The Sora AI thing is proof of something very important: The technology itself is useless without the ability to use the likenesses of real, living, unpredictable people, and the art they create. And the only way to get those likenesses or that art is to summarily steal it.
October 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The Sora AI thing is proof of something very important: The technology itself is useless without the ability to use the likenesses of real, living, unpredictable people, and the art they create. And the only way to get those likenesses or that art is to summarily steal it.
I ran into the man himself at the GOP booth at the state fair
August 29, 2026 at 11:50 PM
I ran into the man himself at the GOP booth at the state fair
Every quote from some dickhead talking about AI’s potential: imagine being able to use women’s likenesses without their permission! This would be good and not horrific
May 2, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Every quote from some dickhead talking about AI’s potential: imagine being able to use women’s likenesses without their permission! This would be good and not horrific
The White House’s insistence on using Sabrina Carpenter’s work and image to promote their crimes against humanity is also them appealing to their base, which already uses technology to try and humiliate and puppeteer the likenesses of women who have autonomy, success, and visibility in public
December 6, 2025 at 4:37 AM
The White House’s insistence on using Sabrina Carpenter’s work and image to promote their crimes against humanity is also them appealing to their base, which already uses technology to try and humiliate and puppeteer the likenesses of women who have autonomy, success, and visibility in public
“Their motivation is to get a hold of our videos and the ability to create AI likenesses.”
Nevada brothel workers are unionizing to protect their digital rights
Management's new contract demands “everything”—and could hand their likenesses over to AI porn and sex bots.
www.motherjones.com
February 21, 2026 at 3:00 AM
“Their motivation is to get a hold of our videos and the ability to create AI likenesses.”
Exclusive: Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities — including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez — to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found reut.rs/3JWb00R
Exclusive: Meta created flirty chatbots of Taylor Swift, other celebrities without permission
Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities – including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez – to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found.
reut.rs
August 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Exclusive: Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities — including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez — to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found reut.rs/3JWb00R
it is not easy being an anime artist who cares this much about likenesses
April 14, 2026 at 8:22 PM
it is not easy being an anime artist who cares this much about likenesses
My son Griffin knew that "Car 54, Where Are You?" is one of my all-time favorite comedies & drew this for my birthday. The likenesses of Fred Gwynne & Joe E. Ross are absolute perfection & he even included the theme song! I treasure it as one of my most prized possessions.
Thanks Griff 🙏
❤️, dad
Thanks Griff 🙏
❤️, dad
August 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
My son Griffin knew that "Car 54, Where Are You?" is one of my all-time favorite comedies & drew this for my birthday. The likenesses of Fred Gwynne & Joe E. Ross are absolute perfection & he even included the theme song! I treasure it as one of my most prized possessions.
Thanks Griff 🙏
❤️, dad
Thanks Griff 🙏
❤️, dad
For @spitfirenews.com, I found that increasingly realistic AI-generated videos are being deployed to harass, smear, and create endless offensive content of influencers, whose likenesses are already readily available online. It’s happening to private figures, too.
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AI-generated influencer scandals are here
Now anyone can play with the hyperrealistic likenesses of public figures.
spitfirenews.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
For @spitfirenews.com, I found that increasingly realistic AI-generated videos are being deployed to harass, smear, and create endless offensive content of influencers, whose likenesses are already readily available online. It’s happening to private figures, too.
spitfirenews.com/p/ai-generat...
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Firefly rewatch. Another person on the “Likenesses I struggle with” list
December 1, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Firefly rewatch. Another person on the “Likenesses I struggle with” list
Its not ethical to use other peoples likenesses in gen ai images without their permission, but theres no rule against using your own like this.
October 5, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Its not ethical to use other peoples likenesses in gen ai images without their permission, but theres no rule against using your own like this.
“Their motivation is to get ahold of our videos and the ability to create AI likenesses.”
Nevada brothel workers are unionizing to protect their digital rights
Management's new contract demands “everything”—and could hand their likenesses over to AI porn and sex bots.
www.motherjones.com
February 22, 2026 at 10:49 PM
“Their motivation is to get ahold of our videos and the ability to create AI likenesses.”
