On today's episode, Valve updates their policies for AI-powered game developers. We'll also take a closer look at the the controversial new Civitai Clubs membership scheme, and see if an AI-powered George Carlin can make us laugh about life in 2024. And in The Stable Surge, HD Horizons lets you expand your 1.5 generations without upscaling. Make a list of ten dirty words and hoin me for a brand new Stable DiNEWSion for the week of January 17 19th, 2024.

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Valve Introduces New AI Guidelines For Steam: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamworks/announcements/detail/3862463747997849619
Former Twitter Employee Ella Irwin Joins Stability AI: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/ella-irwin-twitter-elon-musk-x-trust-safety-new-job-rcna132847
CivitAI's Creator Club Controversy: https://civitai.com/articles/3636
Stable Fast for ComfyUI: https://www.reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/18lvwja/stablefast_v1_2x_speedup_for_svd_stable_video/
IP-Adapter FaceID Comes to AUTOMATIC1111: https://www.reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/193d9in/a1111_controlnet_now_support_ipadapter_faceid/
Make-A-Character Generates 3D Models: https://github.com/Human3DAIGC/Make-A-Character
HD Horizon LoRA Released For HQ SD 1.5 Images: https://civitai.com/models/238891/hd-horizon-the-resolution-frontier-multi-resolution-high-resolution-native-inferencing
The Dudesey Podcast Makes AI George Carlin: https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/george-carlin-ai-generated-comedy-special-1235868315/A
New Exhibit of Harold Cohen's Generative AI Art from the 60s: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/harold-cohen-aaron-ai-whitney-museum-2418273
Runway AI's AI-Powered Film Festival Seeking Entries: https://aiff.runwayml.com/submission
@BillMeeksBot on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/BillMeeksBot

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I talk with Scott Johnson (Frogpants), a professional cartoonist and podcaster, to explore Generative AI's place in the world of digital art. Scott shares his experience transitioning from traditional to digital art years ago, his thoughts on generative AI and the ethical questions it raises for artists, and how he sees indie games devs using the tech moving forward. Discover how Scott sees AI as both a tool and a challenge for creatives. Plus, Scott reveals how he uses ChatGPT to get things done as a popular podcaster.

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Scott's 2023 25 Days of Santa Drawings: https://www.frogpants.com/santa

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TIMECODES
00:00 Who is Scott Johnson?
01:34 Scott's History as a Traditional/Digital Artist
02:53 The Transition To Digital Drawing Tablets
05:20 Adapting to New Tools As An Artist
08:33 Scott Discovers AI Art via DALL-E 1
10:05 What Makes AI Art "Art"?
11:33 How Scott Feels About Generative AI
13:17 How Scott Uses AI As A Modern Morgue File
21:12 Scott's AI Art Concerns
24:14 Would Scott Train An AI Model On His Artwork?
26:44 AI Concerns For Photographers
28:03 Adobe's Generative Fill And Why Scott Moved Away From Creative Cloud
32:52 AI Is The New Tech Battleground
35:53 The Advantage of AI For Indie Game Devs
38:00 Patreon Ad Break
39:03 Why Artists Are Worried About AI
41:32 How AI Reminds Scott of Michael Mann's Collateral
43:09 Scott's Biggest Problem With AI Art
47:02 How Scott Uses ChatGPT As A Content Creator
52:55 AI: Fiction vs. Reality
55:53 The Tooth Story
58:29 Outro

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Stable Zero123 changes the game yet again by generating 3D models from a single image. We'll also take a closer look at the new AUTOMATIC1111 release, the new X-Adapter tech that promises to let you use Stable Diffusion 1.5 plugins with SDXL, and see if an AI Jimmy Stewart can put us into a nice holiday sleep. Throw your Comfy noodles in a bowl and kick back for this edition of Stable DiNEWSion for the week of December 19th, 2023.

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Stability AI's New Memberships: https://stability.ai/membership#select_membership
Stable Zero123: https://stability.ai/news/stable-zero123-3d-generation
X-Adapter: https://showlab.github.io/X-Adapter/
AI Jimmy Stewart On Calm App: https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/07/tech/calm-bedtime-story-jimmy-stewart-ai/index.html
AI Jimmy Stewart Clip: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0ei9J3t5we/
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