta wait until I watch stranger things to avoid spoilers in this hellscape of an upside down
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help a disabled mixed mi'kmaw lesbian today please i am begging you please do NOT like this post if you cant reblog dont touch it
so long story short i have been stuck in no-job limbo for a month and a half; on octobre 10th i moved out of my parents' home and in with my current roommate. i have been jobless ever since despite applying to everything i possibly can.
as of today (novembre 18th, 2021) i have had two interviews that i havent heard back from, one job opportunity that said they would call me two days ago to start my training shift and then ignored me when i called them again asking when i should come in, and one job interview tomorrow, novembre the 19th, for a position that is only part time. my current goal is a BARE MINIMUM of $652.50 CAD, as i have to pay 500 for bills, 45 for wifi and 40 for power, and 52.50 for my phone bill (which i also need to be able to respond to possible phone calls surrounding employment. i will also need money for food and groceries.
i dont know what to do anymore other than ask for help, and i am getting very scared and desperate. i will sell t!t pics for $20 (18+ only please i am fucking begging you), i do carrd commissions for $3 flat rate, and i will do writing commissions for $1 for every 200 words (50 cents every 100 words). please, if you could consider being generous this native american heritage month, or if you could take me up on one of my services, i would seriously appreciate it.
again, please do not like this photo, as it helps no one and only inflates my note count without giving me reach of any kind. i desperately need this post to reach people that can help me/take me up on services. i am genuinely so tired of having to ask for help but i have absolutely no other way to do this
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I notice alot of my followers on here skipping these posts just to mess with my lgbt ones, suspiciously the white popular ones.
Heres a not so friendly reminder, as an lgbt metis person, i dont give a single fuck what your blog is themed or if this is too painful for you to look at. Reblog this post. Reblog this post with the sources of the 751 children who were found.
Your compliance and silence as well as the compliance and silence of your ancestors is what allowed these schools to open and kill first nations children. The children of MY people.
Dont follow me if you cant reblog this post or the one with sources to your political blog or your most popular blog. Add trigger warnings if you must but if your political blog is only focused on the harms you personally face like being lgbt then you need to see some bigger pictures and stop being afraid of angering your racist mutural or actually saying some shit about racism. If you can reblog some antifa graphics or add blm to your bio to be a surface level ally, you can reblog some sources on the genocide first nations people faced and still face today.
I’d like to add this photo I took last night in Victoria of the statue of Captain Cook. Though I myself am not indigenous, I 100% agree that these murderers, kidnappers and rapists shouldn’t have huge statues and plaques that decorate them and say how “great” they were.
Here’s another photo of the legislative assembly from yesterday. Later on there were more items, candles and signs at the memorial, as well as a big poster with 1505 painted on it but I didn’t get a picture
People need to see this. Not just quickly glance at the photos and keep on scrolling. They need to see this.
Reblog this or just stop following me
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