Haha those are great likenesses! 😂
Thanks @reimenayee.com, @scottmccloud.bsky.social @neilcohn.bsky.social, Nick Sousanis, the talk was excellent.
The Study of Comics in Academia (Understanding Comics)
Drawings from a talk at Nib and Ink Fest
open.substack.com
May 31, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Haha those are great likenesses! 😂
Never bring a knife to a gun fight. Unless you're whittling the likenesses of the belligerents
June 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Never bring a knife to a gun fight. Unless you're whittling the likenesses of the belligerents
i love this cover sm bc it really doesn't matter if the likenesses are accurate or not, what matters is scooby picked up a brush and painted them himself
May 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
i love this cover sm bc it really doesn't matter if the likenesses are accurate or not, what matters is scooby picked up a brush and painted them himself
Also, Idris Elba and Jeffrey Dean Morgan should sue Cuomo for appropriation of their likenesses.
October 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Also, Idris Elba and Jeffrey Dean Morgan should sue Cuomo for appropriation of their likenesses.
YouTube's AI deepfake detection tool is becoming available to politicians, journalists, and officials, letting them flag unauthorized likenesses for removal.
YouTube expands AI deepfake detection for politicians, government officials, and journalists | TechCrunch
YouTube's AI deepfake detection tool is becoming available to politicians, journalists, and officials, letting them flag unauthorized likenesses for removal.
techcrunch.com
March 10, 2026 at 2:04 PM
YouTube's AI deepfake detection tool is becoming available to politicians, journalists, and officials, letting them flag unauthorized likenesses for removal.
My heart ❤️ you nailed their likenesses. Go check out this talented little lady's work. Talented af.
My two favorite drawn women, Rin & Mona!!! they belong to @red-moda.bsky.social but i love them like theyre my own 💗💗💗💗💗
March 12, 2026 at 7:36 PM
My heart ❤️ you nailed their likenesses. Go check out this talented little lady's work. Talented af.
It's 2025 and SAG-AFTRA is still on strike for a fair Interactive contract that provides adequate consent and compensation when generative AI uses our voices and likenesses in video games #sagaftrastrong #levelupthecontract
January 5, 2025 at 6:18 AM
It's 2025 and SAG-AFTRA is still on strike for a fair Interactive contract that provides adequate consent and compensation when generative AI uses our voices and likenesses in video games #sagaftrastrong #levelupthecontract
The SAG-AFTRA Hollywood union urged its members to opt out of Instagram’s Muse Image AI tool to protect their likenesses.
Instagram’s New AI Update Faces Blowback From Hollywood, Cybersecurity Companies
The SAG-AFTRA Hollywood union urged its members to opt out of Instagram’s Muse Image AI tool to protect their likenesses.
www.forbes.com
July 10, 2026 at 2:50 PM
The SAG-AFTRA Hollywood union urged its members to opt out of Instagram’s Muse Image AI tool to protect their likenesses.
If celebrities have the rights to their own likenesses, everyone should
No use without consent
No use without consent
October 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
If celebrities have the rights to their own likenesses, everyone should
No use without consent
No use without consent
Excited to capture the real likenesses of MK3 actors Sal Divita (Nightwolf) & Kerri Hoskins (Sonya) for MK1 skins!!
April 1, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Excited to capture the real likenesses of MK3 actors Sal Divita (Nightwolf) & Kerri Hoskins (Sonya) for MK1 skins!!
I already have access to my own likeness
January 22, 2026 at 10:18 PM
I already have access to my own likeness
An art installation titled "Regular Animals," features the likenesses of Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and other tech moguls on robot dogs.
December 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
An art installation titled "Regular Animals," features the likenesses of Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and other tech moguls on robot dogs.
Pretty wild to live in a world where government agents' identities and likenesses are state secrets but faces and names of peaceful protestors are publicized *by the government*
January 16, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Pretty wild to live in a world where government agents' identities and likenesses are state secrets but faces and names of peaceful protestors are publicized *by the government*