@StabilityAI we think this is a great opportunity to set a precedent for AI art moving forward. Leave any questions in the thread :)

to clear up any confusion, Spawning is an independent org building tools to help artists take control of their training data. We will deliver those requests to any org that steps up to honor them. We don't use the data for anything

@spawning_ @StabilityAI Is there an easier way to tell if your images have been used without uploading each one individually?

@ArtMaranda @StabilityAI sadly not yet, although you could right click "more like this" to find other examples of an image you have discovered

@spawning_ @StabilityAI Will be interesting to see what reaction (if any) we see from anti-AI art evangelists 👀

@advadnoun @StabilityAI signups so far have been promising! This is the first step and I hope it is well received, it has taken a lot of hard work and good will

@spawning_ @StabilityAI Is there a current way to register stuff like 'all images under [social media handle]?' I know that can be weird because stable pulls from Laion which doesn't save URLs, but I feel that would be easier, especially for prolific artists

@gootarts @StabilityAI not currently but we are working on making this easier (that's a great suggestion)

@spawning_ @StabilityAI Is there any possibility to get opt-in?

@cAIts10381299 @StabilityAI working on it!

@spawning_ @StabilityAI You all are amazing. To see this coming and prepare the way you did. And to make it happen. I’m in awe of your creative foresight.

@LefcourtDaniel @StabilityAI Thanks Daniel, that is very kind

@spawning_ @StabilityAI 2 questions: why not go with an opt-in method to better accommodate artists who are interested in this, rather than forcing artists who don't want anything to do with ai to interact with it at all?

@g1rorschsch @StabilityAI opt-in is in the works and will be available soon

@spawning_ @StabilityAI Maybe you should have it opt-in. People enter into licensing their work, not opt out of it so you're still violating our copyright

@ravenfell @StabilityAI opt-in coming soon

@spawning_ @StabilityAI reverse this to opt-in

@boxbrown @StabilityAI opt ins coming soon, for the time being this is a way to be removed.

@spawning_ @StabilityAI Apologies, one more question — where can we find your privacy policy and are Spawning and HaveIBeenTrained GDPR compliant? @matdryhurst

@katriadoodles @StabilityAI @matdryhurst and yes. We don't do anything with the data other than register wishes for images tagged (explained in video)