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Deana Igelsrud @digelsrud.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Thank you @robsalk.bsky.social for putting together such a thoughtful panel at #SDCC with myself, @ravenben.bsky.social and @timfriedlander.bsky.social on such an important topic. #SupportHumanArtists

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Deana Igelsrud @digelsrud.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🚨IMPORTANT CALL TO ACTION🚨

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Karla Ortiz @kortizart.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Big tech paused CA’s GenAi transparency bill AB412 behind closed doors. However, over 3.8 million creative workers have come together to demand transparency! This coalition isn’t going anywhere! Its sponsors, CAA, SAG AFTRA, NAVA Voices & The Author’s Guild have next steps! Here’s what to do👇

AB-412 UPDATE
The Al Copyright Transparency Act
WE'RE NOT GOING AWAY
Artists & Creators Must Have Transparency!
The irony of a transparency bill dying in the dark is not lost on those of us in the creative community.
Big Tech is terrified of transparency. Big Tech, who has fought us every step of the way on the Al Copyright Transparency Act, has now succeeded in getting the legislature to kill AB-412 behind the closed doors of an appropriations committee.
It should be noted that AB-412 was a bill that had no fiscal appropriation whatsoever.
This will be devastating to the creative industries, their IP, and the hundreds of thousands of creative workers who bring billions of dollars to California's economy. Creative workers are struggling, and this very simple transparency bill could have helped countless people. The issue is not going away, and delaying workable solutions for such an increasing problem will only make the situation worse for everybody.
Our coalition representing more than 3.8 million individuals, brought creative workers from every corner of the creative economy together with a unified voice. Our bill passed out of the California Assembly, four committees in the State legislature, and several hundred individuals showed up at every single public hearing to say just how much a bill like AB-412 could help them. This issue is not going away. We are not going away. We are now moving to put our energy towards the next best steps.
Please take a moment to contact Assembly Member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (916) 319-2016 and Assembly Member Ash Kalra (916) 319-2025 to thank them for their leadership in authoring and Co-Authoring this bill respectively.
Please express to them our request that they bring this bill back next session. Please tell everyone you know to contact them as well.
AB-412 simply affects too many people to simply be swept away into a corner and decided in the dark.
Sincerely, SAG•AFTRA CONCEPT ART ASSOCIATION
NAVA VOICE ACTORS AG Authors

TRANSPARENCY SHOULDN'T BE DECIDED IN THE DARK.
Big Tech wants AB 412 stopped behind closed doors. A bill affecting hundreds of thousands of California creatives deserves a public hearing.
Call Assembly Members Rebecca Bauer-Kahan at
(916)319-2016 and Ash Kalra at (916)319-2025
thanking them for their leadership in authoring this bill and requesting they bring AB 412 back next session.
AB 412 | A.I. Copyright Transparency

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Deana Igelsrud @digelsrud.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Please, stop taking advice from these systems. They just make stuff up. Sometimes it might seem to give you an answer to what you think you’re looking for, but it’s just a probable guess that’s sometimes right. If that doesn’t make sense, here’s a GREAT example… www.instagram.com/reel/DYyBoHg...

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Deana Igelsrud @digelsrud.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

To the “it’s inevitable” crowd, you might not realize it yet - but you actually sound just like this. 😂😂😂 Really, JUST like this… youtube.com/shorts/1jE8g...

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Rejoice! The AI Jubilation is Upon Us!

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Zachary Berger @zacharyberger.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

There is a bill in California that would allow creators to look under the hood of AI training datasets to see if their work was being used, but it needs your support - please sign this petition, it’ll take you 2 minutes: tinyurl.com/4uxbp963 (video credit hitrecordjoe on IG) 1/

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Zachary Berger @zacharyberger.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The only way for this AI "competitor" to function is by taking a bunch of work off the internet without consent. A bill in California would force transparency in their dataset. Want to help it pass? Please sign this petition in support, it'll take you 2 minutes: tinyurl.com/4uxbp963 1/

Meme containing an image of a man holding up his hands, caption is a quote: “AI is not just a tool in the toolbox, it’s a competitor. People sometimes say, ‘well AI is just a pencil.’ I don’t know any pencils that stand up and write by themselves.” Quote is attributed to Edward Saatchi, CEO of Showrunner AI, called the "Netflix of AI".

