Join the protest against AI-generated images

We all have watched the appearance of AI-generated art on Deviantart. At the biginning it was one image, then 2, then 22 images, and now this place, as well as other art-related platforms, are being constantly flooded with it. At first, it was cool, but now it's just become too much, it's growing like a cancer, overrunning everything, included you and me, the real artists. It's not only frustrating because the artist artwork posting's visibility gets highly affected. The loss of visibility means loss of clients, means loss of income for all those who are dependent on it.

Moreover, you maybe heard how AI art is working? The machine does not create own art. It's just the algorithm is being fed with real artworks from real artists (actually including mine, without consent and without even a notice). These artworks are mixed with each other, and are being spat out as something with no idea, nor soul not a single thought behind it. So in fact, this is copyright infringement, art theft and art editing without artist's consent.

This should stop, or should be at least highly regulated not to show up together with "real", "human" artworks.

Dear Deviantart team, please take measures.