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Deana Igelsrud @digelsrud.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

THIS MONDAY (6/8) - STAND UP TO BIG TECH IN SACRAMENTO - BE THERE!!! THIS MONDAY (6/8) 3pm (or when the legislature adjourns), Capitol Annex Swing Space, 1021 O Street - Rm. 2100, Sacramento, CA. Please RSVP in case the schedule or room changes. RSVP here ... docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Zachary Berger @zacharyberger.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Open AI doesn't want to be transparent about what's in their AI training datasets - this bill would force them. If that sounds good, we REALLY NEED YOUR HELP! Please sign this petition in support of the bill, it'll take you 2 minutes: tinyurl.com/4uxbp963 1/

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Zachary Berger @zacharyberger.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

"Faster, more efficient" = cutting artists and animators "3rd party video models w/ a proprietary model portfolio" = we won't tell you what data we trained off of (likely stolen) A bill in Cali would force AI transparency, but it needs YOUR help! Please sign this petition tinyurl.com/4uxbp963 1/

Title: "Prime Video Orders Trio of Animated Series from New GenAI Creators' Fund"

Text: "makes every subsequent production faster and more efficient;"

Image description: screenshots of three AI generated animated projects

Text: "third-party video models with a proprietary model portfolio"

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Deana Igelsrud @digelsrud.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

What the hell #SDCC - really??? Isn’t your mission to help uplift comics and artists to the general public? This is outrageous and shameful. Normalizing an industry that only exists because of theft from copyrighted works. BOOOOO! #ComicCon2026

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Deana Igelsrud @digelsrud.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

SHOW UP TO TESTIFY MONDAY! (12/08/2025) Stanford Paul Brest Hall - 10am RSVP here: bit.ly/44lRMsX #CreateDontScrape #SupportHumanArtists #AB412 #March2Testify

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Protect Digital Identity @protectdid.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

SHOW UP TO TESTIFY MONDAY! (12/08/2025) Stanford Paul Brest Hall - 10am Join us here: March2Testify.org #CreateDontScrape #SupportHumanArtists #AB412 #March2Testify #CAAB412

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Deana Igelsrud @digelsrud.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

THIS IS AN ALL-HANDS-ON-DECK MOMENT!!! SHOW UP!!! SPEAK OUT ON 12/08/2025 !!! #CreateDontScrape #SuppprtHumanArtists RSVP here: bit.ly/44lRMsX

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Deana Igelsrud @digelsrud.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

1 of 2… A little more than a year ago I had the pleasure of being on a panel w/Karla, Ben, Jon, Reid & Mia to talk about the fight against GenAI. #LightBox just posted the video their channel, check it out here… #TheFutureIsHuman #CreateDontScrape #SupportHumanArtists youtu.be/O6MywwVoCCc?...

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Glaze 2 Nightshade: Protecting Art Against GenAI

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Amy Z. Chan @amyzchan.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

California Writers we need you! AI companies won’t tell us what books they trained on. AB-412 would change that. Bay Area authors: show up at Stanford Dec. 8 @ 10am and tell lawmakers why transparency matters. #AuthorsGuild #AB412

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Pamela M @1morepage.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

The @authorsguild.org reminds Bay Area authors: WE NEED YOU. A special hearing on the AI Copyright Transparency Act (AB-412) is Dec. 8 at Stanford. Show up. Be counted. Tell lawmakers how AI impacts your writing life. 📍 Stanford University, Paul Brest Hall, 10am ✍️ 15-sec public comments! #AB412

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NAVA @navavoices.org · 01/12/2025

The hearing is being held in the heart of Silicon Valley and we need you to SHOW UP! #AB412 received overwhelming support. Because countless groups & individuals spoke up, we now have a special legislative hearing to keep moving the ball forward for this bill. RSVP today: bit.ly/44lRMsX

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Deana Igelsrud @digelsrud.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

That’s right @kortizart.bsky.social ! We need ALL HANDS ON DECK for this! Artists & Creators - let your voices be heard on 12/08/25!!!

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Deana Igelsrud @digelsrud.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

#AB412 received overwhelming support. Bcuz countless orgs & individuals spoke up, we secured a special legislative hearing to keep moving the ball forward for this bill. Hearing is being held in the heart of Silicon Valley, SHOW UP! RSVP here: bit.ly/44lRMsX #CreateDontScrape #SupportHumanArtists

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Deana Igelsrud @digelsrud.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

#AB412 received overwhelming support. Because countless orgs & individuals spoke up, we secured a special legislative hearing to keep moving the ball forward for this bill. Hearing is being held in the heart of Silicon Valley, SHOW UP! We need EVERYONE there #CreateDontScrape #SupportHumanArtists

12/8/25 Hearing at Stanford (Paul Brest Hall) 10am - BE THERE!

Show up to support artists and creators and to protect copyright!

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Deana Igelsrud @digelsrud.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Mark your calendars THIS FRIDAY (10/24) 2:30pm at Lightbox. Myself, Karla Ortiz, & Ben Zhao will be discussing new tools/updates re: combating GenAI legislatively, as well as in court & new tools. We’re making progress. Banding together we can & are combating theft of creative works from so many.

Friday, (10/24) Ballroom G at Lightbox - join Karla, Ben & Deana to discuss the fight for artists against GenAI

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

New on the Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 newsletter: A bit of historical context for the past week's news that, gee, "AI" isn't all it's cracked up to be buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch... w/@alexhanna.bsky.social and @deccamuldowney.bsky.social

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“AI” skepticism went mainstream this week

After years of non-stop hype and bloviation, a flood of recent news stories suggest the tide may be turning on “AI”. Headlines this week announced AI is a...

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Deana Igelsrud @digelsrud.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Why people are still using Zoom’s AI that they can then sell to data vendors, is totally beyond me. Do people STILL not read the Terms of Service for these things??? If you have to use Zoom - seriously DO NOT use their AI …

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Deana Igelsrud @digelsrud.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

They should call this what it really is - putting a corporate spy into your kids bedroom. No thanks. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/a...

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They’re Stuffed Animals. They’re Also A.I. Chatbots.

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Zachary Berger @zacharyberger.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Friends (esp if you live in CA) we REALLY need signatures on this petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act. TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets! Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963

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Karla Ortiz @kortizart.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

1/7 This is Showrunner AI, a startup that just a few weeks ago got Amazon funding to become the “Netflix of AI” as reported by Forbes, Business Insider, NBC News and so on. Frustratingly, no news outlets asked or researched the data used by Showrunner. Well after some digging here’s it is👇

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SAG-AFTRA @sagaftra.org · 13/08/2025

That's right, singers! The Network Television Code has increased payments for singers that multi-track or sweeten three times or more in a session. Now you just need to VOTE to lock in this gain! Get more info at sagaftra.org/netcode2025.

On a colorful background. At the top, in white font: Increased payments for singers that multi-track or sweeten three times or more in a session. Below: SAG-AFTRA Network Television Code. sagaftra.org/netcode2025.

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Deana Igelsrud @digelsrud.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Attention Artists - if you have the ability to put a robots.txt block on your website - you absolutely should! More people need to do this, but unfortunately not everyone has the ability to do it. Here’s an excellent study from UCSD (it’s a very quick, MUST READ) !!!

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Steve Niles @steveniles.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Wrightson

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 10/08/2025

In 2009, Peter Thiel wrote that the 1920s were "the last decade in American history during which one could be genuinely optimistic about politics." Why? Because of "the vast increase in welfare beneficiaries and the extension of the franchise to women." 👉 www.cato-unbound.org/2009/04/13/p...

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The Education of a Libertarian

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10/08/2025

Pumpkin spice latte cake, anyone? Fall girls, your time is soon. nyti.ms/3JoQWnz

A photo shows four pieces of brown cake with a brown frosting. Headline: Pumpkin Spice Season Is Coming

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Deana Igelsrud @digelsrud.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

I approve of this pro-worker, pro-property rights, pro-identity rights, pro-privacy stance - Democrats are the party of the people! So - Let’s stand with them! Tech is passe, the future is human!

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Karla Ortiz @kortizart.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Oh the crocodile tears of thieves who might face legal consequences. “But our company might go down!” Well you shouldn’t have felt entitled to profit off works you do not own, and built your entire business off this racket 🤷🏻‍♀️ Also missing from this article- arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

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AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified

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🏮Zakuga Art🏮 @zakugamignon.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Facing My Daemons I hate AI. Nearly 3 years ago when AI came out, I was scheduled to do a book cover for a major author, and they canceled with me and I checked their page and they had AI that they were using prompted in my style. I broke down in a parking lot in tears.

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Deana Igelsrud @digelsrud.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

🚨CALL TO ACTION:🚨 TELL CA LEGISLATORS YOU CARE ABOUT AI TRANSPARENCY FOR RIGHTS HOLDERS - WEIGH IN TO SUPPORT AB412 - RIGHT NOW! You may have seen this link going around... What you might not realize is, this ISN'T just another petition that does nothing. SIGN IT/SHARE IT RIGHT NOW bit.ly/46hu5E4

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Let’s Be Clear: Artists & Creators Must Have Transparency NOW!

Every single day we don’t have transparency, the value of copyright loses ground and the harms inflicted to creative industries grow. California has always been on the forefront of policies that can ...

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Correction, this is ep 59!

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The Shiflett Brothers @shiflettbros.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Let’s fucking go, people!

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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

“Tech companies have every incentive to encourage this confusion. Anthropomorphism serves a dual purpose: it makes products seem more sophisticated than they are while simultaneously providing plausible deniability when things go wrong. Why correct misunderstandings that work in your favor?”

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Deana Igelsrud @digelsrud.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

We have the right to know how, where & when our works are used - we need the AI Copyright Transparency Act NOW! Sign our petition in SUPPORT of #AB412 You may have already sent a letter before, we need you to sign/share this one with EVERYONE! Here’s the link: actionnetwork.org/petitions/le...

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Let’s Be Clear: Artists & Creators Must Have Transparency NOW!

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